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American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Hospira, Inc. NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Monday, May 3, 2004 on the New York Stock Exchange listed stock of Hospira, Inc. . Hospira, Inc. will open with strike prices of 25-30-35 and position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, August and November. The specialist will be LaBranche Structured Products, LLC. Hospira, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceuticals and medication delivery company created from the core hospital products business of Abbott Laboratories. The Company's business segments include specialty injectable pharmaceuticals, medication delivery systems and contract manufacturing. 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 138 ETFs to date. 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. DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Lynn Duffy of the American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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