NEW YORK, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of: * Windstream Corporation (Symbol: WIN) Windstream Corporation options will open with strike prices of 10 - 12-1/2 - 15 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC. Windstream Corporation offers local and long-distance telephone services to residential and business customers in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The Company also offers broadband and dial-up Internet access in selected markets in Oklahoma. About the American Stock Exchange 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 188 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: Bari Trontz of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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