breezin, it's been a while since I have followed AMEX stocks, but it used to be that the standards you copied were considered discretionary by the AMEX govenors. Simply put, if the company could demonstrate financial stability, they were a shoe-in, regardless of meeting the letter of the standards.
Things may have tightened up since then, but it used to be pretty loosey-goosey. I did notice that at the website they say they also consider "qualitative standards" in the listing process, which means they can approve who they want.
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