American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. NEW YORK, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. under the ticker symbol MDF. Metropolitan Health Networks of West Palm Beach, Fla., provides healthcare benefits to over 25,000 members in Central and South Florida. "We welcome Metropolitan Health Networks to the Amex and we look forward to working closely with the Company to help them with the tools to gain greater attention and awareness in the investor community at large," said John McGonegal, senior vice president of the Amex Equities Group. In choosing to list on the Amex, Metropolitan Health Networks joins a substantial and growing number of health-care services companies as well as pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies that benefit from the Amex's auction-based, Specialist-led system. "Graduating to the American Stock Exchange represents a significant milestone for Metropolitan, our shareholders and employees. We take great pride in this accomplishment, which is one more step in the building of a solid foundation upon which we can grow our Medicare Advantage business," Metropolitan Health Networks Chairman of the Board and CEO Michael Earley, said. "We expect this listing will provide the opportunity to broaden our investor base and will create additional liquidity for our shareholders. In addition, the American Stock Exchange listing will provide greater visibility in the investment community." The specialist in Metropolitan Health Networks will be AGS Specialist Partners. For further information on MDF and other Amex-listed companies, 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 143 ETFs. 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: Dan Charnas of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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