American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Thirteen Securities

American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Thirteen Securities



NEW YORK, March 9  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R))
will launch trading in options on Thursday, March 10, 2005 on the following
American Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed
stocks of:

   *  Alliance Data Systems Corporation (Symbol: ADS)
   *  Array BioPharma Inc. (Stock Symbol: ARRY/Option Symbol: AUQ)
   *  CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.  (Symbol: CBG)
   *  Dolby Laboratories, Inc (Symbol: DLB)
   *  DryShips Inc.  (Stock Symbol: DRYS/Option Symbol: DQR)
   *  Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Stock Symbol: ESLR/Option Symbol: QLU)
   *  Gerdau S.A. (Symbol: GGB)
   *  Kansas City Southern (Symbol: KSU)
   *  Kongzhong Corporation (Stock Symbol: KONG/Option Symbol: QKR)
   *  Korea Electric Power Corporation (Symbol: KEP)
   *  Manor Care, Inc. (Symbol: HCR)
   *  Temple-Inland Inc. (Symbol: TIN)
   *  TransGlobe Energy Corporation (Symbol: TGA)



Alliance Data Systems Corporation will open with position limits of 3,150,000
shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist
will be LaBranche Structured Products, LLC. Alliance Data Systems Corporation
provides transaction services, credit services and marketing services to retail
companies in North America.

Array BioPharma Inc. will open with position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The
options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be
Group One Trading LP.  Array BioPharma Inc., a discovery research company,
creates drug candidates.

CB Richard Ellis Group, Class A will open with position limits of 3,150,000
shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist
will be AGS Specialist, LLC.  CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. is a global
commercial real estate services firm.

Dolby Laboraties, Inc. Class A will open with position limits of 2,250,000
shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist
will be Charlton Specialist Partners, LLC.  Dolby Laboratories, Inc. develops
audio signal processing systems for the motion picture, broadcasting, and music
recording industries, as well as the consumer market.

DryShips Inc. will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares.  The options
will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Charlton
Specialist Partners, LLC.  DryShips Inc. owns and operates drybulk carriers.

Evergreen Solar, Inc. will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be
Wolverine Trading, LP.  Evergreen Solar, Inc. develops, manufactures, and
markets solar power cells, panels and systems that provide environmentally
clean electric power throughout the world.

Gerdau S.A. will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares.  The options
will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be TANSTAAFL
Research & Trading, LLC.  Gerdau S.A. manufactures steel.

Kansas City Southern will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS
Specialist Partners, LLC.  Kansas City Southern, through its subsidiary, is the
holding company for transportation segment subsidiaries and affiliates.

Kongzhong Corporation will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The
options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be
TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC.  Kongzhong Corporation develops application
software for telecommunication, mobile phones and data transmission.

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) will open with position limits of
6,000,000 shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The
specialist will be LaBranche Structured Products, LLC.  Korea Electric Power
Corporation (KEPCO) generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to South
Korea for a variety of uses.

Manor Care, Inc. will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares.  The
options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be
Group One Trading LP.  Manor Care, Inc. owns and operates long-term care
centers in the United States.

Temple-Inland Inc. will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares.  The
options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be
Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC.  Temple-Inland Inc. manufactures paper,
corrugated packaging, and building products.

TransGlobe Energy Corporation will open with position limits of 3,150,000
shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist
will be Bowery Specialist Group, LLC.  TransGlobe Energy Corporation is an oil
and gas exploration, development, and production company with projects located
in the North America and internationally.

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 152 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: American Stock Exchange



CONTACT:  Mary Chung of American Stock Exchange, [phone], or

 



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