NEW YORK, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Monday, August 29, 2005 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market-listed stocks of: * Chaparral Steel Company (Stock Symbol: CHAP/Option Symbol: ZHQ) * NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (Stock Symbol: NETL/Option Symbol: LKT) * True Religion Apparel, Inc. (Stock Symbol: TRLG/Option Symbol: ZJQ) * Vasogen Inc. (Stock Symbol: VSGN/Option Symbol: ZIV) Chaparral Steel Company options will open with strike prices of 17 1/2 - 20 - 22 1/2 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on January expiration cycle with initial expirations in September, October, January and April. The specialist will be TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC. Chaparral Steel Company produces steel products and steel bar products. The Company markets its products throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as Europe. Chaparral Steel's customers include steel service centers and steel fabricators, cold finishers, forgers and original equipment manufacturers. NetLogic MicroSystems, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 17 1/2 - 20 - 22 1/2 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on January expiration cycle with initial expirations in September, October, January and April. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. is a semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets high performance knowledge-based processors. The Company's products are designed for a variety of advanced networking systems, such as routers, switches, access multiplexors and networked storage devices. True Religion Apparel, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 12 1/2 - 15 - 17 1/2 and position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on January expiration cycle with initial expirations in September, October, January and April. The specialist will be Group One Trading LP. True Religion Apparel, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, distributes and sells through its wholly-owned subsidiary Guru Denim, Inc. under the True Religion Brand Jeans trademarks. The Company sells its jeans in the United States and abroad to upscale retailers and boutiques. This includes Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Bergdorf Goodman, Urban Outfitters and other fashion boutiques. Vasogen Inc. options will open with strike prices of 2 1/2 - 5 - 7 1/2 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on January expiration cycle with initial expirations in September, October, January and April. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. Vasogen Inc. researches and develops immune modulation therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and other inflammatory disorders. Vasogen's lead product is currently in pivotal phase III clinical trials for the treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). 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 165 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: Javier E. David of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1440, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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