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Media Contact: Catherine Chantharaj
American Stock Exchange
212-306-1689 / catherine.chantharaj@amex.com

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS A DECREASE IN SHORT INTEREST

New York, December 6, 2007 — The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 1,133,551,529 shares as of the November 30, 2007 settlement date, a decrease of 7,877,154 from the 1,141,428,683 (adjusted) shares reported on November 15, 2007. The figure represents trades through November 27, 2007.

In the year ago period, short interest totaled 751,989,652 (adjusted).

The December short interest position reflects short interest reported by all broker-dealers (not only Amex member firms) in Amex-listed stocks. A short position of 5,000 or more shares existed in 862 issues. Some short position was shown in 1,346 issues.

The attached short interest report was compiled by the Amex on the basis of information obtained from its member and non-member organizations covering all securities dealt in on the Exchange on both round and odd-lots.

Adjusted short interest for the preceding 12 months is shown below:

November 15, 2007	1,141,428,683	May 15, 2007	940,482,902
October 31, 2007	1,022,353,131	April 13, 2007	865,833,907
October 15, 2007	989,803,872	March 15, 2007	877,447,463
September 28, 2007	1,004,190,347	February 15, 2007	750,619,455
September 14,2007	1,030,629,307	January 12, 2007	764,630,672
August 15, 2007	1,194,902,117	December 15, 2006	771,894,136
July 13, 2007	1,097,414,533	November 15, 2006	751,989,652
June 15, 2007	1,092,317,747

Changes in the Amex's Short Interest Reporting:

Please be advised that there is a new way of accessing short interest information for the Amex through www.amexdata.com. Access to the site will be in addition to the standard Amex press release on short interest. The short interest data will be available to registered members of the media at www.amexdata.com by 2pm on the publication date. If you have any questions, please contact Amex Market Data Customer Service at 212-306-1340 or marketdataproducts@amex.com.

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The American Stock Exchange^® (Amex^®) 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 379 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.