NEW YORK, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today lists the units of Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. under the ticker symbol AMV.U. The offering size is 36M units at $10.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $360M (excluding the underwriters' over-allotment option). One unit equals one share of common stock and one warrant. Initially, the units will be the only security trading. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. is lead underwriter on the IPO with Lazard Capital Markets as co-manager. Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. was formed with the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with on or more businesses or assets in the alternative asset management sector or a related business. "We are pleased to welcome Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. to the American Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, Senior Vice President of Amex's Equities Group. "The Amex looks forward to supporting Alternative Asset Management as it seeks to convey its value proposition to a greater number of investors." The specialist in Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. will be AIM Securities Co. For further information on AMV.U 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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