NEW YORK, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex) will launch trading in options on Thursday, March 2, 2006 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of: * Axcan Pharma Inc. (Option Symbol: ALU/Stock Symbol: AXCA) * Gastar Exploration Ltd. (Symbol: GST) * Groupe Danone (Symbol: DA) * Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Option Symbol: DUN/Stock Symbol: LIOX) * Rimage Corporation (Option Symbol: BCQ/Stock Symbol: RIMG) * World Acceptance Corporation (Option Symbol: DQX/Stock Symbol: WRLD) * YM Biosciences Inc. (Symbol: YMI) Axcan Pharma Inc. options will open with strike prices of 10 - 12 1/2 - 15 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in March, April, July and October. The Specialist will be Jane Street Specialist, LLC. Axcan Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company. Gastar Exploration Ltd. options will open with strike prices of 2 1/2 - 5 - 7 1/2 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in March, April, July and October. The Specialist will be LaBranche Structure Products, LLC. Gastar Exploration Ltd. is a natural gas exploration company. Groupe Danone 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 January expiration cycle with initial expirations in March, April, July and October. The Specialist will be LaBranche Structure Products, LLC. Groupe Danone, processes food. LionBridge Technologies, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 5 - 7 1/2 - 10 and position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in March, April, July and October. The Specialist will be Jane Street Specialist, LLC. LionBridge Technologies Inc. provides globalization and multilingual Internet services to technology companies world wide. Rimage Corporation options will open with strike prices of 20 - 22 1/2 - 25 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in March, April, July and October. The Specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. Rimage Corporation designs, manufactures and markets CD recordable (CD-R) and computer diskette duplication and production equipment. World Acceptance Corporation 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 January expiration cycle with initial expirations in March, April, July and October. The Specialist will be Jane Street Specialist, LLC. World Acceptance Corporation operates a small-loan consumer finance business. YM Biosciences Inc. options will open with strike prices of 2 1/2 - 25 - 7 1/2 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in March, April, July and October. The Specialist will be Group One Trading LP. YM Biosciences Inc. is developing cancer drugs based on technologies licensed primarily from international academic centers. 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 155 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: Kelsey Hubbard of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1640, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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