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Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Weight Watchers International Inc.

Date 15/02/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that it will begin trading put and call options of Weight Watchers International Inc. upon the opening of business on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Weight Watchers International Inc. (option/stock symbol: WTW) was allocated to SLK-Hull Derivatives LLC. The firm will offer automatic executions up to 50 contracts for all orders routed through AUTOM, the PHLX's automatic execution system for equity and sectors index options. Weight Watchers International Inc. will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of March, April and July. Position and exercise limits have been set at 22,500 contracts. Initial strike prices will be 30, 35 and 40.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades nearly 2,200 stocks, 1,189 equity options, 13 sectors index options and currency options. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.