American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Mountain Province Diamonds NEW YORK, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Mountain Province Diamonds under the ticker symbol MDM. Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. is a company developing a diamond deposit in the Northwest Territories of Canada through a joint venture with De Beers Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of De Beers Consolidated Mines. "We are delighted to welcome Mountain Province Diamonds to the American Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, senior vice president of the Amex Equities Group. "As a global leader in listings within the mining industry, we look forward to working with the company to help raise its visibility within the investment community." "We are very pleased with the listing on the American Stock Exchange. We believe that shareholders will benefit from among other things improved liquidity in the stock and the higher overall profile for the company," said Jan Vandersande, president and chief executive officer of Mountain Province Diamonds. The specialist in Mountain Province Diamonds will be J. Streicher & Co. For further information on MDM 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 155 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. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/. DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Mary Chung of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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