CBOE to List Options on 29 Stocks on Wednesday, September 1

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced it will list options on the 29 stocks listed below beginning Wednesday, September 1. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT); Compaq Computer Corporation (CPQ); Sun Microsystems, Inc. (SUNW); 3Com Corporation (COMS); Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT); Home Depot, Inc. (The) (HD); Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD); Time Warner Inc. (TWX);Tellabs, Inc. (TLAB); Schering-Plough Corporation (SGP); Fannie Mae (FNM); Abbott Laboratories (ABT); McKessonHBOC Corporation (MCK); J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc. (JPM); Rite Aid Corporation (RAD); ALZA Corporation (AZA); R&B Falcon Corporation (FLC); Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM); First Union Corporation (FTU); IDT Corporation (IDTC); NIKE, Inc. (Class B) (NKE); Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI); Newbridge Networks Corporation (NN); Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc. (CATP); General Instrument Corp. (GIC); Comcast Corporation (Special Class A) (CMCSK); Sprint Corporation (FON); Data General Corporation (DGN); Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI) The Designated Primary Market Makers (DPMs) for the options will be announced later today. CBOE, the world's largest options marketplace and the creator of listed options, is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For additional information about the CBOE and its products, access the CBOE site on the World Wide Web at http://www.cboe.com. .