American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Five Securities NEW YORK, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) launched trading in options on Thursday, November 4, 2004, on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks: * Brascan Corporation, Class A (Symbol: BNN) * Cameco Corporation (Symbol: CCJ) * Crucell NV (Option Symbol: JXU/Stock Symbol: CRXL) * Metals USA, Inc. (Option Symbol: JZU/Stock Symbol: MUSA) * PrimeWest Energy Trust (Symbol: PWI) Brascan Corporation, Class A options will open with strike prices of 35- 40-45 and position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in November, December March and June. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. Brascan Corporation is an asset management company focused on the real estate and power generation sectors. The Company owns interests in office properties in North America, and in London in the United Kingdom. Brascan also owns power-generating plants. Cameco Corporation options will open with strike prices of 75-80-85 and position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in November, December March and June. The specialist will be TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC. Cameco Corporation produces uranium. The Company operates underground uranium mines in Saskatchewan, Canada, in situ leach uranium facilities in Wyoming and Nebraska in the United States, uranium refining and conservation facilities in Ontario, Canada, and a gold mine in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. Crucell NV options will open with strike prices of 7-1/2 - 10 - 12-1/2 and position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in November, December March and June. The specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. Crucell NV licenses technology to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The Company offers two technology platforms that help develop antibodies, vaccines, gene therapy and functional genomics, and discover disease-associated molecules. Metals USA, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 15- 17-1/2 - 20 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in November, December March and June. The specialist will be Bowery Specialist Group, LLC. Metals USA, Inc. is a metals processor and distributor in North America. The Company provides a range of products and services in the carbon plates and shapes, flat-rolled products, and building products markets. PrimeWest Energy Trust options will open with strike prices of 20 - 22-1/2 - 25 and position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in November, December March and June. The specialist will be Group One Trading L.P. PrimeWest Energy Trust is a closed-end investment trust. The Trust issues Trust Units to the public and uses the funds to purchase royalty from PrimeWest Energy Inc. The royalty entitles the Trust to 99% of the net cash flow from oil and gas properties currently owned or subsequently acquired by PrimeWest. 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 143 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: Dan Charnas of the American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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