American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Eight Additional Securities NEW YORK, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of: * EPIX Medical, Inc. (Option Symbol: FCU/Stock Symbol: EPIX) * Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Option Symbol: HSQ/Stock Symbol: EEFT) * Input/Output, Inc. (Symbol: IO) * Lennar Corporation (Option Symbol: JTU/Stock Symbol: LEN.B) * Liberty Media International, Inc. (Option Symbol: JUC/ Stock Symbol: LBTYA) * Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Option Symbol: IQR /Stock Symbol: PC) * Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Symbol: PAA) * Renal Care Group, Inc. (Symbol: RCI) EPIX Medical, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 20 - 22 1/2 - 25 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July, August and November. The specialist will be Styvesant Trading Group. EPIX Medical, Inc. develops targeted contrast agents to improve the capability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic tool for a variety of diseases. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 20 - 22 1/2 - 25 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July, August and November. The specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. provides electronic financial transaction solutions. Input/Output, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 5 - 7 1/2 - 10 and position limits of 6,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July, August and November. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. Input/Output, Inc. designs and manufactures seismic data acquisition products used on land, in transition zones and in marine environments. Lennar Corporation options will open with strike prices of 35 - 40 - 45 and position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July, August and November. The specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. Lennar Corporation builds affordable, move-up and retirement homes under the Lennar Family of Builders banner. Liberty Media International, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 35 - 40 - 45 and position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July, October and January. The specialist will be Bear Wagner Specialists, LLC. Liberty Media International, Inc. owns cable television systems in Latin America, Japan and Europe. Pharmacyclics, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 10 - 12 1/2 - 15 and position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July, August and November. The specialist will be Tanstaafl Research & Trading, LLC. Pharmacyclics, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company developing products to improve upon current therapeutic approaches to cancer, atherosclerosis and retinal disease. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. options will open with strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July, August and November. The specialist will be Highland Securities Corp. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. is involved in interstate and intrastate crude oil pipeline transportation and crude oil terminalling storage activities. Renal Care Group, 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 February expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July, August and November. The specialist will be Stuyvesant Trading Group. Renal Care Group, Inc. provides dialysis and ancillary services to patients with chronic kidney failure. 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, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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