Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices

• Press Release
• Source: Standard & Poor's
• On 6:03 pm EDT, Thursday September 24, 2009

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 Indices:

• Solera Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SLH - News) will replace Metavante Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MV - News) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Thursday, October 1. Metavante Technologies is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (NYSE: FIS - News) in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date.

• EZCORP Inc. (Nasdaq: EZPW - News) will replace SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS - News) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. S&P 100 & 500 constituent International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM - News) is acquiring SPSS in a transaction expected to close soon pending final approvals.

Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.

Solera Holdings is a provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Application Software Sub-Industry index.

EZCORP provides credit services to individuals who do not have cash resources or access to credit. Headquartered in Austin, TX, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Consumer Finance Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:

                     S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX -  October 1, 2009

               COMPANY     GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR      GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
    ADDED      Solera     Information Technology    Application Software

    DELETED   Metavante   Information Technology     Data Processing &
             Technologies                           Outsourced Services

                       S&P  SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  -  TBA

               COMPANY      GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR      GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
    ADDED      EZCORP            Financials            Consumer Finance

    DELETED     SPSS            Information          Application Software
                                 Technology

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