NEW YORK, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex) will launch trading in options on Monday, February 6, 2006 on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of: * Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (Symbol: CMG) Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) options will open position limits 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in February, March, June, September. The Specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. operates fast-food restaurants featuring food items containing the chipotle pepper. 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 151 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: Kelsey Hubbard of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1640, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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