NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Geokinetics Inc. under the ticker symbol GOK. Geokinetics Inc. is a full-service, global provider of seismic data acquisition and seismic data processing and interpretation services. These services are used by oil and natural gas exploration and production companies to identify and analyze drilling prospects, maximize drilling success, optimize field development and enhance production economics. Geokinetics is expecting to issue approximately 4,500,000 shares at $28.00 per share. "We are pleased to welcome Geokinetics Inc. to the American Stock Exchange," said John McGonegal, Senior Vice President of the Amex Equities Group. "We hope Geokinetics will take advantage of the services we offer to our listed companies as they seek to achieve the next phase of their growth." David A. Johnson, President and CEO of Geokinetics stated, "The listing of our common stock on the American Stock Exchange represents a major milestone for Geokinetics and its shareholders. We are very excited." The specialist for Geokinetics Inc. will be Kellogg Capital Group. For further information on GOK 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 308 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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