PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESSMAN PAUL E. KANJORSKI
(PA-11) TO RING OPENING BELL AT THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20

PHILADELPHIA — October 18, 2004 — U.S. Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski (Pa-11), the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, will ring the opening bell at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange on Wednesday, October 20 Remarks will begin promptly at 9:20 a.m., 10 minutes before trading begins.

Representative Kanjorski is the second most senior Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee and the most senior Democrat on the Capital Markets Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over the SEC and the Federal securities laws. Completing his tenth term in the House of Representatives, Kanjorski represents the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area. He is the only Pennsylvania Democrat who serves on the House Financial Services Committee. Representative Kanjorski has been a strong supporter of competition in the U.S. securities markets and the role of the regional exchanges.

The media is invited for interviews starting at 9:15 a.m. in the exchange's lobby. Photography is permitted on the trading floor as well.