American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Three Securities NEW YORK, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Monday, April 12, 2004 on the following New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market listed stocks of: * AK Steel Holding Corporation (Symbol: AKS) * Bunge Limited (Symbol: BG) * OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Stock Symbol: OSUR/Option Symbol: QTP) AK Steel Holding Corporation options will open with position limits of 7,500, 000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be Highland Securities Corp. AK Steel Holding Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation, produces flat rolled carbon steel. Bunge Limited options will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The Specialist will be Tanstaafl Research & Trading, LLC. Bunge Limited is an integrated global agribusiness and food company spanning the farm-to-consumer food chain. OraSure Technologies, Inc. options will open with position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The Specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. OraSure Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets medical devices and diagnostic products. 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, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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