Amex to Trade Options on Eagle Materials Inc. And Eagle Materials Inc., Class B NEW YORK, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Thursday, February 19, 2004 on the New York Stock Market listed stocks of Eagle Materials Inc. (Symbol: EXP) and Eagle Materials Inc., Class B. (Option Symbol: EBP/Stock Symbol: EXP.B) Eagle Materials Inc. options will open with strike prices of 50 - 55 - 60 and position limits of 13,500 contracts. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in March, April, July and October. The specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. Eagle Materials Inc. manufactures and distributes cement, gypsum wallboard, recycled paperboardand concrete and aggregates. The Company's products are used in the construction of homes, commercial and industrial buildings and governmental buildings across the United States. Eagle Materials Inc., Class B options will open with strike prices of 50 - 55 - 60 and position limits of 13,500 contracts. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in March, April, July and October. The specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. 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 HOLDRSSM. 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: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Lynn Teresky of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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