American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Silver Wheaton Corporation NEW YORK, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the common shares of Silver Wheaton Corporation, under the symbol "SLW." The company's stock also trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange using the same symbol. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Silver Wheaton Corporation is a company engaged in the silver mining business, with operations in Mexico, Sweden and Salt Lake City, Utah. "We are pleased that Silver Wheaton is listing on the Amex, where they will join an impressive roster of mining companies," Amex Equities Group Senior Vice President John McGonegal said. "We look forward to supporting the company's efforts to reach investors and are committed to providing services that growing companies need to compete." Eduardo Luna, Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are enthusiastic about listing on the American Stock Exchange, joining other industry leaders in the mining sector and increasing exposure to investors in the United States. This is an important step in the continuing growth of our company." Silver Wheaton has selected LaBranche & Co. as its specialist. For more information on Silver Wheaton, 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 164 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: Javier E. David of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1440 or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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