American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Viceroy Exploration Limited
07 June 2006 - 1:09AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Viceroy Exploration Ltd.
under the ticker symbol XVE. Viceroy Exploration Ltd. (Viceroy) is
a Canadian-based junior exploration company focused on the
exploration and development of its advanced-stage Gualcamayo
project, located in San Juan Province, Argentina, South America.
"Viceroy Exploration Ltd. is one of the many exploration companies
that have chosen to list on the American Stock Exchange, and we are
excited to have them," said John McGonegal, Vice President of the
Amex Equities Group. "As a growing company, Viceroy needs a listing
venue that will help them achieve the next stage of their
development, and the Amex looks forward to filling that role." The
Company's President and CEO, Patrick Downey said, "This is another
important milestone in our corporate development strategy as we
move from being a gold exploration company to a development
company. We are very pleased to be listed on the Amex as we believe
that this will provide greater market awareness, better market
access and increased liquidity for our shareholders and US
investors." The specialist in Viceroy Exploration Ltd. will be
Brendan E. Cryan and Company LLC. For further information on XVE
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 167 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: American Stock Exchange CONTACT:
Catherine Chantharaj of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1689,
or Web site: http://www.amex.com/
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