NEW YORK, April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the units of MBF Healthcare Acquisition Corp. under the ticker symbol MBH.U. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, MBF Healthcare Acquisition Corp. is a newly organized company formed for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses focused in the healthcare industry. The offer size is 18.75M units at $8.00 per unit for gross proceeds of approximately $150M with Merrill Lynch & Co. as lead underwriter. One unit equals one share of common stock and one warrant. Initially, the units will be the only security trading. "We are pleased to welcome MBF Healthcare Acquisition Corp.," said John McGonegal, Senior Vice President of Amex's Equities Group. "We look forward to helping them achieve greater visibility with our unique service offerings, which we employ for all our listed companies." Miguel (Mike) Fernandez, MBF's Chairman and CEO said "MBF Healthcare Acquisition Corp. is eager to commence with its business plan to identify and conclude a successful acquisition in the healthcare sector. We are excited about our listing on the American Stock Exchange and view our affiliation with Amex as indicative of our commitment to high standards of corporate governance." The specialist for MBF Healthcare Acquisition Corp. will be AIM Securities Co. For further information on MBH.U and other Amex-listed companies, please visit http://www.amex.com/. 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 287 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, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1689, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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