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Phlx Delisting Options On National Over-The-Counter

Date 27/02/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange has decided to delist options on the National Over-the- Counter Index (“XOC”). Therefore no additional series will be listed for trading and transactions on existing series will be restricted to closing only beginning Tuesday, February 27, 2001.

All existing XOC option series with no open interest will be delisted.