American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Fountain Powerboat Industries, Inc. NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed common shares of Fountain Powerboat Industries, Inc., under the ticker symbol FPB. Fountain Powerboat Industries is transferring from the NASDAQ-SCM where it traded under the symbol FPWR. Located in Washington, NC, and founded more than 25 years ago, Fountain Powerboat Industries, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, designs, manufactures, and sells offshore sport boats, sport fishing boats and sport cruisers intended for the segment of the recreational power boat market where speed, performance, and quality are the main criteria for purchase. It also produces military support craft for domestic and international government agencies, including the United States Customs Service, the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard. "We are delighted to welcome Fountain Powerboat Industries to the American Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, senior vice president of the Amex Equities Group. "We look forward to working with Fountain Powerboat Industries and providing them with the value-added resources a growing company needs to succeed in today's market." "We are pleased to announce the listing of our common stock on the American Stock Exchange," said Fountain Powerboats CEO Reggie M. Fountain, Jr. "We firmly believe this listing will broaden our reach to capital markets, improve shareholder liquidity, increase our overall visibility in the financial community, and enable a wider range of investors to participate in the next phase of growth of our company." The specialist in Fountain Powerboat Industries, Inc. will be AIM Securities. For more information on Fountain Powerboat Industries, 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 155 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: J.R.Brandstrader of American Stock Exchange, 212-306-1440, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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