Amex to Trade Options on Seven Securites NEW YORK, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 on the following American Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of: * American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (Symbol: AXL) * Intermix Media, Inc. (Symbol: MIX) * Laidlaw International, Inc. (Symbol: LI) * NAVTEQ Corporation (Symbol: NVT) * Payless ShoeSource, Inc. (Symbol: PSS) * Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (Symbol: RG) * Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (Symbol: TPX) American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. will open with position limits of 25,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. designs, engineers and manufactures driveline systems for light trucks and sport-utility vehicles. The Company produces axles, propeller shafts, chassis components and forged products. Intermix Media, Inc. will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. Amex-listed Intermix Media, Inc. is an Internet company. The Company provides marketers, advertisers, agencies and Web publishers with access to the mass consumer market. Laidlaw International, Inc. will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC. Laidlaw International, Inc. is a holding company for providers of public and private transportation. The Company provides school and intercity bus services, and municipal transit service. NAVTEQ Corporation will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC. NAVTEQ Corporation provides navigable databases that incorporate into route guidance products. The Company manufactures its products in the US and Europe. Payless ShoeSource, Inc. will open with position limits of 25,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be LaBranche Structured Products, LLC. Payless ShoeSource, Inc. is a footwear retailer that operates self-service family shoe stores under the name Payless ShoeSource. The Company also operates Parade of Shoes stores. Payless operates in the US, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and Canada. Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B will open with position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be Group One Trading LP. Rogers Communications, Inc. provides cable television, broadband Internet access and video retailing through Rogers Cable Inc. The Company also provides digital PCS, cellular, wireless data communications and paging through Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., and radio, television broadcasting, televised shopping and publishing businesses through Rogers Media Inc. Tempur-Pedic International Inc. will open with position limits of 25,000,000 shares. The options will trade on March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Group One Trading LP. Tempur-Pedic International Inc., through its primary subsidiary Tempur World, manufactures and markets foam mattresses, pillows and miscellaneous products under the Tempur-Pedic and other brand names. 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 164 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: Media, Mary Chung, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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