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

 

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LISTS SPDR DB INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT INFLATION-PROTECTED BOND ETF

New York, March 19, 2008 – The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) today announced that it launched trading in the SPDR® DB International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF (Amex: WIP) issued by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).

“Amex and State Street share a longtime collaborative commitment to bringing ground breaking products to the ETF marketplace,” said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President of the Amex ETF Marketplace. “We are proud to have been chosen to list this SPDR which offers investors exposure to the inflation protected sector of the global bond market outside the United States.”

WIP aims to track the price and yield performance of the DB Global Government ex-US Inflation-Linked Bond Capped Index which measures the performance of the inflation-linked government bond markets of developed and emerging market countries outside of the United States. Inflation protected public obligations of the inflation-linked government bond markets of developed and emerging market countries, commonly known in the United States as Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), are securities issued by such governments that are designed to provide inflation protection to investors.

Kellogg Capital Group, LLC is the specialist for WIP.

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 381 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.