Aegis Capital is pleased to announce the hiring of Peter Hirsh formerly with Janney Montgomery , Peter has joined as a Managing Director of Investments.

New York, NY Aegis Capital December 20^th 2011, Aegis Capital is pleased to announce the hiring of Peter Hirsh as a Managing Director of Investments.

Peter Hirsh a Certified Public Accountant entered the securities industry in 1984 starting his career with Merrill Lynch. Peter continued to advanced his career moving to Lehman Brothers for the next seven years. Over the next 20 years Peter spent time with Prudential, Advest and Oppenheimer, where he rounded out his expertise in providing high net worth private clients strategies in areas of fixed-income, equities, and portfolio management. Peter is managing a substantial asset base and has historically generated annual fees and commissions in the One-Million dollar range.

Peter graduated college from American University with a BS & BA degree. Peter currently holds his Series 7 and 63 licenses.

Aegis Capital CEO Robert Eide Commented; “We are pleased to have Peter join the Aegis Team.” “Peter has a great deal of experience in managing clients assets in the current volatile market conditions." "We look forward to servicing his business.”

Aegis Capital Head of Business Development Phillip Michals Commented; “Our independent platform continues to attract the top tier advisors.” “We are excited that Peter has chosen Aegis Capital to service his practice.”

About Aegis- Aegis Capital has been in business for the past 27 years and maintains a conflict free service platform catering to the needs of private clients, institutions and corporations. Aegis Capital Corporation was founded in 1984 by, the current CEO and Chairman. Aegis origins were based on servicing the specific needs of an extremely affluent customer base. Today, we have become a premiere full-service investment banking firm with eleven locations and employees stretching from Florida to Rochester, NY. We have clients in all 50 states and overseas. Aegis has been able to bring quality service through its clearing relationships of Penson and JP Morgan.

Any questions contact

Business Development

Phil Michals-800-380-4241

pmichals@aegiscapcorp.com