NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Friday, September 30, 2005 on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market listed stocks of: * ADESA, Inc. (Symbol: KAR) * Bankrate, Inc. (Stock Symbol: RATE/Option Symbol: QIB) * Cerus Corporation (Stock Symbol: CERS/Option Symbol: QIJ) * InfoUSA, Inc. (Stock Symbol: IUSA/Option Symbol: UHX) * Kerzner International Limited (Symbol: KZL) ADESA, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 20 - 22-1/2 - 25 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in October, November, February and May. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. ADESA, Inc. provides wholesale vehicle auctions and related vehicle redistribution services for the automotive industry in North America. The Company also provides services such as inbound and outbound logistics, reconditioning, vehicle inspection and certification, titling, administrative and salvage recovery services. Bankrate, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 22-1/2 - 25 - 30 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in October, November, February and May. The specialist will be Group One Trading LP. Bankrate, Inc. operates a financial services Web site. The Company operates a portfolio of personal finance channels, including banking, investing, taxes and small business finance. Bankrate is an aggregator of financial products such as mortgages, credit cards, new and used auto loans, money market accounts, checking fees, home equity loans and online banking fees. Cerus Corporation options will open with strike prices of 7-1/2 - 10 - 12-1/2 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in October, November, February and May. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. Cerus Corporation develops systems designed to enhance the safety of blood transfusions. The Company's systems inactivate pathogens in blood components and inactive white blood cells, which are responsible for a variety of adverse transfusion reactions. Cerus' platform technologies prevent viral, bacterial and cellular replication. InfoUSA, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 7-1/2 - 10 - 12-1/2 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in October, November, February and May. The specialist will be LaBranche Structured Products, LLC. infoUSA Inc. provides business and consumer information products, database marketing services, data processing services and Internet marketing solutions. The Company owns a proprietary database of consumers and businesses. InfoUSA's customers use the products and services for direct marketing, telemarketing, market planning, lead generation, sales planning and customer analysis. Kerzner International Limited options will open with strike prices of 50 - 55 - 60 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in October, November, February and May. The specialist will be TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC. Kerzner International Limited develops and operates casinos, resorts and luxury resort hotels. The Company's Atlantis is an ocean-themed casino resort located on Paradise Island, The Bahamas. Kerzner developed the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut, and manages luxury resort hotels in Mauritius, the Maldives, Dubai, The Bahamas and Mexico under the One&Only brand. 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 168 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: Mary Chung, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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