NEW YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Kimber Resources Inc., under the ticker symbol KBX. Kimber Resources Inc. is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It holds a 100% interest in the Monterde property in the Sierra Madre of northern Mexico and is advancing the Carmen gold-silver deposit towards production. The Carmen deposit, an underground mine in the 1930's, is a typical low sulphidation epithermal system, oxidized, and believed to be suitable for open pit mining. "The American Stock Exchange gladly welcomes Kimber Resources to our market," said John McGonegal, senior vice president of the Amex Equities Group. "Kimber Resources is a developing company, and we expect to provide it with the support it needs as it looks to meet it objectives in the marketplace." Robert Longe, President and chief executive officer of Kimber Resources, said: "We are very pleased to have been approved for a listing on the Amex. This is an important milestone for Kimber. The Amex listing will provide greater market access to Kimber shares for both retail and institutional investors in the United States, where Kimber is fortunate to have a number of very supportive shareholders." The specialist for Kimber Resources Inc. will be J. Streicher & Co. For further information on KBX 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 150 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: Javier E. David of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1440, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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