American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Antares Pharma, Inc. NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Antares Pharma, Inc. under the ticker symbol AIS. Antares Pharma is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company leveraging its experience in drug delivery systems to enhance product performance of established and developing drugs. The Company's current technology platforms include transdermal (Advanced Transdermal Delivery ATD(TM)) gels, disposable mini-needle injection systems (Vibex(TM)), reusable needle-free injection systems (VISION(R) and Valeo(TM)), and fast-melt oral (Easy Tec(TM)) tablets. The Company currently has active partnering programs with several pharmaceutical and distribution companies for a number of indications and applications, including diabetes, growth disorders, obesity, female sexual dysfunction and other hormone therapy. "We are pleased to welcome Antares Pharma to the growing number of innovative healthcare technology companies listed on the American Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, senior vice president of the Amex Equities Group. "The Amex looks forward to working with Antares Pharma to increase investor attention and provide the support and services a growing company needs in today's competitive marketplace." Commenting on the listing, Jack E. Stover, President and CEO of Antares Pharma, stated, "We are pleased to be a part of the American Stock Exchange, one of the premiere exchanges. We look forward to taking advantage of the broad array of services available to benefit our shareholders." The specialist in Antares Pharma, Inc. will be Cohen Specialists, LLC. For further information on AIS 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 139 ETFs. 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: Lynn Duffy, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654 or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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