American Stock Exchange Will Launch Options Trading on Neenah Paper NEW YORK, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will launch trading in options on the common stock of Neenah Paper Inc. (Option symbol NP) on Wednesday, December 15, 2004. Neenah Paper Inc. will open with position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle and the specialist will be Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC. Neenah Paper Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, manufactures and distributes a range of premium and specialty paper grades and bleached kraft pulp. The Company has rights to harvest wood off timberlands in Canada. Neenah operates fine paper, technical paper and pulp businesses in Canada and the US. 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 144 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: Dan Charnas of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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