American Stock Exchange to Launch Options Trading in Five Stocks NEW YORK, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks: * Altiris, Inc. (Stock Symbol: ATRS/Option Symbol: QJI) * China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, American Depositary Shares (Symbol: CN) * PortalPlayer Inc. (Stock Symbol: PLAY/Option Symbol: PQP) * PPG Industries, Inc. (Symbol: PPG) * Synaptics Incorporated (Stock Symbol: SYNA/Option Symbol: QYG) Altiris, Inc. will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. Altiris, Inc. develops and markets a line of personal computer (PC) management and deployment solutions. China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, American Depositary Shares will open with position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited is a fixed-line telecommunications operator in China and an international data communications operator in the Asis-Pacific region. PortalPlayer Inc. will open with position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. PortalPlayer Inc. is a fables semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets comprehensive platform solutions, including a system-on-chip, firmware and software for hard disk drive-based personal media players. PPG Industries will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. PPG Industries, Inc. supplies products for the manufacturing, construction, automotive, chemical processing and other industries worldwide. Synaptics Incorporated will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. Synaptics Incorporated develops custom-designed user interface solutions. 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 144 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: Dan Charnas of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654 or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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