American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Calcasieu Real Estate & Oil Co. NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Calcasieu Real Estate & Oil Co. under the ticker symbol CKX. Calcasieu Real Estate & Oil Co., Inc., a Louisiana corporation incorporated in 1930 and headquartered in Lake Charles, Louisiana, manages real estate holdings involved in oil and gas royalty holdings, timber management and agriculture. Originally formed to receive mineral royalties spun off by a bank to its shareholders, the Company has pursued a goal of acquiring land-holdings in Southwest Louisiana. "We are pleased to welcome Calcasieu Real Estate & Oil to the growing number of innovative companies listed on the American Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, vice president of the Amex Equities Group. "We look forward to working with Calcasieu and providing them with the value-added resources a growing company needs to succeed in today's market." The specialist in Calcasieu Real Estate & Oil Co., Inc. will be Cohen Specialists L.L.C. For further information on CKX 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: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Media - Lynn Teresky of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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