Pacific Exchange to Trade Five New Options

Pacific Exchange to Trade Five New Options 


SAN FRANCISCO, May 26  /PRNewswire/ -- The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced
that on Thursday, May 27, 2004, it will begin trading options on Artisan
Components, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARTI)(PCX:ARTI); Incyte Corp. (NASDAQ:INCY)(PCX:INCY);
Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS)(PCX:NVS); Pope & Talbot, Inc. (NYSE:POP)(PCX:POP); and
Sysco Corp. (NYSE:SYY)(PCX:SYY).

Artisan Components options will trade on the March expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares.

Incyte options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits
set at 6,000,000 shares.

Novartis options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise
limits set at 7,500,000 shares.

Pope & Talbot options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise
limits set at 1,350,000 shares.

Sysco options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits
set at 7,500,000 shares.

All five issues will be traded by lead market maker Matthew M. Zahner of D.A.
Davidson & Co. 

DATASOURCE: Pacific Exchange



CONTACT:  Dale A. Carlson of Pacific Exchange, [phone], or





Web site:  http://www.pacificex.com/ 

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