NEW YORK, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the 7.25% Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares of American Mortgage Acceptance Company under the ticker symbol AMC.PR.A. The Company has issued 680,000 shares at $25.00 per share for gross proceeds of $17,000,000. American Mortgage Acceptance Company is a commercial mortgage REIT focused on investing in loans and other debt and equity instruments secured by multifamily and commercial property throughout the United States. "We are pleased to welcome American Mortgage's preferred shares to the American Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, Senior Vice President of Amex's Equities Group. "We have been trading their common shares since July 1999 and we look forward to continuing with the same support and services that will create an flexible environment for growth in the marketplace." The specialist in American Mortgage Acceptance Company will be Weiskopf, Silver & Co. For further information on AMC.PR.A and other Amex-listed companies, please visit http://www.amex.com/. About American Stock Exchange The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) 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 336 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: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Catherine Chantharaj of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1689, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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