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Media Contact: Catherine Chantharaj
American Stock Exchange
212-306-1689 / catherine.chantharaj@amex.com

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS AN INCREASE IN SHORT INTEREST

New York, March 6, 2008 — The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 1,240,299,202 shares as of the February 29, 2008 settlement date, an increase of 66,410,478 from the 1,173,888,724 (adjusted) shares reported on February 15, 2008. The figure represents trades through February 26, 2008.

In the year ago period, short interest totaled 750,619,455 (adjusted).

The February end-of-month short interest position reflects short interest reported by all broker-dealers (not only Amex member firms) in Amex-listed stocks. A short position of 5,000 or more shares existed in 842 issues. Some short position was shown in 1,405 issues.

The attached short interest report was compiled by the Amex on the basis of information obtained from its member and non-member organizations covering all securities dealt in on the Exchange on both round and odd-lots.

Adjusted short interest for the preceding 12 months is shown below:

February 15, 2008	1,173,888,724	September 28, 2007	1,004,190,347
January 31, 2008	1,099,855,774	September 14,2007	1,030,629,307
January 15, 2008	1,125,171,967	August 15, 2007	1,194,902,117
December 31, 2007	1,095,365,559	July 13, 2007	1,097,414,533
December 14, 2007	1,083,504,928	June 15, 2007	1,092,317,747
November 30, 2007	1,128,730,384	May 15, 2007	940,482,902
November 15, 2007	1,141,428,683	April 13, 2007	865,833,907
October 31, 2007	1,022,353,131	March 15, 2007	877,447,463
October 15, 2007	989,803,872	February 15, 2007	750,619,455

Changes in the Amex's Short Interest Reporting:

Please be advised that there is a new way of accessing short interest information for the Amex through www.amexdata.com. Access to the site will be in addition to the standard Amex press release on short interest. The short interest data will be available to registered members of the media at www.amexdata.com by 2pm on the publication date. If you have any questions, please contact Amex Market Data Customer Service at 212-306-1340 or marketdataproducts@amex.com.

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The American Stock Exchange^® (Amex^®) 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 380 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.