Brooke Corporation to List on Nasdaq

Brooke Corporation to List on Nasdaq 


OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brooke Corporation
(AMEX:BXX), a leading franchisor of insurance agencies, announced today that it
has received approval for listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq National
Market. Trading under the new Nasdaq listing and the symbol "BXXX" will
commence at the open of the market on Monday, June 20, 2005. Consistent with
the transfer of the listing to Nasdaq, trading of Brooke Corporation common
stock on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "BXX" will cease as of
the close of business on Friday, June 17, 2005.

"We are very excited about our move to the Nasdaq National Market," stated
Robert D. Orr, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brooke. "Amex and its
specialists have served and supported Brooke well and we are very appreciative
of their services. However, we believe the Nasdaq listing will give increased
visibility of Brooke to investors and provide an efficient electronic trading
platform."

About our company ...  Brooke Corporation is a holding company with three
primary subsidiaries. Brooke Franchise Corporation is a subsidiary that
distributes insurance and financial services through a network of over 420
franchise locations. Brooke Credit Corporation is a subsidiary that originates
loans to insurance agencies, financial services practices, funeral homes and
other local businesses, including Brooke franchises. Brooke Brokerage
Corporation is a subsidiary holding company that sells hard-to-place and niche
insurance on a wholesale basis through locally owned insurance agencies,
including Brooke franchises.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Investors are
cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
and several factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could
cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking
statements: delays in the transfer of listing from the American Stock Exchange
to the Nasdaq National Market, the effects of such transfer, changes in the law
and in economic, political and regulatory environments, and risks described
from time to time in reports and registration statements filed by Brooke
Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are directed
to the Company's most recent annual, quarterly and current reports, which are
available from the Company without charge or at http://www.sec.gov/ , for a
more complete description of the Company's business. 

DATASOURCE: Brooke Corporation



CONTACT:  Anita Larson of Brooke Corporation, [phone],

 



Web site:  http://www.brookecorp.com/

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