American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Worthington Industries, Inc.

NEW YORK, Sept. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of:

*  Worthington Industries, Inc. (Stock Symbol: WOR)

Worthington 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 Susquehanna Investment Group.  Worthington Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, processes steel and fabricates metal, focusing on specialized products requiring exact specifications.

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 191 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/. 

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