American Stock Exchange News Release

Options Release
Media Contact: Melanie Jacobus
American Stock Exchange
212-306-1640/melanie.jacobus@amex.com

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE TO TRADE OPTIONS ON THREE SECURITIES

New York, October 25, 2006 -  The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will launch trading in options on Thursday, October 26, 2006 on the following New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market listed stocks of:

  • Diodes Inc. (Option Symbol: DUH/Stock Symbol: DIOD)
  • Spansion Inc. (Option Symbol: SBU/Stock Symbol: SPSN)
  • VeriFone Holdings Inc. (Symbol: PAY)

    Diodes Inc. will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC. Diodes Inc. manufactures, sells and distributes discrete semiconductor devices to manufacturers in the automotive, computer and telecommunications industries.

    Spansion Inc. will open with position limits of 25,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be LaBranche Structured Products, LLC. Spansion Inc. develops, designs and manufactures Flash memory.

    VeriFone Holdings, Inc. will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. VeriFone Holdings, Inc. is a global provider of technology that enables electronic payment transactions and value-added services at the point of sale.

    • About American Stock Exchange

    The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) 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 196 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. For more information, please visit www.amex.com