American Stock Exchange Reports an Increase in Short Interest

NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 1,486,669,035 shares as of the June 13, 2008 settlement date, an increase of 13,950,047 from the 1,347,168,564 (adjusted) shares reported on May 30, 2008. The figure represents trades through June 10, 2008.

In the year ago period, short interest totaled 1,092,317,747 (adjusted).

The June 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 845 issues. Some short position was shown in 1,408 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:

  May 30, 2008        1,347,168,564    December 14, 2007    1,083,504,928
  May 15, 2008        1,308,207,732    November 30,2007     1,128,730,384
  April 30, 2008      1,280,471,726    November 15, 2007    1,141,428,683
  April 15, 2008      1,293,366,375    October 31, 2007     1,022,353,131
  March 31, 2008      1,267,154,289    October 15, 2007       989,803,872
  March 14, 2008      1,318,018,828    September 28, 2007   1,004,190,347
  February 29, 2008   1,239,338,377    September 14, 2007   1,030,629,307
  February 15, 2008   1,173,888,724    August 15, 2007      1,194,902,117
  January 31, 2008    1,099,855,774    July 13, 2007        1,097,414,533
  January 15, 2007    1,125,171,967    June 15, 2007        1,092,317,747
  December 31, 2007   1,095,365,559


  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 http://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 http://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.

About the American Stock Exchange

The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) 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 406 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 http://www.amex.com/.

CONTACT: Catherine Chantharaj of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1689, catherine.chantharaj@amex.com

Web site: http://www.amex.com/ http://www.amexdata.com/

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