OPKO Health, Inc.  (“OPKO,” “OPKO Health” or the “Company”) today announced that it has received authorization to transfer the listing of its Common Stock from the NYSE Amex to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Company’s Common Stock will continue to trade under the ticker symbol “OPK.” The Company’s Common Stock is expected to begin trading on the NYSE on or about September 16, 2011.

Phillip Frost, M.D., the Company’s Chairman and CEO commented, “Unparalleled access to the global investment community and improved liquidity are important benefits of listing on the NYSE. The move reflects our interest in providing our current and future investor base the most efficient market for trading OPKO’s shares. I would like to thank the NYSE Amex team for their support in managing our listing to this point.”

“As having been part of our community of listed companies with its NYSE Amex listing, we are privileged to welcome OPKO Health to the New York Stock Exchange,” said Duncan L. Niederauer, CEO, NYSE Euronext. “We value OPKO Health’s ongoing partnership and reaffirm our commitment to the company and its shareholders to provide the highest levels of market quality, liquidity and service.”

The Company has notified the NYSE Amex that it will voluntarily delist its Common Stock from the NYSE Amex. The last day of trading of the Common Stock on the NYSE Amex is expected to be on or about September 15, 2011. Until the Company’s Common Stock begins trading on the NYSE, the Company’s Common Stock will remain trading on the NYSE Amex under the ticker symbol “OPK.”

Source:istockanalyst