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October 26, 2006 - 11:15 AM EST

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HealthSouth Rejoins the NYSE Group, Inc.
Today, NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) welcomed HealthSouth Corporation, a leader in healthcare, to the world's largest equities market. HealthSouth Corporation began trading today under the ticker symbol "HLS".

"We are pleased to welcome HealthSouth Corporation back to our family of NYSE-listed companies, resuming our longstanding partnership with the company," said NYSE Group, Inc. CEO John A. Thain. "We look forward to serving HealthSouth Corporation and its shareholders and providing them with an efficient trading platform and superior market quality."

To celebrate this special occasion, HealthSouth President and CEO Jay Grinney and Chairman Jon Hanson rang today's Opening Bell.

"We are proud to have our stock listed and trading once again on the New York Stock Exchange and look forward to a successful relationship with the NYSE," said HealthSouth Corporation President and CEO Jay Grinney.

About HealthSouth Corporation

HealthSouth strives to be the healthcare company of choice for its patients, employees, physicians and shareholders. Operating across the country, HealthSouth is one of the nation's largest providers of inpatient rehabilitative services, outpatient rehabilitation centers, surgery centers, and diagnostic imaging centers. HealthSouth can be found on the Web at www.healthsouth.com.

About NYSE Group, Inc.

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) operates two securities exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") and NYSE Arca, Inc. (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx(R), and the Pacific Exchange). NYSE Group is a leading provider of securities listing, trading and market data products and services. In the third quarter of 2006, on an average trading day, 2.2 billion shares, valued at $80.1 billion, were traded on the exchanges of the NYSE Group.

The NYSE is the world's largest and most liquid cash equities exchange. The NYSE provides a reliable, orderly, liquid and efficient marketplace where investors buy and sell listed companies' common stock and other securities. On September 30, 2006, the operating companies listed on the NYSE represented a total global market capitalization of $23.1 trillion.

NYSE Arca operates NYSE Arca, Inc., the first open, all-electronic stock exchange in the United States, and has a leading position in trading exchange-traded funds and exchange-listed securities. NYSE Arca, Inc. is also an exchange for trading equity options. NYSE Arca's trading platforms provide customers with fast electronic execution and open, direct and anonymous market access.

NYSE Regulation, an independent not-for-profit subsidiary, regulates member organizations through the enforcement of marketplace rules and federal securities laws. NYSE Regulation also ensures that companies listed on the NYSE and NYSE Arca meet their financial and corporate governance listing standards.

For more information on NYSE Group, go to: www.nyse.com. Information contained on our website does not constitute a part of the prospectus relating to the proposed offering.


NYSE Group, Inc.
Annmarie Gioia, 212-656-5437
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