SIG Specialists, Inc. Selected as Lead Market Maker by Energy Metals Corporation

NEW YORK, Nov. 28  /PRNewswire/ -- SIG Specialists, Inc. (SSI) an affiliate of Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG) today announced that it was selected by Energy Metals Corporation (NYSE:EMUNYSE:TSXNYSE:Ticker:NYSE:EMC.CN) to act as Lead Market Maker for its NYSE Arca listing. Energy Metals is the first Canadian company to have a primary listing on NYSE Arca, the NYSE Group's (NYSE:NYX) electronic trading platform that seeks to list small cap growth companies. Trading in Energy Metals on NYSE Arca will commence on Wednesday, November 29th.

"By listing Energy Metals Corp. on NYSE Arca, we have reached an important milestone in the recognition of the company's continuing growth. With this listing we will be reaching investors previously unavailable to us and will attain a greatly enhanced visibility within the worldwide investment community," stated Paul Matysek, President and Chief Executive Officer of Energy Metals. "Energy Metals Corp. is one of only two primary uranium companies listed within the NYSE Group and the only such listing on the NYSE Arca. We are thrilled to be working with such an experienced Lead Market Maker and the NYSE Group and look forward to the opportunities presented by this listing."

SIG Specialists President Aaron Hantman said, "Energy Metals Corporation is a valued addition to SIG Specialists' portfolio of NYSE Arca listings. It is a particularly good fit with SIG based on our firm's experience with companies in the energy and mining industries. Additionally, SIG Specialists is excited that a Director at Energy Metals with trading and Specialist experience contributed to the selection of SIG Specialists as Lead Market Maker. This speaks volumes to our trading capabilities in and adding significant liquidity and providing fair and orderly markets. SIG is committed to providing the highest quality markets and service to Energy Metals Corporation and other future listings on the NYSE Arca platform."

About SIG Specialists:

SIG Specialists Inc. is the NYSE affiliate of Susquehanna International Group, LLP. SIG Specialists acts as the Specialist for over 150 NYSE Group listed companies; providing superior liquidity, continuity and depth for the companies it serves.

About Energy Metals Corporation:

Energy Metals Corporation is a TSX and NYSE Arca listed Canadian company focused on advancing its industry leading uranium property portfolio towards production in what is the world's largest uranium consuming market, the United States of America. Energy Metals Corporation has extensive advanced property holdings in Wyoming, Texas and New Mexico that are amenable for extraction by ISR (in-situ recovery). This form of uranium mining was pioneered in Texas and Wyoming and utilizes oxygenated groundwater to dissolve the uranium in place and pump it to the surface through water wells. Energy Metals is also actively advancing other significant uranium properties in the States of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Oregon and Arizona.

The Susquehanna International Group of Companies (SIG) is a leading institutional sales, research, investment banking and market making firm. For institutional investors, SIG offers brokerage in listed and NASDAQ stocks, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), options, program trading and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), as well as differentiated equity research. For corporate clients, SIG offers a range of traditional investment banking services. SIG encompasses a market making operation in over 6,000 stocks, is among the nation's largest option market makers, is the leading sector index options trading firm and is one of the largest liquidity providers in ETFs. SIG has offices in Bala Cynwyd, Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Shanghai, Stamford and Sydney. For more information, please visit http://www.sig.com/. Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG) is comprised of a number of trading and investment related entities under common control, including Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP (SFG). 

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