NEW YORK, Dec 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today lists the units of Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. under the ticker symbol LIA.U. The offering size is 90,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $900,000,000 ($1,035,000,000, if the underwriters' over- allotment option is exercised in full).Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one half of one warrant. Initially, the units will be the only security trading. The lead underwriter for this offering is Citi, with Lehman Brothers Inc. acting as co-manager. Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. is a company recently formed to acquire one or more operating businesses through a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination. The Company will not limit its efforts in identifying a prospective target business to a particular industry. "We are pleased to welcome Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. to the American Stock Exchange," said Neal Wolkoff, Chairman and CEO of Amex. "This is the largest special purpose acquisition company deal to list at Amex, and we look forward to providing them with the solid support and services that are essential in today's competitive marketplace." The specialist in Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. For further information on LIA.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 379 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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