American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Three Securities NEW YORK, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Friday, September 9, 2004 on the following Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of: * Blyth, Inc. (Symbol: BTH) * Olympics Steel, Inc. (Option Symbol: SBQ/Stock Symbol: ZEUS) * Stamps.com Inc. (Option Symbol: JQX/Stock Symbol: STMP) Blyth, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and position limits of 1,350, 000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in October, November, February and May. The Specialist will be TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC. Blyth, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a line of candles and home fragrance products in the US. The Company's products include scented candles, outdoor lighting products, potpourri and environmental fragrance products. Blyth also markets related candle accessories and decorative seasonal products. Olympics Steel, 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 January expiration cycle with initial expirations in September, October, January and April. The Specialist will be Kellogg Specialist Group, LLC. Olympic Steel, Inc. processes and distributes flat-rolled carbon, stainless steel and tubular steel products. The Company operates as an intermediary between steel producers and manufactures that require processed steel for their operations. Stamps.com Inc. 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 February expiration cycle with initial expirations in October, November, February and May. The Specialist will be Bowery Specialist Group, LLC. Stamps.com Inc. provides a service for purchasing and printing postage over the Internet. The Company's core service enables users to print information based indicia or electronic stamps directly onto envelopes, labels or business documents using laser or inkjet printers. 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: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Lynn Duffy of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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