NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the units of Atlas Acquisition Holdings Corp. under the ticker symbol AXG.U. The offering size is 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $200,000,000 (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. Lazard Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley & Co. served as joint book runners for the IPO. Atlas Acquisition Holdings Corp. is a newly formed blank check company organized for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, exchangeable share transaction, or other similar business combination with an operating business. Their efforts in identifying a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geography. "We are pleased to welcome Atlas Acquisition Holdings Corp.," said Neal Wolkoff, Chairman and CEO of Amex. "We look forward to helping them achieve greater visibility with our unique service offerings." The specialist in Atlas Acquisition Holdings Corp. is AIM Securities, Co. For further information on AXG.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 383 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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