American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Hawk Corporation NEW YORK, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Hawk Corporation under the ticker symbol HWK. Hawk Corporation is a leading worldwide supplier of highly engineered products. Its friction products group is a leading supplier of friction materials for brakes, clutches and transmissions used in airplanes, trucks, construction equipment, farm equipment and recreational vehicles. Through its precision components group, the Company is a leading supplier of powder metal and metal injected molded components for industrial applications, including pump, motor and transmission elements, gears, pistons and anti-lock sensor rings. The Company's performance racing group manufactures clutches and gearboxes for motorsport applications and performance automotive markets. The Company's motor group manufactures die-cast aluminum rotors for fractional and subfractional electric motors used in appliances, business equipment and HVAC systems. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Hawk has approximately 1,700 employees and 17 manufacturing, research and administrative sites in five countries. "We are pleased to welcome Hawk Corporation to the American Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, vice president of the Amex Equities Group. "In listing at the Amex, Hawk Corporation will benefit from our investor relations programs and receive the solid support that a growing company needs to succeed in today's marketplace." Ronald E. Weinberg, Hawk's Chairman and CEO, said, "On behalf of Hawk's shareholders, I look forward to our transition to the Amex and being listed with other emerging companies. We believe the Amex will bring to Hawk an orderly and positive trading environment providing us with an expanded investor base and increased shareholder value." The specialist in Hawk Corporation will be LaBranche & Co. For further information on HWK 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 126 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 Teresky of the American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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