American Stock Exchange Lists American Depository Shares Representing Ordinary Shares Of Gentium S.p.A
17 June 2005 - 8:10AM
PR Newswire (US)
American Stock Exchange Lists American Depository Shares
Representing Ordinary Shares Of Gentium S.p.A NEW YORK, June 16
/PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today
listed American Depositary Shares representing ordinary shares of
Gentium S.p.A under the ticker symbol GNT. Gentium S.p.A is an
Italian biopharmaceutical company focused on the research,
discovery, and development of drugs to treat and prevent a variety
of vascular diseases and conditions related to cancer and cancer
treatments. "We are pleased to have Gentium list on the American
Stock Exchange where a growing roster of biopharmaceutical
companies choose to list their shares," said John McGonegal, Senior
Vice President of the Amex Equities Group. " As we continue our
commitment to develop and expand our presence in the European
financial marketplace; we look forward to supporting Gentium with
the tools and techniques to communicate its investment story to a
greater number of potential investors." "We are excited to announce
the listing of American Depositary Shares representing our ordinary
shares on the American Stock Exchange," said Dr. Laura Ferro,
President and CEO of Gentium. " We strongly believe that this
listing will raise our visibility in the financial community and
enable a wider range of investor to participate in the next phase
of growth of our company." The company has selected Kellogg Capital
Group, LLC, as its specialist. For more information on GNT or any
Amex-listed company, please visit http://www.amex.com/. The
American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange
that offers trading across a full range of equities, options and
exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and
HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its role as a national equities market,
the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the
first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in
ETF listings, the Amex lists 156 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one
of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on
broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign
stocks. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/.
DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Mary Chung of The
American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site:
http://www.amex.com/
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