American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Hythiam, Inc.
December 15 2003 - 9:50AM
PR Newswire (US)
American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Hythiam, Inc. NEW
YORK, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Hythiam, Inc. under the
ticker symbol HTM. Hythiam, Inc. is a healthcare services
management company, formed for the purpose of researching,
developing, licensing, and commercializing innovative protocols to
improve the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction. Hythiam's
technology is focused on treating addiction at the source -- the
brain. Our proprietary, patented and patent-pending treatment
protocols are designed to treat addiction by restoring neurological
function. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA),
brain disruption and damage play central roles in the consequences
of drug abuse and addiction. "We are pleased to welcome Hythiam to
the American Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, vice president
of the Amex Equities Group. "We look forward to working closely
with Hythiam on building additional shareholder value as well as
increased investor attention." "We are pleased with the increased
visibility and liquidity that being listed on Amex will bring to
our company and its shareholders," said Hythiam's Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, Terren S. Peizer. "An Amex listing
highlights the market's confidence in Hythiam and is another step
toward our goal to transform the addiction treatment paradigm by
commercializing the most advanced addiction treatment technology
available." The specialist in Hythiam, Inc. will be Performance
Capital Group. For further information on HTM and other Amex-listed
companies, 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 126 ETFs. 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: Lynn Teresky of the American Stock
Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/
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