American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Three Securities

NEW YORK, Nov. 21  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of:

  * Florida Rock Industries, Inc. (Symbol: FRK)
  * Hughes Supply, Inc. (Symbol: HUG)
  * Knight-Ridder, Inc. (Symbol: KRI)



Florida Rock Industries, Inc. options will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle.  The specialist will be Group One Trading LP.  Florida Rock Industries, Inc. produces and sells ready-mixed concrete, and mines, processes and sells sand, gravel and crushed stone.  The Company also produces and sells concrete block and pre-stressed concrete and sells other building materials.

Hughes Supply, Inc. options will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares.  The options will trade on the January expiration cycle.  The specialist will be Group One Trading LP.  Hughes Supply, Inc. wholesale distributes construction, repair and maintenance-related products.  The Company's products are used by its customers in new construction for commercial, residential, infrastructure and industrial applications and for replacement and renovation projects.

Knight-Ridder, Inc. options will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares.  The options will trade on the January expiration cycle.  The specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC.  Knight-Ridder, Inc., a newspaper publisher, offers print and online products.  The Company publishes daily newspapers in various markets throughout the US, as well as holds investments in a variety of Internet and technology companies.

For more information on any Amex-listed company, please visit http://www.amex.com/.

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 186 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: The American Stock Exchange



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





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