American Stock Exchange Lists Barclays' Shares

"The Amex is proud to be partnering with Barclays to launch the first high yield corporate bond ETF," said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President, Amex ETF Marketplace. "The introduction of HYG provides investors with another diversification tool for their portfolios."

HYG tracks the performance of the U.S. dollar high yield corporate bond market as defined by the iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index. The index is designed to provide a balanced representation of the U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bond market through some of the most liquid high yield corporate bonds available. There are typically 50 issues in the index.

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, LP was selected as the specialist for HYG and Susquehanna Investment Group will trade options on HYG. -- www.amex.com