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Pacific Exchange to Trade Twenty-Five New Options SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced that on Monday, July 12, 2004, it will begin trading options Aeroflex, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARXX)(PCX:ARXX); Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI)(PCX:ACI); Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS)(PCX:ACLS); Black and Decker Corp. (NYSE:BDK)(PCX:BDK); CACI International, Inc. (NYSE:CAI)(PCX:CAI); Digital Insight Corp. (NASDAQ:DGIN)( PCX:DGIN); Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR)(PCX:ENR); Hutchinson Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTCH)(PCX:HTCH); Intrado, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRDO)(PCX:TRDO); Investors Financial Services Corp. (NASDAQ:IFIN)(PCX:IFIN); LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT)( PCX:LPNT); Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ:MENT)(PCX:MENT); Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN)( PCX:JWN); Power Integrations, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWI)(PCX:POWI); Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (NYSE:PEG)(PCX:PEG); Scientific Games Corp. (NASDAQ:SGMS)(PCX:SGMS); Sharper Image Corp. (NASDAQ:SHRP)(PCX:SHRP); Sports Authority, Inc. (NYSE:TSA)( PCX:TSA); Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT)(PCX:HOT); Stratasys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSYS)(PCX:SSYS); Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO)(PCX:THO); THQ, Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI)(PCX:THQI); United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI)(PCX:URI); Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSEA)(PCX:VSEA); and WebMethods, Inc. (NASDAQ:WEBM)(PCX:WEBM). Aeroflex options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 6,000,000 shares. Arch Coal options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 6,000,000 shares. Axcelis Technologies options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. Black and Decker options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. CACI International options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares. Digital Insight options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares. Energizer Holdings options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares. Hutchinson Technology options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares. Intrado options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 2,250,000 shares. Investors Financial Services options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 6,000,000 shares. LifePoint Hospitals options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. Mentor Graphics options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. Nordstrom options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. Power Integrations options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 6,000,000 shares. Public Service Enterprise Group options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. Scientific Games options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. Sharper Image options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares. Sports Authority options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 2,250,000 shares. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. Stratasys options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares. Thor Industries options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares. THQ options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 6,000,000 shares. United Rentals options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. WebMethods options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. All twenty-five issues will be traded by lead market maker Rob Kovell of PEAK6 Capital Management. DATASOURCE: Pacific Exchange CONTACT: Abby Balat of Pacific Exchange, +1-415-393-7969, or Web site: http://www.pacificex.com/

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