NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex) will launch trading in options on Friday, December 9, 2005 on the following New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market listed stocks of: * Accuride Corporation (Symbol: ACW) * Builders FirstSource, Inc. (Stock Symbol: BLDR/Option Symbol: UWH) * Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Stock Symbol: EGLE/Option Symbol: UWC) * Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (Symbol: ROC) Accuride Corporation options will open with strike prices of 10 - 12-1/2 - 15 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in January, February, May and August. The specialist will be LaBranche Structured Products LLC. Accuride Corporation manufactures and supplies steel and aluminum wheels for heavy/medium trucks and trailers. The Company produces wheels for buses, commercial light trucks, sport utility vehicles and for passenger cars. Builders FirstSource, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 17-1/2 - 20 - 22-1/2 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in January, February, May and August. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. Builders FirstSource, Inc. manufactures and distributes building products to professional homebuilders. Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. options will open with strike prices of 12-1/2 - 15 - 17-1/2 and position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in January, February, May and August. The specialist will be Group One Trading L.P. Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. owns a fleet of dry bulk vessels and transports a range of major and minor bulk cargoes. The Company transports iron ore, coal, grain, cement and fertilizer along worldwide shipping routes. Rockwood Holdings, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 15 - 17-1/2 - 20 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in January, February, May and August. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is an international developer, manufacturer and marketer of inorganic chemicals and solutions and engineered materials. The Company's products include lithium compounds, fiber anatase titanium dioxide, color pigments and ceramic-on-ceramic components used in hip joint and prostheses systems. 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 150 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: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Mary Chung of the American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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