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

 

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LISTS UNITS OF TRIAN ACQUISITION I CORP.

New York, January 24, 2008 — The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) today listed the units of Trian Acquisition I Corp. under the ticker symbol TUX.U. The offering size is 80,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $800,000,000 (excluding the underwriters’ over-allotment option). Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase an additional share of common stock. Initially, the units will be the only security trading. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. served as joint bookrunning managers of the offering and Maxim Group LLC served as co-manager.
 
Trian Acquisition I Corp. is a newly organized company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware  for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more domestic or international operating businesses or assets. The Company's efforts in identifying prospective target businesses will not be limited to a particular industry or group of industries.
 
“We are pleased to welcome Trian Acquisition I Corp. to the American Stock Exchange,” said Neal Wolkoff, Chairman and CEO of Amex. “The Amex looks forward to supporting Trian Acquisition as it seeks to convey its value proposition to a greater number of investors.”
 
The specialist in Trian Acquisition I Corp. is AIM Securities, Co. For further information on TUX.U and other Amex-listed companies, please visit www.amex.com.
 
Information about this offering is available in the prospectus filed with the SEC.  Copies of the prospectus are available from Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005 (toll-free telephone number: 1-800-503-4611), and  Merrill Lynch & Co., 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080 (telephone number: 1-212-449-1000).


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