Shareholders Of The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Elect Six To Its Board Of Governors

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today the re-election of five of its board of governors and the election of one new member. The positions were filled at the PHLX’s annual stockholders meeting held yesterday, each for a three-year term. Eight-two percent of the outstanding shares were represented in the balloting.

Michael J. Curcio was re-elected off-floor industry governor. He is the Executive Vice President of E*Trade Financial.

Peter C. Erichsen was re-elected as a non-industry governor. He is a Vice President and General Counsel of the Trust and Secretary to the Board of Trustees of The J. Paul Getty Trust.
Charles P. Pizzi was re-elected as a non-industry governor. He is President and Chief Executive Officer, Tasty Baking Co.

Gene Sperling was re-elected as a non-industry governor. He is Senior Fellow for Economic Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C.

William Stallkamp was re-elected as a non-industry public governor. He is managing director of Penn Hudson Financial Group, Inc., a financial consulting firm specializing in providing restructuring services to public and privately held businesses.

Kevin Kennedy was elected to the newly created position of on-floor Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT) governor. He is affiliated as a senior executive with Preferred Trade. This position replaces the position of on-floor equity floor governor pursuant to a by-law amendment adopted earlier this year and approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades 2,000 stocks, more than 1,650 equity options, 21 sectors index options and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com