NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the units of Union Street Acquisition Corp. under the ticker symbol USQ.U. The offering size is 12.5M units at $8.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $100M (excluding the underwriters' over-allotment option). One unit equals one share of common stock and one warrant. Initially, the units will be the only security trading. The IPO is underwritten by Bank of America Securities LLC. Union Street Acquisition Corp. is a newly organized company formed for the purpose of acquiring through a business combination one or more operating businesses in the business services industry in North America. "The American Stock Exchange is pleased to welcome Union Street Acquisition Corp. to our market," said John McGonegal, Senior Vice President of Amex's Equities Group. "As a newly formed company entering a competitive marketplace, we believe Union Street Acquisition can benefit from the host of services the Amex provides its listed entities." The specialist in Union Street Acquisition Corp. will be LaBranche & Co. For further information on USQ.U and other Amex-listed companies, please visit http://www.amex.com/. The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) 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 259 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: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Catherine Chantharaj of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1689, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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