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, +1-212-306-1641, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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