American Stock Exchange Lists Units of Marathon Acquisition Corp.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the units of Marathon Acquisition Corp. under the ticker symbol MAQ.U.

The offer size is 37.5M units at $8.00 per unit for gross proceeds of approximately $300M.  One unit equals one share of common stock and one warrant, exercisable for an additional share of common stock. Initially, the units will be the only security trading.

Located in New York, Marathon Acquisition Corp. is a newly organized company formed to acquire one or more operating businesses through a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination.

"The American Stock Exchange is pleased to welcome Marathon Acquisition Corp to our market," said John McGonegal, Senior Vice President of Amex's Equities Group. "As a newly formed company entering a challenging marketplace, we believe Marathon Acquisition can benefit from the host of services the Amex provides its listed entities."

The specialist in Marathon Acquisition Corp. will be Kellogg Capital Group LLC. For further information on MAQ.U 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 190 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/. 

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