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Media Contact: Bari Trontz
American Stock Exchange
212-306-8964 / bari.trontz@amex.com

 

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LISTS MARKET VECTORS–SOLAR ENERGY ETF BY VAN ECK

New York, April 23, 2008— The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) today announced that Van Eck Global has launched its tenth ETF on the Exchange: Market Vector–Solar Energy ETF (Amex: KWT).

“The Amex is proud to support Van Eck in growing their family of ETFs,” said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President of the Amex ETF Marketplace. “KWT provides investors with exposure to global companies involved in the production of solar power.”

KWT aims to track the price and yield performance of the Ardour Solar Energy IndexSM,
a modified capitalization weighted, float adjusted index comprised of publicly traded companies engaged in the production of solar power in the following sectors: photovoltaic, concentrated solar power and solar thermal power; solar integrators; and related technologies.

Kellogg Capital Group, LLC is the specialist for KWT.

About American Stock Exchange
The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRSSM. 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 389 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.