NEW YORK, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 on the Nasdaq Stock Market listed stock of Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. (Stock Symbol: GLDB/Option Symbol: UMM) Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 15-17 1/2-20 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in December, January, April and July. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. Gold Banc Corporation, Inc. offers a full range of community banking and related financial services in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Florida. The Company also provides investment management, securities brokerage, insurance agency, trust services and data processing and information technology services. For more information on any Amex-listed company, please visit http://www.amex.com/ . 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 186 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: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Mary Chung of The American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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