American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Seven Additional Securities NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Thursday, May 13, 2004 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of: * ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. (Symbol: AMI) * Amedisys, Inc. (Option Symbol: CQW/Stock Symbol: AMED) * Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (Option Symbol: BFU/Stock Symbol: BPFH) * Edge Petroleum Corporation (Option Symbol: EBQ/Stock Symbol: EPEX) * Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Option Symbol: QUJ/Stock Symbol: EYET) * Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Symbol: NUS) * USF Corporation (Option Symbol: CZQ/Stock Symbol: USFC) ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 17-1/2 - 20 - 22-1/2 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September, and December. The specialist will be Bowery Specialist Group, LLC. ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets intravenous medication delivery and infusion therapy devices, needle-free disposables and related monitoring equipment. Amedisys, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 22-1/2 - 25 - 30 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September, and December. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. Amedisys, Inc. is a multi-regional provider of alternate-site health care services. The Company offers home health care nursing, home infusion therapy and ambulatory surgery centers. Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 20 - 22-1/2 - 25 and position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September, and December. The specialist will be Wolverine Trading, L.P. Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, Westfield Capital Management Company, Inc., Sand Hill Advisors, Inc. and RINET Company, Inc. The Company offers a variety of banking, commercial and residential lending services, as well as trust and investment management services to its domestic and international clientele. Edge Petroleum Corporation options will open with strike prices of 12-1/2 - 15 - 17-1/2 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September, and December. The specialist will be Highland Securities Corp. Edge Petroleum Corporation explores for, develops and produces oil and natural gas. The Company applies an integrated application of data visualization techniques and computerized three-dimensional seismic data analysis to identify potential hydrocarbon accumulations. Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. options will open with strike prices of 30 - 35 - 40 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September, and December. The specialist will be Tanstaafl Research & Trading, LLC. Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes novel therapeutics to treat diseases of the eye. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A options will open with strike prices of 22-1/2 - 25 - 30 and position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September, and December. The specialist will be Charlton Specialist Partners, LLC. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. is a global direct selling company. The Company distributes premium quality personal care products and nutritional supplements. USF Corporation options will open with strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September, and December. The specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. USF Corporation provides a variety of supply chain management services. The Company's services include regional less-than-truckload transportation, logistics and regional and national truckload transportation. 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: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Lynn Duffy of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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