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     <date>10/02/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Presents Initiatives to Reinforce OTC Market Transparency and  Resiliency</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London </strong>&ndash; Markit, a  financial information services company, held a press briefing in London  yesterday to discuss current regulatory concerns stemming from the financial  crisis, and initiatives under way to improve the transparency and resilience of  the marketplace further. <br /> <br /> Markit&rsquo;s briefing  centred on the issues of market infrastructure, transparency and valuations for  the over-the-counter (OTC) markets, including the following  initiatives:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Creating a  more resilient market infrastructure to reduce operational risk:</strong>  <br /> o Markit and The Depository Trust &amp; Clearing Corporation  (DTCC) are soon to launch a new company which will provide a single, integrated  cross-asset class trade processing gateway for OTC derivative transactions  worldwide. <br /> o Markit and Creditex have launched a credit default  swap (CDS) portfolio compression service for single name CDS which has already  conducted compression cycles for European and North American credits with the  participation of 15 dealers. The firms plan to conduct regular cycles to reduce  significantly notionals outstanding in this market. <br /> o Markit Wire,  the trade date legal confirmation service, feeds interest rate derivative trade  information to LCH.Clearnet, facilitating intraday clearing through a central  counterparty. <br /> </li> <li><strong>Enhancing  transparency in the OTC markets:</strong> <br /> o Markit offers  high quality, comprehensive daily consensus pricing for CDS, ABS, corporate  bonds and syndicated loans, with many of these prices updated intra-day. The  firm will soon launch an evaluated bond pricing service which will target global  coverage of bond markets and complement Markit&rsquo;s existing pricing and  valuation services. <br /> o Markit has recently made its mark-to-market  CDS data freely available in the short term to institutional investors that do  not subscribe to this service currently, in order to facilitate the valuation of  CDS positions in an environment of reduced availability of dealer quotes. <br  /> o Markit intends to make RED index codes freely available to buy-side  clients for the purpose of identifying and confirming CDS index trades via the  DTCC. Markit RED helps remove the potential for error in CDS trade processing.  <br /> o Markit provides MiFID-compliant pre-trade transparency and  post-trade reporting for the pan-European OTC equity markets through Markit  BOAT.<br /> </li> <li><strong>Providing independent  valuation of OTC instruments: <br /> </strong>o Markit&rsquo;s  Totem service delivers millions of price points for exotic OTC derivatives at  month-end and is the accepted benchmark for sell-side valuations. <br /> o  An extraordinary Totem &lsquo;run&rsquo; was held on 15 September to  support client derivative valuations in difficult markets. <br /> o In  response to demand from regulators and market participants, Markit will launch a  daily Totem service in the coming months to offer all market participants a tool  for independent price verification of vanilla OTC equity, currency and commodity  derivatives. <br /> o Markit Portfolio Valuations provides the buy-side  with an independent post-trade calculation of the gross asset value of a  portfolio of OTC derivative and cash positions. The service is calibrated with  Markit&rsquo;s proprietary observable data, received from the  world&rsquo;s largest market makers. <br /> o Scheduled to launch by  early next year, Markit Valuations Manager will act as a central portal for  buy-side firms wishing to gain access to dealer marks and Markit&rsquo;s  portfolio valuations service. The new platform will increase transparency and  reduce operational risk significantly. </li> </ul>  <p><strong>Marcus Sch&uuml;ler, Managing Director and Head of  Regulatory Affairs at Markit, said:</strong> &ldquo;Markit has  provided pricing transparency for all the main OTC asset classes throughout this  period of market dislocation. We will continue to work closely with regulators  and industry bodies, as well as buy-side and sell-side institutions, on  initiatives that further reinforce transparency and resilience in the global  markets.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> <strong>Lance Uggla, Chief  Executive Officer of Markit, said:</strong> &ldquo;We have not seen  market conditions like these in decades, and it has become increasingly  important for market participants to work together to improve market  infrastructure. Markit has embraced this challenge and will continue to look for  ways to increase efficiency and transparency in the overall markets.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For  more information please contact:</strong> <br /> Teresa Chick <br  /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> </p></content>  

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     <date>10/02/2008</date> 

    <title>Creditex and Markit Announce Final Results of Tembec Credit Event  Auction</title> 

    <content><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph;  TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><a  href="http://www.creditex.com/"></a><strong>New York,  NY</strong> &ndash; Markit and Creditex, in partnership with nine  major credit derivative dealers, have successfully conducted a Credit Event  Auction to facilitate the settlement of credit derivative trades referencing  Tembec Industries Inc., a unit of Tembec Inc. At 2:00 pm EST today, the final  price was fixed at 83.00%. Markit and Creditex are the official administrators  of Credit Event Auctions. <br /> <br /> Tembec Industries is a  Canadian forest products company that has filed a Chapter 15 bankruptcy petition  in the United States, triggering a credit event in credit-default swap (CDS)  contracts referencing the company. <br /> <br /> Markit and Creditex  administered the Credit Event Auction in accordance with the International Swaps  and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 2008 Tembec CDS Protocol announced on  September 12, 2008. The Credit Event Auction enabled market participants to cash  settle single-name, index, bespoke tranche and other credit derivative  transactions. <br /> <br /> During the Credit Event Auction, dealers  submitted orders electronically on the Creditex platform. The auction  submissions were delivered to Markit electronically. Markit calculated and  verified the results, and published them on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> On October 6th, Markit and Creditex will be conducting four  Credit Event Auctions in relation to the settlement of CDS contracts referencing  Federal National Mortgage Association (&quot;Fannie Mae&quot;) and  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&quot;Freddie Mac&quot;). <br  /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by  Markit and Creditex in collaboration with ISDA and major credit derivative  dealers to facilitate the settlement of credit derivative contracts in the event  of a corporate default. Previous auctions were held for Quebecor World Inc.,  Movie Gallery, Collins &amp; Aikman, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines,  Delphi Corporation, Calpine Corporation, Dana Corporation and Dura. <br />  </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong></strong></span></p>  <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN:  justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>- Ends - <br /> </strong><br  /> <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> <em>Markit</em> <br /> John Dooley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212  205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <em>Creditex</em> <br /> Annette Bronkesh  <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648 <br />  Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit  is a financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in  Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use  our independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> <br />  <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br /> Creditex  is a global market leader and innovator in execution and processing of credit  derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic  execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic trading for CDS  in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex has two operating  subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional electronic processing  and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br /> <br />  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a> <br />  </span></p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/10/2008-10-03">
     <date>10/03/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit LCDX Index Roll Postponed</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>- Markit,  a financial information services company that owns the Markit LCDX index, today  announced that it has postponed the roll of the index into Series 11 pending the  launch of a market standard non-cancellable single name loan credit-default swap  (CDS) contract.</p> <p>Loan CDS dealers are designing a  non-cancellable single name loan CDS contract to enhance liquidity by  eliminating uncertainty linked to the cancellability of the current market  standard contract. </p> <p>If and when market participants agree on  a market standard non-cancellable single name loan CDS contract, Markit will  integrate the language and characteristics of this contract into the Markit LCDX  index. <br /> <strong></strong></p>  <p><strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>For further information, please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> Telephone: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> <br /> Teresa Chick <br  /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit is a financial information services company with more than 1,000  employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com ">www.markit.com</a>.</p></content>  

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     <date>10/06/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Roll of Markit CDX Indices</title>  

    <content><p><strong>New York, NY</strong> - Markit, a  financial information services company and owner of the Markit CDX indices,  today announced that the following indices have rolled into new series: <br  /> <br /> &bull; The Markit CDX North America Investment Grade,  Markit CDX North America Investment Grade High Volatility, Markit CDX North  America Crossover, Markit CDX Emerging Markets and Markit CDX Emerging Markets  Diversified indices rolled into the new series on 2 October 2008. <br />  &bull; The Markit MCDX index rolled into the new series on 3 October 2008.  <br /> &bull; The Markit CDX North America High Yield index rolled  into the new series on 6 October 2008. <br /> <br /> Detailed index  constituent lists and trading documentation are available <a  href="${link:{uuid:{7ef6c5b3-4593-4e4c-b547-5e7a4ba896a8},repository:{website},workspace:{default},path:{/products/cdx}}}">here</a>.<br  /> <br /> <strong>-Ends- <br /> </strong><br />  <strong>For further information, please contact: </strong><br  /> <br /> <em>About Markit <br /> </em><br />  Markit is a financial information services company with more than 1,000  employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>. </p> John Dooley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> Telephone: +1-212-205-1310 <br /> <br /> <strong>Note to  Editors: <br /> </strong><br /> <em>About Markit CDX  indices <br /> </em><br /> Markit is the owner of the Markit  CDX family of indices, the most widely traded credit derivatives indices in  North America. <br /> <br /> <em>The investment banks licensed  to trade the Markit CDX indices include: <br /> </em><br />  ABN AMRO, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Barclays Capital, Citi, Credit Suisse,  Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS  and Wachovia.</content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/10/2008-10-06-2">
     <date>10/06/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit and Creditex Announce Final Results of Fannie Mae and Freddie  Mac Credit Event Auctions</title> 

    <content><p><strong>New York, NY</strong> &ndash; Creditex  and Markit, in partnership with 13 major credit derivative dealers, have  successfully conducted four Credit Event Auctions to facilitate the settlement  of credit derivative trades referencing Federal National Mortgage Association  (&ldquo;Fannie Mae&rdquo;) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation  (&ldquo;Freddie Mac&rdquo;). The auctions were conducted in accordance  with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 2008 Fannie Mae  and Freddie Mac CDS Protocol. Creditex and Markit are the official  administrators of Credit Event Auctions. <br /> <br /> At 4:00 pm  EST today, the final prices were determined as follows: </p> <p>  <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN:  auto auto auto 72.9pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 252.25pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:  medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"  width="336" border="1"> <tbody> <tr style="HEIGHT: 10pt;  page-break-inside: avoid"> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 180.75pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="241"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"  align="left"><strong><font size="2">Credit Event  Auction</font></strong></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; 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PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  71.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="95"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align="left"><font  size="2">91.51%</font></div> </td> </tr> <tr  style="HEIGHT: 10pt; page-break-inside: avoid"> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 180.75pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="241"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align="left"><font  size="2">Fannie Mae Subordinated </font></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  71.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="95"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align="left"><font  size="2">99.90%</font></div> </td> </tr> <tr  style="HEIGHT: 10pt; page-break-inside: avoid"> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 180.75pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="241"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align="left"><font  size="2">Freddie Mac Senior </font></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  71.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="95"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align="left"><font  size="2">94.00%</font></div> </td> </tr> <tr  style="HEIGHT: 10.15pt; page-break-inside: avoid"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 180.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 10.15pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="241">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"  align="left"><font size="2">Freddie Mac Subordinated  </font></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt  solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 71.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10.15pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="95"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align="left"><font  size="2">98.00%</font></div> </td> </tr>  </tbody> </table> </p> <p>Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,  shareholder-owned companies mandated by the US Congress to provide funding to  the US housing market, were placed under a conservatorship by the US government  on September 7, triggering credit events in credit default swap (CDS) contracts  referencing the companies. The Credit Event Auctions enabled market participants  to cash settle triggered contracts which included single name, index, bespoke  tranche and other credit derivative transactions. <br /> <br />  During the Credit Event Auctions, dealers submitted orders electronically on the  Creditex platform. The auction submissions were delivered to Markit  electronically. Markit calculated and verified the results, and published them  on <a href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>.  <br /> <br /> On October 10, Creditex and Markit will conduct a  Credit Event Auction in relation to the settlement of CDS contracts referencing  Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. <br /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction  process was launched in 2005 by Creditex and Markit in collaboration with ISDA  and major credit derivative dealers to facilitate the settlement of credit  derivative contracts in the event of a corporate default. Credit Event Auctions  have been held for Tembec Industries Inc., Quebecor World Inc., Movie Gallery,  Collins &amp; Aikman, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, Delphi  Corporation, Calpine Corporation, Dana Corporation and Dura. <br /> <br  /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> <em>Creditex <br /> </em>Annette  Bronkesh <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br /> <br  /> <em>Markit <br /> </em>John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <strong>About Creditex <br />  </strong>Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and  processing of credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice  and electronic execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic  trading for CDS in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex  has two operating subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional  electronic processing and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is  a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br />  <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a> <br /> <br  /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> <br />  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/10/2008-10-09">
     <date>10/09/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit to Improve Efficiency in Loan Market with New  Identifiers</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London, New York, NY and Dallas,  TX</strong> &ndash; Markit, a financial information services company,  today announced plans to introduce a new, comprehensive loan identification  system to enable straight-through-processing. The initiative will provide  individual loan identifiers and a numbering system for loan market participants.  <br /> <br /> Markit&rsquo;s new universal set of identifiers  for the syndicated loan market will improve accuracy and operational efficiency  by ensuring that information transmitted is linked to the correct underlying  loan and delivered to the right market participant. Markit&rsquo;s  identification system will connect existing disparate data and loan systems as  well as other identifiers to ensure ease of adoption. <br /> <br />  At present, financial information is transmitted by fax, email or phone,  resulting in operational inefficiency and high error rates. The new loan  identifiers will provide coverage from the borrower down to the individual  accruals, and will map to other commonly used identifiers in the market. The new  participant identifiers will cover all loan entities including the funds that  hold the loans. This effort builds on Markit&rsquo;s extensive experience in  managing industry standard identifiers such as Markit RED[1], Markit WSO Data[2]  and Markit LoanX IDs[3]. <br /> <br /> Anthony R. Clemente, Chief  Executive Officer of Canaras Capital Management, said: &ldquo;Some of the  previous innovations have already proven successful as seen in the progress made  with Markit WSO Data and Markit WSO Fax. Having the correct data on the  underlying loans definitely improves the overall decision-making for portfolio  managers and traders.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Eric Rosen, Head of  North American Credit Trading at JPMorgan, said: &ldquo;The recent  acquisition of J.P. Morgan FCS Corporation by Markit creates a unique and  compelling opportunity to bring buy-side and sell-side initiatives together. As  a result, Markit is best positioned to bring meaningful innovation to the loan  market, with identifiers leading the way.&rdquo; <br /> <br />  Armins Rusis, Executive Vice President and Global Co-Head of Fixed Income at  Markit, said: &ldquo;This marks an important step in our drive to improve  efficiency, transparency and straight-through processing within the loan  industry. With Markit&rsquo;s leadership in other identification systems,  coupled with strategic acquisitions and initiatives in the processing and  trading space, we are uniquely positioned to drive real change within the loan  market.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> A primary set of identifiers will  be available by the end of the year. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br  /> <br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact:</strong> <br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing  Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> <br /> <br /> John  Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> Telephone: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> <br /> <br /> About  Markit <br /> Markit is a financial information services company with more  than 1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000  financial institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve  operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. For more information,  see <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> </p>  <p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  <br /> <br /> [1] Markit RED is the industry standard for reference  entity and reference obligation identifiers used throughout the credit default  swap market to reduce legal and operational risk in trading, documentation and  trade settlement. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [2] Markit  WSO Data provides accurate referential and transactional leveraged loan  information for straight-through-processing. <br /> <br /> <br  /> <br /> [3] Markit LoanX IDs are unique identifiers of a particular  loan tranche that facilitate swift valuation of syndicated loan portfolios.  <br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/10/2008-10-10">
     <date>10/10/2008</date> 

    <title>Creditex and Markit Announce Final Results of Lehman Credit Event  Auction</title> 

    <content><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph;  TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><a  href="http://www.creditex.com/"></a><strong>New York,  NY</strong> &ndash; Markit and Creditex, in partnership with 14 major  credit derivative dealers, have successfully conducted a Credit Event Auction to  facilitate the settlement of credit derivative trades referencing Lehman  Brothers Holdings Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on  September 15, 2008. <br /> <br /> The auction was conducted in  accordance with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 2008  Lehman CDS Protocol. Markit and Creditex are the official administrators of  Credit Event Auctions. <br /> <br /> At 2:00 pm EST today, the final  price for Lehman Brothers bonds was determined as follows:  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY:  inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <table style="BORDER-RIGHT:  medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: auto auto auto 72.9pt;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 252.25pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none;  BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="336"  border="1"> <tbody> <tr style="HEIGHT: 10pt; page-break-inside:  avoid"> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.75pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 180.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="241"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align="left"><strong><font size="2">Credit  Event Auction</font></strong></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 71.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 10pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="95">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"  align="left"><strong><font size="2">Final  Price</font></strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr  style="HEIGHT: 10pt; page-break-inside: avoid"> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 180.75pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="241"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align="left"><font  size="2">Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.</font></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 71.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 10pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" nowrap="nowrap" width="95">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"  align="left"><font size="2">8.625%</font></div> </td>  </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> The Credit Event Auction  enabled market participants to cash settle triggered contracts which included  single name, index, bespoke tranche and other credit derivative transactions.  During the Credit Event Auction, dealers submitted orders electronically on the  Creditex platform. The auction submissions were delivered to Markit  electronically. Markit calculated and verified the results, and published them  on <a href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com.</a>  <br /> <br /> On October 23, Markit and Creditex will conduct a  Credit Event Auction to facilitate the settlement of CDS contracts referencing  Washington Mutual Inc. <br /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction  process was launched in 2005 by Markit and Creditex in collaboration with ISDA  and major credit derivative dealers to facilitate the settlement of credit  derivative contracts in the event of a corporate default. Credit Event Auctions  have been held to facilitate settlement of credit derivative trades referencing  Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,  Tembec Industries Inc., Quebecor World Inc., Movie Gallery, Collins &amp;  Aikman, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, Delphi Corporation, Calpine  Corporation, Dana Corporation and Dura. <br /> <br />  <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> <em>Markit</em> <br /> John Dooley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212  205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <em>Creditex</em> <br /> Annette  Bronkesh <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648  <br /> Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]  <br /> </a><br /> <strong>About Markit <br />  </strong>Markit is a financial information services company with more than  1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more  information, see <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br  /> Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and  processing of credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice  and electronic execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic  trading for CDS in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex  has two operating subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional  electronic processing and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is  a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br />  <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a> <br />  </span><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language:  EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/10/2008-10-16">
     <date>10/16/2008</date> 

    <title>Creditex and Markit Announce Successful Completion of Second North  American CDS Portfolio Compression Run</title> 

    <content><strong>London and New York</strong> &ndash; Markit and  Creditex today announced the successful completion of a second round of  industrywide portfolio compression runs for the credit derivatives market in  North America. <br /> <br /> Earlier today, live portfolio runs took  place in North America for CDS contracts referencing several widely traded North  American technology, media and telecommunications companies. It achieved a 54%  gross notional reduction across all participating counterparties. Thirteen  credit derivatives dealers participated in this run. <br /> <br />  Markit and Creditex were selected by the International Swaps and Derivatives  Association (ISDA) to provide infrastructure to support commitments made by  major market participants to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York relating to  improved operational efficiency and risk reduction. <br /> <br />  The first North American compression run was held August 27 for widely traded  telecommunications companies. Compression runs for CDS referencing European  technology, media and telecommunications companies occurred on September 4 and  September 11. <br /> <br /> &ldquo;We are pleased to have  successfully completed another portfolio compression run in North America with  the participation of the largest dealers in the CDS market. As this initiative  across sectors is rolled out globally, we will help the industry reduce risk and  improve capital efficiency in the credit derivative markets,&rdquo; said  <strong>Kevin Gould, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Data  Products and Analytics at Markit. <br /> </strong><br />  &ldquo;The portfolio compression runs are a critical component in addressing  operational issues highlighted by industry participants and regulators in recent  months,&rdquo; said <strong>Sunil Hirani, Creditex Chairman and  CEO</strong>. &ldquo;We are pleased that this platform is being well  received by the dealer community and we will continue to work with the dealer  community to help improve operational efficiency and market  scalability.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> The portfolio compression  initiative is the second major industry effort on which Markit and Creditex have  collaborated with ISDA and the major dealers to provide critical market  infrastructure. The two companies are official co-administrators of ISDA cash  settlement auctions which allow for efficient and orderly settlement of credit  derivative contracts following a corporate default. The cash settlement auction  mechanism was launched in 2005 and has since been relied upon in connection with  12 corporate defaults, most recently that of Lehman Brothers Holdings. <br  /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br  /> <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> <em>Markit <br /> </em>John Dooley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212  205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <em>Creditex</em> <br /> Annette  Bronkesh <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648  <br /> Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]  <br /> </a><br /> A<strong>bout Markit <br />  </strong>Markit is a financial information services company with more than  1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more  information, see <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br  /> Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and  processing of credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice  and electronic execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic  trading for CDS in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex  has two operating subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional  electronic processing and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is  a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br />  <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/10/2008-10-20">
     <date>10/20/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Launches new iTraxx Europe Total Return Indices</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and Frankfurt</strong> &ndash;  Markit, a financial information services provider, today announced the launch of  the Markit iTraxx Europe Financial Total Return indices.<br /> <br  /> The new indices replicate the performance of a sample portfolio that buys  or sells a Markit iTraxx CDS contract and invests the remaining notional amount  in money market instruments. These indices have been designed to serve as a  benchmark for institutional investors with debt positions in financial  institutions. <br /> <br /> The Markit iTraxx Europe Financial Total  Return indices are comprised of the following: </p> <ul>  <li>Markit iTraxx Europe Senior Financials 5-Year Total Return Index  </li> <li>Markit iTraxx Europe Subordinated Financials 5-Year Total  Return Index&nbsp; </li> <li>Markit iTraxx Europe Senior  Financials 5-Year Short Total Return Index, and </li> <li>Markit  iTraxx Europe Subordinated Financials 5-Year Short Total Return Index.  </li> </ul> <p>Markit has licensed Deutsche Bank to offer  Exchange Traded Funds on these four new indices. Index levels will be published  on <a href="http://www.indexco.com">www.indexco.com</a>. </p>  <p>- Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further  information, please contact: <br /> </strong><br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications<br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> <br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>. </p>  <p><br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/10/2008-10-23">
     <date>10/23/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit and Creditex Announce Final Results of Washington Mutual Credit  Event Auction</title> 

    <content><strong>New York, NY</strong> &ndash; Creditex and  Markit, in partnership with 14 major credit derivative dealers, have  successfully conducted a Credit Event Auction to facilitate the settlement of  credit derivative trades referencing Washington Mutual Inc., which filed for  Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 26, 2008. <br /> <br  /> The auction was conducted in accordance with the International Swaps and  Derivatives Association (ISDA) 2008 Washington Mutual CDS Protocol. Creditex and  Markit are the official administrators of Credit Event Auctions. <br />  <br /> At 2:00 pm EDT today, the final price for Washington Mutual bonds  was determined as follows:<br /> <br /> <meta  http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta  content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11"  name="Generator" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"  /> <link  href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CJOHN%7E1.DOO%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5C19%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"  rel="File-List" /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false  false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte  mso 9]><![endif]--><style type="text/css"> <!-- /* Font  Definitions */ @font-face {"MS Mincho"; panose-1:2 2 6 9 4 2 5 8 3 4;  mso-font-alt:"ＭＳ 明朝";} @font-face {"\@MS Mincho"; panose-1:2 2 6 9 4 2 5 8 3 4;}  /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal  {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.5pt;"Times  New Roman"; mso-fareast-"MS Mincho";} p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText,  div.MsoBodyText {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify;  text-justify:inter-ideograph; line-height:150%; font-size:10.0pt;  mso-fareast-"MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in  11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} -->  </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */  table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:"";  font-size:10.0pt;"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-"Times New Roman";}  table.MsoTableGrid {mso-style-name:"Table Grid"; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  font-size:10.0pt;"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <table  style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN-LEFT: 72.9pt;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"  height="37" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="360" border="1">  <tbody> <tr style="HEIGHT: 10pt; page-break-inside: avoid"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 180.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt" nowrap="nowrap" width="241"> <div  style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="left"><strong>Credit Event  Auction</strong></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH:  71.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt"  nowrap="nowrap" width="95"> <div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"  align="left"><strong>Final Price</strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 10pt; page-break-inside: avoid"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt solid; WIDTH:  180.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 10pt"  nowrap="nowrap" width="241"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"  align="left"><span>Washington Mutual Inc.</span></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.75pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  medium none; WIDTH: 71.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  10pt" nowrap="nowrap" width="95"> <div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"  align="left">57%</div> </td> </tr> </tbody>  </table> <p><br /> The Credit Event Auction enabled market  participants to cash settle triggered contracts which included single name,  index, bespoke tranche and other credit derivative transactions. During the  Credit Event Auction, dealers submitted orders electronically on the Creditex  platform. The auction submissions were delivered to Markit electronically.  Markit calculated and verified the results, and published them on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a> <br  /> <br /> Between November 4 and November 6, Creditex and Markit will  conduct the first-ever Credit Event Auctions in Europe to facilitate the  settlement of CDS contracts referencing Landsbanki &Iacute;slands hf,  Glitnir Banki hf and Kaup&thorn;ing Banki hf.<br /> <br /> The  Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by Creditex and Markit in  collaboration with ISDA and major credit derivative dealers to facilitate the  settlement of credit derivative contracts in the event of a corporate default.  Credit Event Auctions have been held to facilitate settlement of credit  derivative trades referencing Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Federal National  Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Tembec Industries  Inc., Quebecor World Inc., Movie Gallery, Collins &amp; Aikman, Delta Air  Lines, Northwest Airlines, Delphi Corporation, Calpine Corporation, Dana  Corporation and Dura.<br /> <br /> <strong>- Ends  -</strong><br /> <br /> For more information please  contact:<br /> <br /> <em>Markit</em><br /> John  Dooley<br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications<br /> Tel: +1  212 205 1310<br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  &nbsp;<br /> <br /> <em>Creditex</em><br />  Annette Bronkesh<br /> Bronkesh Associates<br /> Tel: +1 973 778  8648<br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> </p>  <p><strong>About Markit</strong><br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> <br />  <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong><br /> Creditex is  a global market leader and innovator in execution and processing of credit  derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic  execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic trading for CDS  in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex has two operating  subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional electronic processing  and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br /> <br />  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a>  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/10/2008-10-31">
     <date>10/31/2008</date> 

    <title>Creditex and Markit Announce Successful Completion of Four North  American and European CDS Portfolio Compression Cycles This Week</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York</strong> &ndash;  Markit and Creditex today announced the successful completion of four  industrywide credit default swap (CDS) portfolio compression runs in North  America and Europe during the week ended October 31, 2008. </p>  <p>Compression runs were completed this week in North America for CDS  contracts referencing consumer products companies and in Europe for CDS  contracts referencing industrial, energy and utilities companies as well as  European sovereigns. Compressions carried out across a total of 61 reference  entities this week achieved a gross notional reduction of 44%, or $150 billion  across all participating counterparties. <br /> <br /> This follows  the successful completion of four compression runs during the week ended October  24, 2008 when $200 billion of gross notional value was compressed for CDS  contracts referencing 62 North American and European companies. <br />  <br /> Portfolio compression is a process that reduces the overall size  and the number of line items in credit derivative portfolios, without changing  the risk parameters of the portfolios. This is achieved by terminating existing  trades and replacing them with a smaller number of new replacement trades that  carry the same risk profile and cash flows as the initial portfolio but require  a smaller amount of regulatory capital to be held against the positions. Markit  and Creditex run portfolio compression cycles on a regular basis to compress the  most actively traded single name CDS contracts systematically across all major  sectors. <br /> <br /> Markit and Creditex were selected by the  International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) to provide infrastructure  to support commitments made by major market participants to the Federal Reserve  Bank of New York relating to improved operational efficiency and risk reduction.  <br /> <br /> The first North American compression run was held on  August 27, 2008 for widely traded telecommunications companies. Compression runs  for CDS referencing European technology, media and telecommunications companies  occurred on September 4, 2008 and September 11, 2008. Markit and Creditex have  now conducted 13 compression runs since August 27, 2008, resulting in a total  gross notional reduction in excess of $550 billion. </p>  <p><strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>For more information please contact:</strong> <br />  <br /> <em>Markit <br /> </em>John Dooley <br />  Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <em>Creditex</em> <br /> Annette Bronkesh  <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648 <br />  Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit is a financial information services company with more than 1,000  employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more  information, see <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  </p> <p><strong>About Creditex</strong> <br />  Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and processing of  credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic  execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic trading for CDS  in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex has two operating  subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional electronic processing  and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br /> <br />  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a>  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/05/2008-05-01">
     <date>05/01/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Appoints Charles Longden</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London</strong> &ndash; Markit, a  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing, today announced the appointment of Charles Longden as Managing  Director in Fixed Income and Credit. <br /> <br /> Longden will  focus on expanding the firm&rsquo;s fixed income and credit businesses. He  will also develop new products and services designed to bring greater  transparency and liquidity to the fast-growing carbon markets. <br />  <br /> Longden joins Markit from ABN AMRO where he worked for 12 years,  most recently as global head of credit trading and eco-markets. He was the chief  architect of the iBoxx CDS Notes, the forerunner of the iTraxx CDS indices which  Markit now owns. Prior to ABN AMRO, Longden worked in bond sales and trading at  Royal Bank of Scotland. <br /> <br /> <strong>Kevin Gould,  Executive Vice President and Head of Data Products and Analytics at Markit,  commented:</strong> &ldquo;We are delighted to have Charlie on board.  He has played a significant role in the credit markets, notably in the index  space, and we have worked with him closely for many years. Charlie&rsquo;s  experience in the eco-markets will also be a great asset to the firm as we  develop our offering for this expanding asset class.&rdquo; <br />  <br /> <strong>Charles Longden said:</strong> &quot;Having  been familiar with Markit for a number of years, I am very excited about this  opportunity and look forward to contributing to the success and dynamic growth  of this company.&quot; <br /> <br /> Longden, who will be based  in London, will join Markit at the end of May. <br /> <br />  <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>For further information, please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director,  Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;<br  /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094 </p> <p>Caroline Lumley <br  /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br />  Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;<br  /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br /> <strong>About  Markit <br /> </strong><br /> Markit is a leading provider of  independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to  the global financial markets. The company receives daily data contributions from  90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to  enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/05/2008-05-02">
     <date>05/02/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Adds ABX.HE.PENAAA to Existing and Future ABX.HE  Indices</title> 

    <content><p><strong>New York, NY</strong>- Markit, a leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing and owner of the Markit ABX.HE index, today announced that a  Penultimate AAA sub-index will be added to the existing and future series of the  Markit ABX.HE indices. The new tranche, added by a majority vote of contributing  dealers, will provide enhanced trading opportunities to institutional investors  seeking exposure to an additional credit class. <br /> <br /> The  new ABX.HE.PENAAA sub-index will reference AAA rated bonds that are second to  last in principal distribution priority in the ABX.HE indices. The ABX.HE.PENAAA  bonds will reference the same pools of assets as the bonds referenced in the  ABX.HE.AAA indices. Markit ABX.HE is a synthetic index of U.S. home equity  asset-backed securities. <br /> <br /> The launch of the new  sub-indices for the existing Markit ABX.HE indices, 06-1, 06-2, 07-1 and 07-2,  will take place in the second quarter of 2008. The first future index to include  the ABX.HE.PENAAA will be the ABX.HE 08-1 index, scheduled to launch in July  2008. <br /> <br /> The Markit ABX.HE 07-2 remains the on-the-run  series until the July roll. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br />  <br /> <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 (0)20&nbsp;7260  2151&nbsp;<br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Markit <br /> </strong>Markit  is a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. The company  receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are  used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and  manage compliance. <br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/05/2008-05-02-2">
     <date>05/02/2008</date> 

    <title>Liquidnet Europe Selects Markit BOAT</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London</strong> &ndash; Markit, a  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing, today announced that Liquidnet Europe Limited  (&ldquo;Liquidnet Europe&rdquo;), one of Europe&rsquo;s largest  &lsquo;dark pools&rsquo; of liquidity and TradeTech European Award  winner for Best Overall Execution Venue, has chosen Markit BOAT as its preferred  trade reporting platform. Liquidnet Europe is the third Multilateral Trading  Facility (MTF) to join Markit BOAT since its launch on 1 November 2007. <br  /> <br /> Under MiFID, MTFs are required to report all trades that take  place on their platforms. Liquidnet Europe will use Markit BOAT to report all  the trades in European equities it executes from 5 May this year. <br />  <br /> Will Meldrum, Managing Director and Head of Markit BOAT at Markit,  said: &ldquo;Liquidnet is a major player in the European OTC equity markets  and we are delighted that they have joined the Markit BOAT platform. This will  further consolidate our position as the leading trade reporting venue for the  OTC equity markets.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> John Barker, Managing  Director at Liquidnet Europe, said: &ldquo;Markit BOAT has a robust  technology infrastructure and an attractive commercial model, which are key  attributes we look for in any of our business relationships. Just like  Liquidnet, Markit BOAT was built to bring a cheaper and more efficient service  to the industry. It therefore made sense from both an operational and business  perspective to use Markit BOAT&rsquo;s trade reporting service.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> Liquidnet Europe is a buy-side only crossing network  that provides its members with access to 21 European equity markets, as well as  LSE-listed GDRs (Reg-S). Last year, principal volumes on Liquidnet Europe  increased by over 100 percent for the fourth consecutive year and the company  reported a strong fourth quarter with principal volumes totalling  &pound;12.1 billion, up 174 percent from the same period in 2006. <br  /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For more  information please contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2047 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p>Jim Gorman <br /> Marketing &amp; Communications  <br /> Liquidnet <br /> Tel: +1 646 674-2145 <br /> Email:  <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. The company  receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are  used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and  manage compliance. <br /> <br /> <strong>About Liquidnet  Europe</strong> <br /> Liquidnet is one of Europe&rsquo;s - and  the world&rsquo;s - largest independent dark pools of liquidity. Launched in  2001, Liquidnet now offers its buy-side-only Members the ability to trade in 29  global equity markets, plus GDRs (Reg-S, LSE-listed) that provide access to an  additional 26 markets. Liquidnet is headquartered in New York with offices in  London, Toronto, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Sydney. Since its inception,  Liquidnet&rsquo;s main objective has been to bring the buy-side as much  liquidity as possible, whilst providing the most secure and efficient  environment in which to trade. <br /> <br /> For more information,  see <a href="http://www.liquidnet.com">www.liquidnet.com</a>  </p> <p><br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/05/2008-05-08">
     <date>05/08/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Launches Documentation Library</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London</strong> &ndash; Markit, the  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing, today announced it has launched Markit Document Exchange, a  documentation library that allows financial institutions to post, manage and  share compliance, counterparty credit and regulatory documents securely. <br  /> <br /> The new service allows buy-side and sell-side institutions to  comply with regulatory requirements and industry best practice relating to  compliance, credit and regulatory documentation. By automating Know Your Client  (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Compliance Certification processes,  Markit Document Exchange will reduce the risks associated with these  documentation requirements and bring operational efficiency and cost savings to  the process. <br /> <br /> <strong>Penny Davenport, Managing  Director and Head of Markit Document Exchange said:</strong>  &ldquo;Quick access to counterparty information is crucial from a regulatory  and compliance standpoint as well as a business point of view. Markit Document  Exchange simplifies the information management process for both the sell-side  and the buy-side. We are pleased to provide an industry solution that will bring  efficiency and cost savings to all types of market participants.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> <strong>Edward Budd, Director at Deutsche Bank  said:</strong> &ldquo;'We view Markit Document Exchange as a strategic  vehicle that will significantly increase overall market efficiency in the  exchange of regulatory, credit and compliance related documentation. This should  have tangible benefits for both buy and sell-side participants.'&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> <strong>Gretchen Markel, Executive Director at  JPMorgan said:</strong> &ldquo;Markit Document Exchange is being  placed at the heart of our onboarding processes and we expect it to have a major  positive impact on the customer experience we provide to our clients.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> <strong>Tracey Jordal, Senior Vice President at  PIMCO said:</strong> &ldquo;Markit Document Exchange provides a simple  method of sharing documentation with our counterparties. Integrating Document  Exchange into our daily workflow has streamlined our processes and controls,  allowing us to focus on our core business.&rdquo; </p> <p>Markit  Document Exchange launches with the support of five global investment banks and  two leading buy-side institutions: Bank of America, Citi, Deutsche Bank,  JPMorgan, the combined ABN AMRO / RBS, Eton Park Capital Management and PIMCO.  <br /> <br /> Currently, the process of gathering documentation for  regulatory, credit and compliance purposes is labour-intensive. Institutional  investors need to provide numerous documents to each bank counterparty. In  addition, once the documents have been delivered, they need to be periodically  re-certified to ensure they are up-to-date. Sell-side institutions duplicate  efforts when gathering information and documentation relating to institutional  investor counterparties. <br /> <br /> Markit Document Exchange  streamlines the process across the entire industry. The new platform will act as  a central repository for buy-side documents, reducing the need to provide and  update documentation, and thus the potential for error. Markit Document Exchange  will also provide the sell-side with a single source of up-to-date  documentation, allowing for quick access to accurate counterparty information.  <br /> <br /> <strong>-Ends-</strong> <br />  <br /> <strong>For further information, please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director,  Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094 <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is the leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily data  contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000  institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  <br /> <br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/05/2008-05-13">
     <date>05/13/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit to Add PENAAA Tranche to ABX.HE Indices on May 14</title>  

    <content><p><strong>New York, NY</strong>- Markit, a leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing and owner of the Markit ABX.HE index, today announced that the  Penultimate AAA sub-index will be added to the Markit ABX.HE indices on May 14.  Markit ABX.HE is a synthetic index of U.S. home equity asset-backed securities.  </p> <p>The new tranche will provide enhanced trading opportunities  to institutional investors seeking exposure to an additional credit class. Its  inclusion was decided following a majority vote of contributing dealers.  </p> <p>The ABX.HE.PENAAA sub-index will reference AAA rated bonds  that are second to last in principal distribution priority in the ABX.HE  indices. The new tranche will reference the same pools of assets as the bonds  referenced in the ABX.HE.AAA indices. </p> <p>The new sub-index will  be added to the existing Markit ABX.HE indices, 06-1, 06-2, 07-1 and 07-2, as  well as to future indices. The Markit ABX.HE 07-2 index will remain the  on-the-run series until the next index roll which is scheduled for July this  year. <br /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br  /> <br /> <strong>For more information please  contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel:  646-257-2722 <br /> Email: [email protected] <br /> <br  /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily data  contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000  institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/05/2008-05-19">
     <date>05/19/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces New RED Licence for Buy-Side</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit, a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations  and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced a new  freely available licence for the Markit Reference Entity Database (RED), aimed  at smaller buy-side firms. <br /> <br /> Under the terms of the new  licence, asset managers with light credit default swap (CDS) trading volumes  that use DTCC*&nbsp;Deriv/SERV for trade confirmation will gain access to  market best practice in CDS trade processing. <br /> <br /> Markit  RED is the industry standard for reference entity and reference obligation  identifiers used throughout the CDS market to reduce legal and operational risk  in trading, documentation and trade settlement. The service uses legal  representatives in over 100 countries to source and scrutinise all relevant  documentation to provide subscribers with a complete understanding of each  entity. <br /> <br /> This initiative aims to support the  commitments made by the Operations Management Group (OMG) to the New York Fed in  March this year, and reinforces Markit&rsquo;s commitment to bring greater  operational efficiency to the OTC derivative markets. The OMG, which represents  the major market participants, has pledged to improve OTC derivative trade  processing by taking steps such as the universal use of standard reference data.  <br /> <br /> &quot;Markit RED plays a critical role in the CDS  markets. The service is used by all major market makers and the vast majority of  large buy-side firms, and we are keen to encourage the broad buy-side community  to adopt RED. We recognize that one size doesn&rsquo;t fit all and have now  developed a new licence for the smaller firms. This will allow them to operate  consistently with the rest of the market, and will help the industry achieve the  commitments made to the Fed in March this year,&rdquo; <strong>said Ed  Chidsey, Director of Markit RED. <br /> </strong><br />  <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br /> *DTCC: The  Depository Trust &amp; Clearing Corporation<br /> <br />  <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President,  Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44-20-7260-2047  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p>John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +1-212-931-4900 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit is a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. The company  receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are  used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and  manage compliance. <br /> <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/05/2008-05-21">
     <date>05/21/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Roll of CMBX Indices</title>  

    <content><p><strong>New York, NY</strong> &ndash; Markit,  a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and  over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade processing and owner of the Markit  CMBX, today announced that the Markit CMBX index will roll into its fifth series  on May 22, 2008.</p> <p>The Markit CMBX is a synthetic family of  indices based on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) which  provides investors with liquid, transparent exposure to CMBS of a unique  vintage. Each CMBX index references a basket of 25 of the most recently issued  CMBS deals. </p> <p>The Markit CMBX Series 5 index has seven index  tranches containing bonds rated AAA, AJ, AA, A, BBB, BBB- and BB, respectively.  Ratings are required from at least two of the following rating agencies: Moody's  Investors Service, Fitch Ratings and Standard &amp; Poor's. </p>  <p>The CMBS reference obligations are selected using the following  requirements: deals must have a minimum size of $700 million; they must be  secured by at least 50 separate mortgages that are obligations of at least 10  unaffiliated borrowers; no more than 40% of the underlying mortgages can be  secured by properties in the same state; and no more than 60% of the properties  can be of the same property type. Additional details such as a complete list of  reference obligations, coupons and index RED codes are freely available at <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>. </p>  <p>Markit owns the Markit CMBX, performs all associated functions  including administration, calculation and marketing, and is the central source  of information about the index. Responsible for the index&rsquo;s rules,  operations and analytics, Markit publishes daily spreads on its website,  provides monthly fixed and floating payment amounts and supplies a calculator  for the settlement of trades. Markit CMBX is based on the standard ISDA  Pay-As-You-Go template. </p> <p>Licensed dealers of the Markit CMBX  include: Bank of America, Barclays, Bear Stearns, Calyon, Citi, Countrywide,  Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Merrill  Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Nomura International, RBS Greenwich Capital, UBS and  Wachovia. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br />  <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +1 212 931 4900 <br  /> Email: [email protected] <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily data  contributions from 90 dealing firms and its services are used by almost 1,000  institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit Indices <br />  </strong>Markit owns and manages the pre-eminent credit derivative indices  including Markit ABX, Markit CDX, Markit CMBX, Markit LCDX and Markit iTraxx.  Markit acts as administration, calculation and marketing agent for the indices  but is not party to index trading and does not track trading volumes.  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/05/2008-05-27">
     <date>05/27/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Completes Acquisition of SwapsWire</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit, a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations  and Over-The-Counter (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced that it  has completed the acquisition of SwapsWire, the electronic trade confirmation  network for the OTC derivative markets. Markit expects to complete the full  integration of the company by July this year. <br /> <br />  According to data from the latest Markit Metrics report, trade confirmation  backlogs in credit derivatives stabilised in the first quarter this year to  approximately 6,000 trades per dealer per month relative to average monthly  trading volumes of 25,000 trades per dealer. However, with OTC derivative  markets continuing to grow at a rapid pace, market infrastructure will remain a  key concern among regulators. <br /> <br /> <strong>Jeff  Gooch, Executive Vice President, Co-Head of Trade Processing and Head of  Valuations at Markit, said:</strong> &ldquo;The combination of the  Markit and SwapsWire trade processing platforms gives us critical mass and a  global network at a time of increased consolidation in the vendor market. As the  industry focuses on cost reduction and improved risk management, the efficiency  and scalability of the SwapsWire platform will become even more  valuable.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> <strong>Chip Carver,  Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Trade Processing at Markit,  said:</strong> &ldquo;We are enjoying record growth driven by  increases in adoption of the platform and growth in trading volumes across the  industry. By bringing SwapsWire and Markit together, we are able to offer market  participants the powerful tools they need to overcome operational  challenges.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> The integrated Markit Trade  Processing (MTP) services have been re-branded as follows with immediate effect:  <br /> &bull; Markit Trade Manager (previously MTP) provides  comprehensive cross-asset class trade workflow and reporting services for  buy-side clients, including links to Markit Wire and DTCC Deriv/SERV <br  /> &bull; Markit Tie Out, which forms part of Markit Trade Manager,  allows buy-side and sell-side firms to affirm the key economics of trades on  trade date <br /> &bull; Markit Wire (previously SwapsWire) is a trade  date legal confirmation service with real time messaging and trade resolution  <br /> &bull; Markit PBWire is a widely used trade acceptance service  for prime brokers and their counterparts <br /> &bull; Markit PortRec  is an award-winning portfolio reconciliation service. <br /> <br />  The addition of SwapsWire&rsquo;s workforce brings Markit&rsquo;s global  headcount to over 650 employees. Chip Carver, SwapsWire&rsquo;s Chief  Executive, will join Markit&rsquo;s executive team as co-head of MTP, based  in New York. Jeff Gooch, co-head of MTP, is based in London. <br /> <br  /> Markit acquired SwapsWire from Bank of America, The Bank of  Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., Barclays Bank, Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank, BNP  Paribas, Calyon, Citi, CDC Ixis Capital Markets, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank,  Goldman Sachs, HSBC Bank Plc, J.P. Morgan Chase &amp; Co., Lehman Brothers,  Merrill Lynch, Mizuho Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley, The Royal Bank of  Scotland, Societe Generale, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and UBS  Investment Bank. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br />  <strong>For further information, please contact:</strong> <br  /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications  <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p>Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2047 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit Group Limited (&ldquo;Markit&rdquo;) is a leading provider of  independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to  the global financial and commodities markets. The company receives daily data  contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000  institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  <br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/07/2008-07-02">
     <date>07/02/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit and Creditex Announce Launch of Innovative Trade Compression  Platform to Reduce Operational Risk in CDS Market</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Creditex and Markit today announced a joint initiative to launch an  industry-wide portfolio compression platform for the credit derivative market.  This process is the first of its kind and represents a significant improvement  over previous tear-up processes. The platform supports commitments made by major  market participants to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York relating to improved  operational efficiency and risk reduction. <br /> <br /> Developed  in response to a request by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association  (ISDA) on behalf of major credit derivative dealers, the platform will reduce  operational risk and improve capital efficiency by reducing the number of trades  and the gross notional outstanding value of single-name credit default swaps  (CDS) held by dealers. This will be achieved through a multi-lateral portfolio  &ldquo;compression&rdquo; or &ldquo;tear-up&rdquo; process that  is scheduled to launch in the third quarter of 2008. <br /> <br />  The new compression approach improves on previous tear-up processes by  delivering significantly better compression results while leaving market risk  profiles unchanged. The process involves terminating existing trades and  replacing them with a far fewer number of new &ldquo;replacement  trades&rdquo; which have the same risk profile and cash flows as the initial  portfolio, but with less capital exposure. The initiative, available to both the  U.S. and European CDS markets, will be managed jointly by Creditex and Markit  and has the support of 13 major CDS market participants. <br /> <br  /> Sunil Hirani, Chief Executive Officer of Creditex, said: &ldquo;We are  pleased to be a part of a collaborative effort with Markit and major industry  participants to strengthen the CDS market infrastructure. We believe this  foundational effort will bring immediate and longer-term benefits to the CDS  market as highlighted and called for by market participants and  regulators.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Kevin Gould, Executive Vice  President and Head of Data Products and Analytics at Markit, said:  &ldquo;This initiative will significantly reduce operational risk within the  CDS market and the solution leverages the individual strengths of both Creditex  and Markit. We expect the process to be run regularly and as such it is likely  to become an integral part of the market infrastructure.&rdquo; <br />  <br /> The compression initiative is the second major industry effort on  which Creditex and Markit have collaborated with ISDA and the major dealers to  provide critical market infrastructure. The two companies are official  co-administrators of ISDA cash settlement auctions which allow for efficient and  orderly settlement of credit derivative contracts following a corporate default.  The cash settlement auction mechanism was launched in 2005 and has since been  relied upon in connection with nine major corporate defaults, most recently that  of Quebecor World Inc. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br  /> <strong>For more information please contact:</strong> <br  /> <br /> Creditex <br /> Annette Bronkesh<br /> Bronkesh  Associates<br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648 <br /> Email: [email protected]  <br /> <br /> Markit <br /> Teresa Chick<br /> Managing  Director, Corporate Communications<br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> <br /> John Dooley<br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications<br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p><strong>About Creditex <br /> </strong>Creditex is a  global market leader and innovator in execution and processing of credit  derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic  execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic trading for CDS  in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex has two operating  subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional electronic processing  and execution services in the CDS space. On June 3, Creditex agreed to be  purchased by IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). Upon the closing of the  transaction, which is expected during late third quarter 2008, Creditex Group  will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICE, operating under the Creditex name.  <br /> <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a></p>  <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily  data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost  1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage  compliance. <br /> <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a></p>  <p>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/07/2008-07-01">
     <date>07/01/2008</date> 

    <title>Banks Use Markit CDS Data as New Corporate Loan Benchmark</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit, a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations  and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced that it  has provided benchmark pricing for investment grade corporate loans arranged by  two of the world&rsquo;s biggest banks. <br /> <br /> JPMorgan  and Citi have used Markit&rsquo;s CDS data to provide a new Market Based  Pricing (MBP) for revolving credit facilities arranged for corporate borrowers.  MBP is a reference spread over LIBOR and represents a departure from the  traditional method of pricing such transactions which establishes a set spread  over LIBOR at transaction launch that may not reflect market-based spreads if  and when the borrower decides to draw down on the facility. <br /> <br  /> Evan Zebooker, Director at Markit, said: &ldquo;We are delighted to  have worked with JPMorgan and Citi to launch the first of these innovative  Market Based Pricing deals, and we are working with other key industry players  to establish this pricing method as a market standard.&rdquo; <br />  <br /> Thomas Cassin, Head of High Grade Loan Capital Markets at JPMorgan,  said: &ldquo;We developed the Market Based Pricing structure in order to  meet our clients&rsquo; needs for liquidity in the bank market, while  ensuring that lenders are compensated at market-based rates for the capital  employed.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Steven Victorin, Head of Global  Loans - Europe and North America at Citi, said: &ldquo;Today's bank loan  investors evaluate a number of market factors and criteria when determining  whether to participate in syndicated loan facilities, and at what amount. Market  Based Pricing is our approach to providing a mirror to the market to establish a  market-driven price, which ensures corporate issuers have continued access to  significant levels of capital throughout market cycles.&rdquo; <br />  <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For more  information please contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> John Dooley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily  data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost  1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage  compliance. <br /> <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a></p>  <p>&nbsp;<br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/07/2008-07-17">
     <date>07/17/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Voted Data Vendor of the Year</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London </strong>- Markit, a leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and over-the-counter (OTC)  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets, today announced  that it was voted Data Vendor of the Year at the 2008 Global Investor Awards.  <br /> <br /> The accolade recognises data vendors that have made a  significant contribution to the buy-side community thanks to the quality of  their financial information services. The panel of judges was comprised of  Global Investor&rsquo;s editorial team who consulted independent third  parties. <br /> <br /> Global Investor noted that Markit has  established itself as a leading player in the OTC markets, setting industry  standards in independent pricing, portfolio valuations and trade processing  across asset classes. The panel highlighted the role played by the Markit  indices in the credit markets as well as the work the company has undertaken to  increase the efficiency of the matching, confirmation and settlement processes  within the trade life cycle. <br /> <br /> Caroline Allen, Editor of  Global Investor, said: &ldquo;The work Markit is doing to promote  understanding, transparency and efficiency on the buy-side was considered  extremely valuable. The importance of reliable, up-to-date data and data systems  has never been greater.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Mike Rushmore,  Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Markit, said: &ldquo;We are  delighted that our contribution to the industry has been acknowledged by Global  Investor with this award. With a number of services specifically designed for  the buy-side, Markit now has more than 1,000 buy-side institutions using our  services to manage risk, enhance trading activities and improve operational  efficiency.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Global Investor is a monthly  magazine dedicated to the international investment community. <br />  <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further  information, please contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/07/2008-07-21">
     <date>07/21/2008</date> 

    <title>DTCC and Markit To Form Strategic OTC Derivatives  Partnership</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit and The Depository Trust &amp; Clearing Corporation  (DTCC) today announced the formation of a new company that will combine the  strengths of Markit&rsquo;s front- and middle-office trade processing  services with DTCC Deriv/SERV&rsquo;s back-office leadership in post-trade  confirmation and matching services. <br /> <br /> In response to  customer demand for a more secure, reliable and streamlined operational  environment, the new company will provide a single gateway for confirming  over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions globally. This will allow  buy-side and sell-side OTC derivative market participants to confirm trades and  to gain access to additional services provided by Markit and DTCC through a  common portal. <br /> <br /> The new company will comprise  Markit&rsquo;s recently acquired Markit Wire platform (formerly SwapsWire)  as well as&nbsp;its other trade processing services such as Markit Trade  Manager, Markit Tie Out, and Markit PortRec. DTCC will contribute its Deriv/SERV  matching and confirmation engine, and its AffirmXpress, MCA Xpress and Novation  Consent services. Additional services that will not become part of the new  company include Markit&rsquo;s data and valuation services and  DTCC&rsquo;s downstream Trade Information Warehouse, centralised settlement  and payment netting services. <br /> <br /> This initiative should  accelerate the adoption of electronic processing solutions across the rapidly  growing, $454 trillion, OTC derivative market where approximately 50% of  transactions are still confirmed on paper. The new company will be quicker to  market, provide better client solutions and rationalise infrastructure. <br  /> <br /> &ldquo;Both DTCC and Markit have been instrumental in the  OTC derivative community&rsquo;s efforts to strengthen the operational  infrastructure of this dynamic market,&rdquo; <strong>said Eraj  Shirvani, chairman of the International Swaps &amp; Derivatives Association  (ISDA&reg;) and managing director and co-head of European Credit at Credit  Suisse.</strong> &ldquo;This alliance is a groundbreaking combination  that reaches across borders and asset classes to provide a service that will  help a wide range of market participants achieve greater certainty in their  transaction processing.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> The new company  will be jointly owned by DTCC and Markit, and will be governed by an 11-member  board of directors . Michael Bodson, executive managing director for  DTCC&rsquo;s business management and strategy overseeing all DTCC business  lines, will be chairman of the new company. Jeff Gooch, executive vice president  of Markit, will be the new company&rsquo;s chief executive officer. <br  /> <br /> &ldquo;Since launching Deriv/SERV&rsquo;s matching  and confirmation service in late 2003, DTCC has been committed to helping the  OTC derivatives community automate transaction processing and build a robust  infrastructure in this rapidly growing market. This important new strategic  partnership with Markit reflects our ongoing strategy of aligning with other key  service providers as a way to help the industry meet its goals and to better  serve our customers,&rdquo; <strong>said Michael  Bodson.</strong> <br /> <br /> &ldquo;By combining the  individual strengths of Markit&rsquo;s trade processing services and  DTCC&rsquo;s Deriv/SERV, we are taking a major step forward in addressing  the calls from global regulators and customers for a fully integrated system for  processing OTC derivatives. We believe the time is right for consolidation  around a combined framework to address the challenges of rapid growth,  operational risk and high costs in the OTC derivative markets,&rdquo;  <strong>said Lance Uggla, chief executive officer of  Markit</strong>. <br /> <br /> In addition to facilitating  greater industry adoption of electronic confirmation, the new company will offer  automated trade affirmation, trade allocation and novation consent solutions to  the market on a cross-product basis. It will initially support both  DTCC&rsquo;s and Markit&rsquo;s confirmation platforms. <br />  <br /> The new company will be headquartered in London, with a second  major centre of operations in New York City, and representative offices in  Europe and Asia. The combined business will have over 1,100 financial  institutions as customers, and annual transaction volumes of over 7 million  across the OTC interest rate, credit and equity derivative markets. <br />  <br /> The DTCC-Markit agreement will become effective following  completion of due diligence, regulatory filings and approval by relevant global  regulators, including those in the U.K. and U.S. The name of the new company  will be announced at a later date. <br /> <br /> <strong>-  Ends -</strong> <br /> <br /> <strong>For more  information, please contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> Markit  <br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> Email:  <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p>Caroline Lumley <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2047 <br /> Email:  <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p>John Dooley <br /> Tel: + 1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email:  <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p>DTCC <br /> Stuart Goldstein <br /> Tel: + 1 212.855.5470  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p>Judith Inosanto <br /> Tel: +1 646 479 3519 <br /> Email:  <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p><strong>Notes to Editors:</strong> <br /> <br  /> <strong>Biographies and photos</strong> <br /> Please  click on the link below for Michael Bodson&rsquo;s biography and photo:  <br /> http://www.dtcc.com/about/governance/bio_bodson.php <br />  <br /> Please click on the link below for Jeff Gooch&rsquo;s  biography:  http://www.markit.com/information/ab...eff_gooch.html  <br /> Photos available on request. <br /> <br />  <strong>About the new company</strong> <br /> The new company  will comprise Markit&rsquo;s recently acquired Markit Wire platform  (formerly SwapsWire) as well its other trade processing services such as Markit  Trade Manager, Markit Tie Out, and Markit PortRec. DTCC will contribute its  Deriv/SERV matching and confirmation engine, and its AffirmXpress, MCA Xpress  and Novation Consent services. <br /> <br /> <strong>About  Markit <br /> </strong>Markit is a financial information services  company with more than 700 employees in Europe, North America and Asia. Over  1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to manage risk,  improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. For more  information, see www.markit.com <br /> <br /> <strong>Markit  Trade Processing</strong> <br /> Markit Trade Processing (MTP) is an  electronic, cross-asset class solution for OTC derivative post-trade processing,  including affirmations, confirmations and portfolio reconciliation. MTP provides  both buy-side and sell-side firms with the ability to increase counterparty  transparency, reduce risk, and streamline post-trade operations. <br />  <br /> <strong>About DTCC <br /> </strong>The Depository  Trust &amp; Clearing Corporation (DTCC), through its subsidiaries, provides  clearance, settlement and information services for equities, corporate and  municipal bonds, government and mortgage-backed securities, money market  instruments and over-the-counter derivatives. In addition, DTCC is a leading  processor of mutual funds and insurance transactions, linking funds and carriers  with financial firms and third parties who market these products.  DTCC&rsquo;s depository provides custody and asset servicing for 3.5 million  securities issues from the United States and 110 other countries and  territories, valued at $40 trillion. Last year, DTCC settled more than $1.86  quadrillion in securities transactions. DTCC has operating facilities in  multiple locations in the United States and overseas. For more information on  DTCC, visit www.dtcc.com. <br /> <br /> <strong>DTCC  Deriv/SERV</strong> <br /> DTCC is a an industry owned organization.  It formed a new OTC derivatives subsidiary, DTCC Deriv/SERV LLC, that became  operational in June 2003, initially to match and confirm trades in credit  derivatives. DTCC Deriv/SERV processed over 5.8 million transactions last year  for 25 global dealers and more than 1,100 buy side customers. It has also  expanded its support to other OTC instruments. <br /> <br />  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/07/2008-07-28">
     <date>07/28/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Expands Loan Business Through Acquisition of FCS from  JPMorgan</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London, New York, NY and Dallas,  TX</strong> - Markit, the financial information services company, and  JPMorgan today announced that they have agreed to terms under which Markit will  acquire J.P. Morgan FCS Corporation (&ldquo;FCS&rdquo;). FCS is the  leading provider of portfolio and risk management software and services to  syndicated loan market participants, including the Wall Street Office family of  products. <br /> <br /> The combination of FCS and Markit brings  together highly complementary data and software services. The combined entity  will be the leading provider of independent loan market data and software,  currently used by over 400 financial institutions to manage over $1 trillion in  assets. This will reinforce Markit&rsquo;s position in the global credit  markets, and enable the firm to develop and deliver innovative solutions to  improve operational efficiency and transparency in the loan markets. <br  /> <br /> Lance Uggla, Chief Executive Officer of Markit, said:  &ldquo;Both FCS and Markit have long and proven track records of building  critical infrastructure to support the global loan market, including software  and pricing. By bringing together these complementary businesses, our syndicated  loan platform will have over 350 loan market specialists, more than 400  institutional relationships and a shared vision for the future of the loan  market. This is an exciting development for our employees and customers  alike.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Conrad Kozak, Managing Director and  CEO of JPMorgan Investor Services, said: &ldquo;FCS is an industry leader  that has offered key solutions to our clients for many years, and Markit is a  service provider that we have worked with extensively and positively. The  combination of these two businesses makes sense and creates a strong market  player. Meanwhile, JPMorgan will continue to be a leading provider of a  comprehensive set of alternative investment and fund administration services to  asset managers, hedge funds and private equity funds globally.&rdquo; <br  /> <br /> Mark Murray, President of FCS, said: &ldquo;Our team is  focused on innovation and solutions for our clients and the broader leveraged  loan market. Wall Street Office software and connectivity with investors,  combined with the infrastructure and experience of Markit in the loans space,  will allow us to develop new solutions to drive efficiency and facilitate  straight-through processing.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> FCS has core  operations and an experienced management team based in Dallas, Texas that will  join Markit&rsquo;s management team. Mark Murray, President of FCS, will be  appointed Executive Vice President at Markit. <br /> <br /> - Ends -  <br /> <br /> <strong>For more information please  contact:</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>Markit</strong> <br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br  /> Email: [email protected] <br /> <br /> Teresa Chick  <br /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +44  20 7260 2094 <br /> Email: [email protected] <br /> <br  /> <strong>JPMorgan</strong> <br /> Pam Snook <br />  Vice President, Media Relations <br /> Tel: +1 212 552 7195 <br />  Email: [email protected] <br /> <br /> <strong>About  Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a financial information services  company with more than 700 employees in Europe, North America and Asia. Over  1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to manage risk,  improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. For more  information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a></p>  <p><strong>About FCS</strong> <br /> J.P. Morgan FCS  Corporation is the industry leader in leveraged loan and high-yield solutions.  This includes providing comprehensive products and services for portfolio  management, administration, reporting, and analysis. <br /> <br />  <strong>About JPMorgan Investor Services <br />  </strong>JPMorgan Investor Services is a premier asset servicing provider  that helps institutional investors and alternative asset managers optimize  efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue. Part of JPMorgan Worldwide  Securities Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Investor Services  leverages the firm&rsquo;s unparalleled scale, leading technology and deep  industry expertise to service investments around the world. It has $15.5  trillion in assets under custody and $4.7 trillion in assets under  administration. For more information, go to <a  href="http://www.jpmorgan.com/visit/is">www.jpmorgan.com/visit/is</a>  </p> <p><strong>About JPMorgan Chase</strong> <br  /> JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial  services firm with assets of $1.8 trillion and operations in more than 60  countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for  consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction  processing, asset management, and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones  Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of consumers in the United  States and many of the world&rsquo;s most prominent corporate, institutional  and government clients under its JPMorgan and Chase brands. Information about  the firm is available at <a  href="http://www.jpmorganchase.com">www.jpmorganchase.com</a></p>  <p>&nbsp;</p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/07/2008-07-29">
     <date>07/29/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Appoints Morgan Stanley Credit Head</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit, a financial information services company, today announced  that Armins Rusis will join its executive team. <br /> <br /> Rusis  will join Markit&rsquo;s New York office as an Executive Vice President and  Global Co-Head of Fixed Income, sharing responsibility for the firm&rsquo;s  data and analytics products with Kevin Gould, Executive Vice President and a  founder of Markit. <br /> <br /> Rusis worked at Morgan Stanley for  17 years, most recently as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Credit Trading and  Global Head of Securitized and Structured Credit Trading. He was a member of the  Morgan Stanley European management committee as well as the firm&rsquo;s  fixed income operating committee. Rusis also served as the Morgan Stanley Board  Director of Markit for three years. Rusis holds a B.A. in Economics and  Accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a M.S.  from the Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. <br />  <br /> <strong>Kevin Gould, Executive Vice President of Markit,  said:</strong> &ldquo;The appointment of Armins to the Markit  executive team will significantly strengthen our ability to develop solutions  for the market, and demonstrates our commitment to employ people of the highest  calibre. Simply put, his enthusiasm, drive, deep experience and knowledge will  help us position the company for the next stage of our growth.&rdquo; <br  /> <br /> <strong>Armins Rusis said:</strong>  &ldquo;Markit is a company I know very well, having served as a board member  for several years. I have always been impressed with Markit&rsquo;s dynamic  growth and entrepreneurial culture, and I am looking forward to joining the  firm. Kevin and I have some very exciting plans to develop new products and  services that will help support the continued growth of the OTC markets  worldwide.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> <strong>- Ends - <br  /> </strong><br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact: <br /> </strong><br /> Teresa Chick <br />  Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br />  Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> <br /> John Dooley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;<br  /> Telephone: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> <br /> <strong>About  Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a financial information services  company with more than 700 employees in Europe, North America and Asia. Over  1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to manage risk,  improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. For more  information, see <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  </p> <p><br /> <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/03/2008-03-14">
     <date>03/14/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Roll of Markit iTraxx LevX</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York</strong> &ndash;  Markit today announced that the Markit iTraxx LevX (&ldquo;LevX&rdquo;),  a synthetic index referencing the most liquid names in the European leveraged  loan market, will roll into its second series on 17 March 2008. <br />  <br /> Markit is the owner of LevX, and a leading provider of independent  data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global  financial markets. <br /> <br /> LevX Series 2 comprises a larger  basket of credits than Series 1, with a Senior Index of 75 Loan Credit Default  Swaps (LCDS) referencing 1st lien leveraged loans, and a Subordinated Index of  45 LCDS referencing 2nd and 3rd lien loans. <br /> <br /> The new  series has been restructured in consultation with leading LCDS market makers and  the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) to make the index  more attractive to dealers and investors. Changes include simplifying the LevX  documentation and moving from cancellable to non-cancellable contracts. <br  /> <br /> In the event of a refinancing, instead of dropping out of the  index, constituent loan contracts will now be replaced by their successors. The  index annex will remain unchanged unless there is a cancellation or credit event  in which case a new index annex version will be published. This means that trade  durations will no longer be affected by refinancing events and the limited  number of new index annex versions will improve operational efficiency. <br  /> <br /> The LevX move to non-cancellable contracts is supported by  Markit RED (Reference Entity Database) which provides verified loan reference  data to enable counterparties to document and confirm LCDS transactions. The  composition of the underlying index portfolio is drawn from Markit RED, and  refinancing and cancellation notifications will be made available to subscribers  in accordance with the Markit RED Continuity Procedures for European LCDS.  <br /> <br /> Stephan Flagel, Managing Director and Head of Indices  at Markit, said: &ldquo;The Markit LevX Series 2 is more representative of  the broad European leveraged loan markets and we expect this to boost liquidity  in both the cash and synthetic markets. The new series also marks a milestone in  its move to non-cancellable contracts which will make the index simpler to  trade, and brings it closer to its North American sibling, the Markit  LCDX.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> The LevX Licensed Market Maker Group  includes the following: Bank of America, Barclays Capital; Bear Stearns; BNP  Paribas; Calyon; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Dresdner Kleinwort, Goldman  Sachs; JPMorgan; Lehman Brothers; Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley; RBS; and UBS.  <br /> <br /> LevX was launched in October 2006 by International  Index Company which was acquired by Markit in November 2007. </p>  <p>-&nbsp;Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further  information, please contact:</strong> <br /> Teresa Chick <br  /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094 <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors</strong><br /> <br />  <strong>Key differences between Markit iTraxx LevX Series 1 and Series 2  <br /> </strong><br /> <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium  none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium  none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1">  <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 213.05pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Markit iTraxx LevX Series  1</span></strong></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Markit iTraxx LevX Series  2</span></strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="284"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Senior Index - 35 equally-weighted LCDS for 1st  Lien</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="284"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Senior Index - 75 equally-weighted LCDS for 1st  Lien</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Subordinated  Index - 35 equally-weighted LCDS for 2nd/3rd Lien</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="284"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Subordinated Index - 45 equally-weighted LCDS for  2nd/3rd Lien</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Cancellable</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  contracts</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="284"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Non</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">-cancellable</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  contracts</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Has not  rolled since launch.</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Semi-annual  rolls, quarterly coupon payments with a 5-year  maturity.</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> </tbody>  </table> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br  /> <br /> Markit is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its  services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations,  reduce risk and manage compliance. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br  /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/03/2008-03-18">
     <date>03/18/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces LevX Volumes on First Day of Trading</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York</strong> &ndash;  Markit today announced that the Markit iTraxx LevX (&ldquo;LevX&rdquo;),  which rolled into its second series on 17 March 2008, traded more than EUR 2.8  billion on its first day of trading. These estimated volumes are based on a  desk-by-desk survey of market makers conducted by Markit at close of business  yesterday. <br /> <br /> The LevX is a synthetic index referencing  the most liquid names in the European leveraged loan market. Index constituents  are listed on: <a  href="http://www.markit.com/information/products/category/indices/credit_index_annexes.html">www.markit.com/information/products/category/indices/credit_index_annexes.html</a>.&nbsp;  Closing prices are freely available on Markit&rsquo;s website on: <a  href="http://www.markit.com/information/products/category/indices/levx.html">www.markit.com/information/products/category/indices/levx.html</a>.  </p> <p>Markit is the owner of the LevX, and a leading provider of  independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to  the global financial markets. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br />  <br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact:</strong></p> <p>Teresa Chick <br /> Managing  Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094 <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors:</strong> <br /> <br />  <em>Key differences between Markit iTraxx LevX Series 1 and Series 2  </em><br /> <br /> <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none;  BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1">  <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 213.05pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Markit iTraxx LevX Series  1</span></strong></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Markit iTraxx LevX Series  2</span></strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="284"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Senior Index - 35 equally-weighted LCDS for 1st  Lien</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="284"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Senior Index - 75 equally-weighted LCDS for 1st  Lien</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Subordinated  Index - 35 equally-weighted LCDS for 2nd/3rd Lien</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="284"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Subordinated Index - 45 equally-weighted LCDS for  2nd/3rd Lien</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Cancellable</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  contracts</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="284"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Non</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">-cancellable</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  contracts</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Has not  rolled since launch.</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  213.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="284"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Semi-annual  rolls, quarterly coupon payments with a 5-year  maturity.</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> </tbody>  </table> <br /> <em>About Markit </em><br />  <br /> Markit is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its  services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations,  reduce risk and manage compliance. <br /> <br /> <br />  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/03/2008-03-19">
     <date>03/19/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Roll of the Markit iTraxx Asia Indices</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London </strong>&ndash; Markit today  announced that the Markit iTraxx Asia indices will roll into their ninth series  on 20 March and 21 March 2008. Markit is the owner of the Markit iTraxx indices,  and a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. <br />  <br /> Markit iTraxx Asia, a family of synthetic indices referencing the  most liquid names in the Asian bond markets, will roll as follows: <br />  &bull; Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan HY - 20 March 2008 <br />  &bull; Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG - 20 March 2008 <br />  &bull; Markit iTraxx Australia - 20 March 2008 <br /> &bull;  Markit iTraxx Japan Main - 21 March 2008, and <br /> &bull; Markit  iTraxx Japan HiVol - 21 March 2008. <br /> <br />  <strong>Changes to index construction</strong> <br /> The  Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan Main index and the Markit iTraxx Japan 80 will not  roll into Series 9. The decision was taken based on dealer polls conducted by  Markit. However Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan HY and IG, sub indices of the Markit  iTraxx Asia Ex-Japan Main index, will roll on 20 March 2008, having concentrated  liquidity since they started trading in September 2007. <br /> <br  /> <strong>Changes to index composition</strong> <br />  Based on liquidity polls, the following changes have been made to the Markit  iTraxx Asia family of indices: <br /> &bull; Two constituents were  replaced in both the Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG and the Markit iTraxx Asia  ex-Japan HY. <br /> &bull; Two constituents were replaced in the  Markit iTraxx Australia index. <br /> &bull; Four constituents were  replaced in the Markit iTraxx Japan Main index and two were replaced in the  Markit iTraxx Japan HiVol. <br /> <br /> Detailed constituent lists  are published on www.markit.com and www.indexco.com. <br /> <br /> -  Ends - </p> <p><strong>For further information, please  contact:</strong> </p> <p>Teresa Chick <br /> Managing  Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br  /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094 <br /> <br /> Caroline Lumley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors:</strong> <br /> <br />  <em>The investment banks licensed to trade the Asia-Pacific iTraxx indices  include:</em> <br /> <br /> ABN AMRO, ANZ Bank (Australia  only), Aozora, Barclays Capital, Bear Stearns, BNP Paribas, CALYON, Citi, Credit  Suisse, Daiwa Securities (Japan only), Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC,  JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Mitsubishi Securities, Mizuho (Japan  only), Morgan Stanley, Nikko Citigroup, Nomura, Royal Bank of Scotland, Shinsei,  Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale (Asia ex-Japan and  Australia), Standard Chartered (Asia ex-Japan only), UBS and Westpac Banking  Corporation (Australia only). <br /> <br /> <em>About Markit  <br /> </em><br /> Markit is the leading provider of  independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to  the global financial markets. The company receives daily data contributions from  90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to  enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance. <br />  <strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Changes in the  Composition of the Markit iTraxx Japan Series 9 vs. Series  8</strong></p> <p> <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none;  BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1">  <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Markit iTraxx Japan</span></strong></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Series  9</span></strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: #103b68">iTraxx Japan</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">East Japan Railway Company</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nankai  Electric Railway Co., Ltd</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kawasaki Heavy Industries,  Ltd.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nikko Cordial Corporation</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nishimatsu Construction Co.,  Ltd</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Takashimaya Company, Limited</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nomura Securities Co.,  Ltd</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">TOKYU CORPORATION</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt  solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">iTraxx  Japan HiVol</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">IHI  Corporation</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hankyu Hanshin Holdings,  Inc.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">TAISEI  CORPORATION</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nankai Electric Railway Co.,  Ltd.</span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody>  </table> </p> <p><br /> <strong>Changes in the  Composition of the Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan Series 9 vs. Series  8</strong></p> <strong> <p> <table  style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium  none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0"  cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Markit iTraxx Asia  ex-Japan</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Series 9</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568"  colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">IG</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PTT Aromatics and Refining Public  Company Limited</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Aromatics (Thailand) Public Company  Limited</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sun Hung Kai  Properties Limited</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">IOI CORPORATION BERHAD</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt  solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">HY</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CHINA FISHERY  GROUP LIMITED</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">C&amp;M Co., Ltd.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CITIC RESOUCES HOLDINGS  LIMITED</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hanarotelecom incorporated</span></div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p>  <p>Changes in the Composition of the Markit iTraxx Australia Series 9 vs.  Series 8</p> <p> <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none;  BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1">  <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Markit iTraxx Australia</span></strong></div>  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Series  9</span></strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Crown  Limited</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING  LIMITED</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">WOODSIDE  PETROLEUM LTD.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">COLES GROUP LIMITED</span></div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> </p>  </strong> <p>&nbsp;</p>  <p><strong>London</strong> &ndash; Markit today announced  that the Markit iTraxx Europe indices will roll into their ninth series on 20  March 2008. Markit is the owner of the Markit iTraxx indices, and a leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing to the global financial markets. <br /> <br /> Markit  iTraxx Europe, a family of synthetic indices referencing the most liquid names  in the European&nbsp;credit derivative&nbsp;markets, is comprised of the  following indices: <br /> &bull; Markit iTraxx Europe Main <br  /> &bull; Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover <br /> &bull; Markit  iTraxx HiVol <br /> &bull; Markit iTraxx Europe Non-Financials <br  /> &bull; Markit iTraxx Europe Senior Financials, and <br />  &bull; Markit iTraxx Europe Sub Financials. <br /> <br />  <strong>Changes to index composition</strong> <br /> Based on  liquidity polls, the following changes have been made to the Markit iTraxx  Europe family of indices: <br /> &bull; Ten constituents were replaced  in the Markit iTraxx Europe Main index. <br /> &bull; Six constituents  were replaced in the Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover index. <br />  &bull; Eleven constituents were replaced in the Markit iTraxx Europe HiVol  index. <br /> <br /> Detailed constituent lists are published on  www.markit.com and www.indexco.com. <br /> <br />  <strong>Additional market makers</strong> <br /> NORD/LB has  become a newly licensed market maker, bringing the total number of market makers  for the European iTraxx indices to 36 leading financial institutions. <br  /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further  information, please contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> Teresa  Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br />  Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094 <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors:</strong> <br /> <br />  <em>The investment banks licensed to trade the European iTraxx indices  include: <br /> </em><br /> ABN AMRO, Bank of America, Bank of  Montreal, Barclays Capital, Bayerische Landesbank, BBVA, Bear Stearns, BNP  Paribas, CALYON, Citi, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner  Kleinwort, DZ Bank, Goldman Sachs, Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Th&uuml;ringen,  HSBC, HSH Nordbank, HypoVereinsbank, ING, IXIS, JPMorgan, Landesbank  Baden-W&uuml;rttemberg, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley,  Natixis, Nomura, NORD/LB, Nordea, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander,  Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale, Straumur Burdaras  and UBS. <br /> <br /> <em>About Markit</em> <br  /> <br /> Markit is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its  services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations,  reduce risk and manage compliance. <br /> <br /> <em>Changes  in Composition of Markit iTraxx Europe and Crossover Series 9 vs. Series  8</em></p> <p><em> <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium  none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium  none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1">  <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Markit iTraxx Europe and  Crossover</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Series 9</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">IN</span></strong></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; 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PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ALTADIS SA</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">JTI (UK) FINANCE PLC</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gallagher Group PLC</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nestle S.A.</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">KINGFISHER PLC</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND:  #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568"  colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">Energy</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">KELDA GROUP PLC</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">EDISON</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt"> S.P.A</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">Financials</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bank of Scotland plc</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ABN AMRO Bank N.V.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SOCIETE  GENERALE</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CAPITALIA, SOCIETA PER  AZIONI</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">Industrials</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Clariant AG</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Adecco S.A.</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">FINMECCANICA S.P.A.</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 3.5pt"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 3.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 3.5pt;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 3.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Solvay</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">TNTNA N.V.</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">UPM-Kymmene Oyj</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND:  #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568"  colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">HiVol</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Aktiebolaget Electrolux</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ACCOR</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Clariant AG</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Adecco S.A.</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Companie Financiere Michelin</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ALTADIS SA</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">J SAINSBURY PLC</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CADBURY SCHWEPPES PUBLIC LIMITED  COMPANY</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">KELDA GROUP  PLC</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Deutsche Lufthansa  Aktiengesellschaft</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PEUGEOT  SA</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">EXPERIAN FINANCE PLC</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">RENAULT</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">KINGFISCHER PLC</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">REPSOL YPF S.A.</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget  SCA</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SAFEWAY LIMITED</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">VIVENDI</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">UPM-Kymmene Oyj</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">WPP 2005 LIMITED</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">VEOLIA ENVIRONMENT</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt  solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">Crossover</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">BAA LIMITED</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CAP GEMINI</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Evonik Degussa GmbH</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Frenesius SE</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ITV PLC</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">HeidelbergCement AG</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">KINGFISHER  PLC</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">INVENSYS plc</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">UPM-Kymmene Oyj</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">M-real Oyj</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">WENDEL</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SOL MELIA, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA</span></div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </em></p>  <p><em></em></p> <p><br />  </p></content> 

   </PressRelease>


  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/03/2008-03-24">
     <date>03/24/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Roll of the CDX Indices</title>  

    <content><p><strong>New York</strong> &ndash; Markit today  announced that the Markit CDX North America Investment Grade (CDX.NA.IG) and  Markit CDX North America Crossover (CDX.NA.XO) indices will roll into their  tenth series, and that the Markit CDX Emerging Markets (CDX.EM) indices will  roll into their ninth series on 25 March 2008. Markit is the owner of the CDX  family of indices, and a leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  <br /> <br /> <strong>Changes to index  composition</strong> <br /> Based on dealer polls conducted by  Markit, the following changes have been made to the Markit CDX.NA.IG and Markit  CDX.NA.XO. The new series of indices reflecting the changes below will be  effective as of the roll date, 25 March 2008. These changes will not affect  previous series of the indices. </p> <p> <table  style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium  none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0"  cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Markit  CDX.NA.IG</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Series 10</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND:  #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568"  colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">IG Main</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">IN</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Black  &amp; Decker Corporation</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">IAC/InterActiveCorp</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kohl&rsquo;s  Corporation</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lennar Corporation</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">M.D.C. Holdings,  Inc.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Belo Corp.</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Masco Corporation</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Centex  Corporation</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">THE NEW YORK  TIMES COMPANY</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Jones Apparel Group, Inc</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Viacom Inc.</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pulte Homes,  Inc.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">BRUNSWICK  CORPORATION</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Comcast  Corporation</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Comcast Cable Communications</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt  solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">CONS</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">BRUNSWICK  CORPORATION</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Jones Apparel Group, Inc.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kohl&rsquo;s  Corporation</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Black  &amp; Decker Corporation</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: #103b68">FIN</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Countrywide  Home Loans, Inc.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: #103b68">INDU</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">M.D.C Holdings, Inc.</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lennar  Corporation</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Masco  Corporation</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Centex Corporation</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pulte Homes, Inc.</span></div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table  style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium  none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0"  cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: #103b68">TMT</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Comcast Corporation</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Comcast Cable  Communications, LLC</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">THE NEW YORK  TIMES COMPANY</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">IAC/InterActiveCorp</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Viacom Inc.</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Belo  Corp.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: #103b68">HVOL</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">BRUNSWICK CORPORATION</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Belo  Corp.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Capital One  Bank</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Darden Restaurants,  Inc.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Centex Corporation</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kohl&rsquo;s  Corporation</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">IAC/InterActiveCorp</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Marriott International,  Inc.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Jones Apparel Group, Inc.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Masco  Corporation</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lennar Corporation</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">M.D.C. Holdings,  Inc.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pulte Homes, Inc.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">THE NEW YORK TIMES  COMPANY</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Universal Health Services,  Inc.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">XL CAPITAL  LTD</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Whirlpool Corporation</span></div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> <table  style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium  none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0"  cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Markit  CDX.NA.XO</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Series 10</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND:  #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568"  colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">CONS</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">IN</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Belo  Corp.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">TXU Corp.</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Centex Corporation</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Residential  Capital, LLC</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Host Hotels  &amp; Resorts, L.P.</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">GMAC LLC</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Jones Apparel Group, Inc.</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Harrah&rsquo;s Operating Company, Inc.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lennar  Corporation</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hilton Hotels Corporation</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Mosaic  Company</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">K. Hovnanian Enterprises,  Inc.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pulte Homes,  Inc.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Williams Companies, Inc.</span></div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <p>There  have been no changes in the composition of the Markit CDX.EM and Markit CDX.EM  Diversified Indices. <br /> <br /> Detailed constituent lists, daily  prices and spreads as well as index documentation, are published on <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>. </p>  <p><strong>For further information, please  contact:</strong><br /> Nishul Saperia <br /> Director, Head  of US Credit Indices <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +1-212-931-4931 <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors: <br /> </strong><br />  <em>About Markit CDX <br /> </em><br /> Over 25  institutions are licensed to trade or reference structured products around the  Markit <br /> CDX indices. <br /> <br /> <em>About  Markit <br /> </em><br /> Markit is the leading provider of  independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to  the global financial markets. The company receives daily data contributions from  90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to  enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance. <br />  <br /> <br /> <br /> </p>  <p>&nbsp;</p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/03/2008-03-25">
     <date>03/25/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Changes to Equities Team</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London</strong> - Markit, the leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing, today announced changes to its equities division. Markit Equities  provides dividend research and index management services to buy-side and  sell-side institutions and derivatives exchanges. <br /> <br /> The  Markit Equities team is now led by Philippe Rivet, Director of Equity Products  in charge of sales, business development and client services and Paul Hodge who  takes responsibility for operations including dividend research and index  management. Hodge joined Markit recently from the New Zealand Superannuation  Fund. Both Rivet and Hodge report to Niall Cameron, Executive Vice President and  Global Head of Equities and Indices. <br /> <br /> Markit Equities  comprise two fast-growing services: Markit Dividends, the de facto benchmark in  independent dividend forecasts and Markit Index Management, a service which  collates, validates and provides official data on any commercially available  equity index or ETF in a single feed and format. <br /> <br /> The  new team aims to expand the Markit Dividends universe to cover additional  indices such as the Russell 2000 index, a U.S. small-cap index. It also aims to  extend its index management service to asset classes beyond equities in order to  offer a single point of reference for official index composition data. <br  /> <br /> Niall Cameron, Executive Vice President and Global Head of  Equities and Indices at Markit, said: &ldquo;With the rise of dividend  investing, the need for independent forecasts has never been greater. By  combining Markit&rsquo;s dividend expertise with an enhanced index  management business, we are able to offer our clients a unique insight into the  global equity markets. We also see the calculation and distribution of  banks&rsquo; proprietary indices as an area where there is significant  potential for growth.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> John Price, Managing  Director and founder of Markit Equities (formerly DaDD) has taken on a senior  origination role within the firm. </p> <p>- Ends - <br />  <br /> <strong>For more information please contact:</strong>  <br /> <br /> Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2047 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit Group Limited is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its  services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations,  reduce risk and manage compliance. <br /> <br /> <br />  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/03/2008-03-31">
     <date>03/31/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Roll of CDX High Yield Index</title>  

    <content><p><strong>New York</strong> - Markit today announced  that the Markit CDX North America High Yield (CDX.NA.HY) will roll into its  tenth series on 1 April 2008. Markit is the owner of the CDX family of indices,  and a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. <br />  <br /> <strong>Changes to index composition</strong> <br  /> Based on dealer polls conducted by Markit, the following changes have been  made to the Markit CDX.NA.HY. The new series reflecting the changes below will  be effective as of the roll date, 1 April 2008. These changes will not affect  previous series of the indices. <br /> <br /> <table  style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium  none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0"  cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Markit  CDX.NA.HY</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Series 10</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Chemtura Corporation</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lyondell  Chemical Company</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Constellation  Brands, Inc.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Quebecor World Inc.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">DIRECTV Holdings  LLC</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">TEMBEC INDUSTRIES INC.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">STATION CASINOS,  INC.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Williams Companies, Inc</span></div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p>  <p>Detailed constituent lists, daily prices and spreads as well as index  documentation, are published on <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>. <br /> <br  /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>For further information, please contact:</strong> </p>  <p>Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications  <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094<br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors:</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit CDX</strong> <br /> <br /> Over 25  institutions are licensed to trade or reference structured products relating to  the Markit CDX indices. <br /> <br /> <strong>About  Markit</strong> <br /> <br /> Markit is the leading provider  of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing  to the global financial markets. The company receives daily data contributions  from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to  enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance. <br />  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/04/2008-04-02">
     <date>04/02/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Expands Relationship with Liffe</title>  

    <content><p>Markit, the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing, and Liffe, the international  derivatives business of Euronext, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext, today announced  that they have expanded their relationship. <br /> <br /> Under the  terms of the new agreement, Liffe will receive a wider range of consensus  dividend forecasts from Markit for use in its indicative options pricing model  and Bclear, its trade confirmation, administration and clearing service for  wholesale equity derivatives. <br /> <br /> Liffe will integrate  Markit&rsquo;s global dividend forecasts, giving it access to amounts and  dates on a set of approximately 5,000 stocks worldwide and up to four years  ahead. Liffe uses Markit&rsquo;s dividend forecasts as an input in its  mathematical pricing models to calculate an option's fair value. Dividend  forecasts are one of the crucial elements needed to determine indicative option  prices and daily settlement prices. <br /> <br /> Hendrik Koppe,  Director, Market Services at Liffe, said: &ldquo;The accuracy and integrity  of the inputs we use are a key element of our services. We have been working  with Markit for a number of years and are delighted to expand our relationship  with them. This new agreement will enable us to enhance our current offering,  most notably that of our Bclear service.&rdquo; <br /> <br />  Philippe Rivet, Director, Head of Markit Equity Products, said:  &ldquo;Markit is delighted that Liffe has expanded their use of Markit  Dividends as an input in their indicative options pricing model and Bclear. We  welcome the opportunity to work more closely with Liffe and its members, and  believe they will find this latest enhancement most helpful.&rdquo; <br  /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br  /> <strong>For further information, please contact:  </strong></p> <p>Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President,  Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Telephone:  +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  <br /> Markit is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its  services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations,  reduce risk and manage compliance. For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/04/2008-04-07">
     <date>04/07/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Roll of LCDX Index</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York</strong> - Markit  today announced that the Markit LCDX index will roll into its tenth series on 8  April 2008. Markit is the owner of the LCDX family of indices, and a leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing to the global financial markets. <br /> <br />  <strong>Changes to index composition</strong> <br /> Based on  dealer polls conducted by Markit, the following changes have been made to the  Markit LCDX. The new series reflecting the changes below will be effective as of  the roll date, 8 April 2008. These changes will not affect previous series of  the indices.</p> <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none;  BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1">  <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Markit LCDX.NA</span></strong></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Series  10</span></strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Texas  Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Freeport-McMoRan Copper &amp; Gold Inc.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Alltel Communications,  Inc.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Knight Inc.</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Harrah&rsquo;s Operating Company,  Inc.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Claire&rsquo;s Stores,  Inc.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Calpine  Corporation</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Insight Midwest Holdings LLC</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bausch &amp; Lomb  Incorporated</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Solo Cup Company</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Level 3 Financing,  Inc.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse  Corporation</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mylan  Inc.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Centennial Cellular Operating Co.  LLC</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rite Aid  Corporation</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Education Management LLC</span></div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br />  Detailed constituent lists, daily prices and spreads as well as index  documentation, are published on www.markit.com. <br /> <br /> - Ends  - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact: <br /> </strong>Teresa Chick <br /> Managing  Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094 <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors:</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit Indices</strong> <br /> Markit owns and  runs the pre-eminent family of indices that exist today in the credit derivative  markets, including Markit CDX, Markit LCDX, Markit iTraxx, Markit ABX and Markit  CMBX. Markit indices are traded globally by over 500 institutions. <br />  <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is  the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. The company  receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are  used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and  manage compliance. <br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/04/2008-04-09">
     <date>04/09/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Emerging Markets Index Goes Live</title>  

    <content><strong>London and New York</strong> &ndash; Markit,  the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets, today announced it  has started publishing index levels for the GEMX [1], a family of benchmark  indices referencing emerging market debt denominated in local currencies. <br  /> <br /> In February 2008, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group,  announced the selection of Markit to develop a transparent index of emerging  market local currency bonds. The index serves as a benchmark for the World Bank  Group&rsquo;s Gemloc program, an initiative designed to help emerging market  countries attract more investment and develop their local currency bond markets.  <br /> <br /> As part of Gemloc, the World Bank Group selected PIMCO  to develop and manage investment strategies that will promote institutional  investment in the local currency bonds of emerging market countries. <br  /> <br /> Stephan Flagel, Managing Director and Head of Indices at  Markit, said: &ldquo;GEMX reflects the broad emerging markets while taking  into account investability factors. It is independent, fully transparent and  objective and we expect the index to become the benchmark for local currency  emerging market debt and to attract global investors to this fast growing asset  class.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> &quot;The Gemloc program is  designed to develop the local currency bond markets in emerging economies, and  the GEMX index is an important part of that process. We are honored to be a part  of the Gemloc program alongside Markit and the other Gemloc participants, and  look forward to helping make the initiative a success,&quot; said Lori  Whiting, Senior Vice President and Emerging Markets Product Manager at PIMCO.  <br /> <br /> All rules governing index membership and weightings  are rules-based and publicly available. Published investability criteria,  determined by CRISIL, in collaboration with IFC, are used to determine final  country weightings. <br /> <br /> The GEMX currently comprises  twenty countries. Additional countries are expected to be included in the index  later this year. <br /> <br /> <table style="WIDTH: 496.2pt;  BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="662"  border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND:  #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 55.05pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8" valign="top" width="73"> <div style="MARGIN:  0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><strong><u><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909; LINE-HEIGHT:  150%">Region</span></u></strong></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 155.9pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8" valign="top"  width="208"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:  150%"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Countries</span></strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 56.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  #d4d0c8" valign="top" width="76"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Weight %</span></strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 63.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  #d4d0c8" valign="top" width="85"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Duration</span></strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 164.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  #d4d0c8" valign="top" width="220"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 10.5pt 0pt 0in;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">No. of  bonds</span></strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 55.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8" valign="top"  width="73"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909">Asia</span></strong></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 155.9pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="208"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909">China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,  Philippines, Thailand</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 56.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="76"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909">31</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 63.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="85"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: #090909">4.83</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 164.8pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="220"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909">90</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND:  #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 55.05pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8" valign="top" width="73"> <div style="MARGIN:  0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909">EMEA</span></strong></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 155.9pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="208"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909">Hungary, Poland, Russia, Slovakia,  Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa</span></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 56.7pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="76"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909">44</span></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 63.75pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="85"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909">4.15</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 164.8pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="220"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909">118</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 55.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8" valign="top"  width="73"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909">LatAm</span></strong></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 155.9pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="208"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909">Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Mexico,  Peru</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 56.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="76"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909">25</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 63.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="85"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: #090909">4.0</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 164.8pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="220"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909">49</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND:  #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 55.05pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8" valign="top" width="73"> <div style="MARGIN:  0in 0in 0pt"><em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909">Total</span></em></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 155.9pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="208"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909">20</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 56.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="76"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #090909">100</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 63.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="85"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: #090909">4.33</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d4d0c8; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 164.8pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d4d0c8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="220"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #090909">257</span></div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Markit calculates  country, regional and overall indices and analytical values daily and publishes  index levels on www.indexco.com. Bond prices are sourced from a combination of  global investment banks and local institutions. <br /> <br /> - Ends  - </p> <p>[1] GEMX stands for the Markit iBoxx Global Emerging  Markets Local Currency Bond Index in cooperation with IFC.<br /> <br  /> <strong>For further information, please contact:</strong>  <br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094 <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br  /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 </p> <p><strong>About  Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is the leading provider of independent  data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global  financial markets. The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing  firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading  operations, reduce risk and manage compliance. For more information, see  www.markit.com <br /> <br /> <strong>About  CRISIL</strong> <br /> CRISIL is India's leading ratings, research,  risk, and policy advisory company. <br /> CRISIL offers domestic and  international customers a unique combination of local insights and global  perspectives, delivering independent information, opinions and solutions that  help them make better informed business and investment decisions, improve the  efficiency of markets and market participants, and help shape infrastructure  policy and projects. For more information, visit www.crisil.com. <br />  <br /> <strong>About IFC <br /> </strong>IFC, a member  of the World Bank Group, fosters sustainable economic growth in developing  countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing private capital in  local and international financial markets, and providing advisory and risk  mitigation services to businesses and governments. IFC's vision is that people  should have the opportunity to escape poverty and improve their lives. In FY07,  IFC committed $8.2 billion and mobilized an additional $3.9 billion through  syndications and structured finance for 299 investments in 69 developing  countries. IFC also provided advisory services in 97 countries. For more  information, visit www.ifc.org. <br /> <br /> <strong>About  the World Bank</strong> <br /> The International Bank for  Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) aims to reduce poverty in  middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries by promoting sustainable  development through loans, guarantees, risk management products, and analytical  and advisory services. Established in 1944 as the original institution of the  World Bank Group, IBRD is structured like a cooperative that is owned and  operated for the benefit of its 185 member countries. <br />  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/04/2008-04-10">
     <date>04/10/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Acquires NTC Economics</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London</strong> - Markit, the leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing, today announced that it has acquired NTC Economics  (&ldquo;NTC&rdquo;), a provider of global macro-economic indicators and  owner of the widely-referenced Purchasing Manager&rsquo;s Index (PMI)  series. <br /> <br /> Lance Uggla, Chief Executive Officer of  Markit, said: &ldquo;This is a strategic move for Markit as we continue to  build our company around the creation and acquisition of financial market  content. Up until now, we have focused our efforts on content that is  quantitative in nature. The acquisition of NTC Economics is our first foray into  content that lends itself to more qualitative analysis.&rdquo; <br />  <br /> Niall Cameron, Executive Vice President and Head of Equities and  Indices at Markit, said: &ldquo;We are delighted to bring NTC on board, a  company whose unique economic indices have become critical indicators of the  economic climate. This acquisition will form the cornerstone of a new research  initiative at Markit, and will allow us to reinforce our presence in the foreign  exchange, interest rate and commodities markets.&rdquo; <br /> <br  /> Mike Waterson, CEO of NTC Economics, said: &ldquo;Our acquisition by  Markit will ensure that the business we&rsquo;ve built over the past sixteen  years will continue to flourish. NTC&rsquo;s benchmark products and company  culture fit neatly within Markit, and we are all very excited to be part of such  a fast-growing and innovative company.&rdquo; <br /> <br />  NTC&rsquo;s indices and surveys are the most authoritative indicators of  business conditions. The PMI series has a user community of 200,000 people in  1,000 organisations including central banks that use the data to help decide  economic, interest rate and foreign exchange policy. <br /> <br />  NTC&rsquo;s data covers 26 of the most important economies in the world,  including BRIC economies, and is assembled by polling a panel of contacts in  14,000 companies. In addition to the 100 economic surveys that NTC produces each  month, this data forms the basis for 60 monthly reports on a wide range of  subjects including manufacturing, employment, construction and services. <br  /> <br /> NTC is a UK-based company that employs 40 staff. It will be  headed by John Price, Managing Director at Markit and will form part of  Markit&rsquo;s Equities and Indices division led by Niall Cameron. <br  /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further  information, please contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> Teresa  Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br />  Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p>Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2047 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit Group Limited (&ldquo;Markit&rdquo;) is the leading provider of  independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to  the global financial and commodities markets. The company receives daily data  contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000  institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  <br /> <br /> <strong>About NTC Economics</strong>  <br /> NTC Economics is one of the world&rsquo;s leading providers of  global macro-economic indicators. NTC products are used by central banks,  investment banks, asset managers, government departments, private sector and  corporate sector analysts. <br /> <br /> NTC Economics produces over  100 business surveys that each report on a different set of economic barometers.  Surveys cover 26 of the most economically important countries in the world and  the vast majority of private sector activity, notably the service sector, on  which most countries still produce few or no statistics. <br /> <br  /> <br /> <br /> </p> Markit Fact Sheet</content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/04/2008-04-17">
     <date>04/17/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Changes to Equities Team</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London </strong>- Markit, the leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing, today announced changes to its equities division. Markit Equities  provides dividend research and index management services to buy-side and  sell-side institutions and derivatives exchanges. <br /> <br /> The  Markit Equities team is now led by Philippe Rivet, Director and Head of Equity  Products in charge of sales, business development and client services and Paul  Hodge, Director and Head of Equity Production, who takes responsibility for  operations including dividend research, index management and reference data.  Hodge joined Markit recently from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund where he  was Chief Operating Officer. Both Rivet and Hodge report to Niall Cameron,  Executive Vice President and Global Head of Equities and Indices. </p>  <p>John Price, who founded and successfully ran the Equities business  (formerly DaDD) for eight years, has now taken responsibility for the management  and integration within Markit of NTC Economics, a provider of global  macro-economic indicators that Markit acquired last week.<br /> <br  /> Markit Equities comprises two fast-growing services: Markit Dividends, the  benchmark for independent dividend forecasts and Markit Index Management, a  service which collates, validates and publishes official data on any  commercially available equity index or ETF in a single feed and format. <br  /> <br /> The new team aims to expand the Markit Dividends universe to  cover additional indices such as the Russell 3000 index, a U.S. small-cap index.  It also aims to extend its index management service to other asset classes in  order to offer a single point of reference for official index composition data.  <br /> <br /> Niall Cameron, Executive Vice President and Global  Head of Equities and Indices at Markit, said: &ldquo;With the rise of  dividend investing, the need for independent forecasts has never been greater.  By combining Markit&rsquo;s dividend expertise with an enhanced index  management business, we are able to offer our clients a unique insight into the  global equity markets. We also see the calculation and distribution of  banks&rsquo; proprietary indices as an area where there is significant  potential for growth.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br />  <br /> <strong>For more information please contact:</strong>  <br /> <br /> Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2047 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit Group Limited is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its  services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations,  reduce risk and manage compliance. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br  /> <br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/04/2008-04-29">
     <date>04/29/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Launches iBoxx Short Index</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London </strong>&ndash; Markit, the  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing, today announced that it has launched the Markit iBoxx Short  EUR Sovereign Eurozone Total Return Index. <br /> <br /> The index,  which reflects a short position in the Markit iBoxx EUR Sovereign Eurozone  index, will serve as a benchmark for asset managers and institutional investors  holding short positions in Eurozone government debt. It takes into account  revenues from short sales of bonds in the index, as well as a current repo rate,  and therefore goes beyond a simple inverse position. <br /> <br />  David Mark, Director, Markit Indices, said: &ldquo;We have launched a new  short bond index in response to customer demand. The Markit iBoxx indices are  increasingly the benchmark of choice for investment products throughout Europe,  and we believe this new index further enhances the index universe.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> It will also be used as the index underlying a db  x-trackers ETF which will be launched by Deutsche Bank in May. <br />  <br /> Marco Montanari, Head of Fixed Income ETF Structuring at Deutsche  Bank, said: &quot;This new ETF, the first short bond ETF worldwide, confirms  Deutsche Bank&rsquo;s ability to innovate. We are reacting quickly to  developing trends by bringing new products to market as quickly and efficiently  as possible.&quot; <br /> <br /> Markit calculates the index  daily and publishes the values on www.indexco.com. <br /> <br /> -  Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact:</strong> </p> <p>Teresa Chick <br /> Managing  Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-(0)7747 468486 <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-(0)7815 812162 <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is the leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily data  contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000  institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  For more information, see www.markit.com <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/04/2008-04-29-2">
     <date>04/29/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit To Launch First Synthetic Municipal Bond Index</title>  

    <content><p><strong>New York, NY</strong> - Markit, the  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing, today announced plans to launch the Markit MCDX index, an  index of 50 municipal bond credit default swaps, on May 6. <br /> <br  /> The index has been designed to meet investor demand for a liquid and  transparent tool to gain exposure to municipal bonds, at a time when credit  pricing has become increasingly important to municipal bond buyers. <br />  <br /> &ldquo;The Markit MCDX index will attract new investors to the  market by increasing tradability and liquidity. As the world&rsquo;s first  independent synthetic municipal bond index, we expect it to become the benchmark  for trading in this asset class,&rdquo; said Niall Cameron, Executive Vice  President and Head of Indices and Equities at Markit. <br /> <br />  To ensure liquidity, the index market makers at launch will include Citi,  Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and UBS,  a group of dealers with a proven track record of success in municipal bond and  credit derivative markets. <br /> <br /> &quot;We&rsquo;re  thrilled by the opportunity to be involved with the world&rsquo;s first  liquid and scalable instrument to hedge credit risk in the muni market and we  expect this product to be very well received by investors,&quot; said Drew  Loughlin, Managing Director for Municipal Derivative Trading at JPMorgan. <br  /> <br /> Markit, as administration, calculation and marketing agent  for the Markit MCDX index, will employ its objective, rules-based approach to  index construction and provide critical transparency by publishing daily closing  prices on <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>.  </p> <p>The Markit MCDX index will comprise 50 equally-weighted  investment grade CDS, excluding tobacco and healthcare issuers. The table below  shows the key characteristics of the index: </p> <table  style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium  none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0"  cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 131.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="175"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Reference entities</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 3.25in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="312"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">50</span></div> <div style="MARGIN:  0in 0in 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Excludes tobacco and  healthcare issuers</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 131.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="175"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ratings</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  3.25in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="312"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Minimum rating of Baa3  (Moody&rsquo;s), BBB- (S&amp;P), or BBB- (Fitch) that&nbsp;is not on  negative watch for downgrade to below investment grade</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt  solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 131.4pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="175"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Credit  events</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 3.25in; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="312"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Failure to pay</span></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Restructuring</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 131.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="175"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Coupon payment dates</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 3.25in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="312"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">March 20,  June 20, September 20, December 20</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 131.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="175"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Roll dates</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 3.25in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="312"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">April 3,  October 3</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 131.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="175"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Assumed  recovery rate</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 3.25in; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="312"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">80%</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 131.4pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="175"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tenor</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  3.25in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="312"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  6pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3, 5, 10  years</span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody>  </table> <p><br /> - Ends - <br /> <br />  <strong>For more information please contact:</strong> <br />  <br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications  <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 (0)20 7523 6751 <br /> Email:  <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. The company  receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are  used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and  manage compliance. <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit  Indices</strong> <br /> Markit owns and manages the pre-eminent  credit derivative indices including Markit ABX, Markit CDX, Markit CMBX, Markit  LCDX and Markit iTraxx. Markit acts as administration, calculation and marketing  agent for&nbsp;the indices but is not party to index trading and does not  track trading volumes. <br /> <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> </p>  <p>&nbsp;</p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/06/2008-06-04">
     <date>06/04/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces New Electronic Novation Consent Service to Meet  Industry Commitments to New York Fed</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit, a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations  and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced a new  electronic novation consent service for clients in the credit derivatives  market. The new service aims to support commitments made by the Operations  Management Group (OMG), a senior industry leadership group, to the Federal  Reserve Bank of New York in March this year. </p> <p>The novation  consent service will link Markit Trade Manager, a comprehensive cross-asset  class trade workflow and reporting service used by major buy-side institutions,  to the Depository Trust &amp; Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the central  repository of novation consents for credit derivative products. The new link,  which is an extension to the existing link between Markit and DTCC, is scheduled  to go live in August 2008. The new service complements the existing Markit Wire  novation service for the interest rate and equity derivative markets. </p>  <p>&ldquo;Markit&rsquo;s electronic solutions for novations and  allocations will enable PIMCO to achieve operational efficiency and mitigate  risk quickly and efficiently across the major OTC derivative asset  classes,&rdquo; <strong>said Ric Okun, Senior Vice President at  PIMCO.</strong> </p> <p>&ldquo;This initiative aims to  support commitments made by major market participants to the New York Fed to  improve trade accuracy and achieve greater operational efficiency,&rdquo;  <strong>said Jeff Gooch, Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Trade  Processing at Markit. </strong></p> <p>The new electronic  novation service strengthens Markit&rsquo;s position as the number one  provider of straight-through-processing solutions for institutional investors in  the OTC derivatives market. The Markit Trade Manager service sent over 50,000  client trades for confirmation to DTCC in April, which was a new monthly record.  In addition, during the first four months of 2008, Markit processed almost 10  times the number of interest rate derivative novations it processed during the  same period a year ago. </p> <p>Markit has an existing allocation  service that provides dealers with timely and accurate electronic allocation  feeds from their clients. It addresses the recommendations made by the OMG in  its letter to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York relating to the automation of  trade allocations. As well as improving timeliness and accuracy of trade  booking, this functionality provides a reliable and scaleable solution to cope  with increasing trading volumes. </p> <p>For more information about  Markit's efforts to support the commitments made by the OMG to the Federal  Reserve Bank of New York, please see: <br />  https://mtp.markit.com/html/MTP-Resp...PWG-12_May.pdf <br  /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <strong></strong></p>  <p><strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br  /> Email: [email protected] <br /> <br /> Caroline Lumley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Tel: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> Email: [email protected]  <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit <br />  </strong>Markit is a leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its  services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations,  reduce risk and manage compliance. </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/06/2008-06-05">
     <date>06/05/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Adds Russell 2000 Stocks to Dividend Forecast  Coverage</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London and New York</strong> &ndash;  Markit, a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and  over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced the  addition of the stocks in the Russell 2000 Index to its dividend forecast  coverage. </p> <p>The new service doubles Markit&rsquo;s  coverage of US stocks and strengthens its position as the market standard in  dividend forecasting. Launched with seven leading investment banks as customers,  the service offers market participants unique dividend insights for constituents  of a widely traded US index. <br /> <br /> &ldquo;This addition  to our range of services establishes Markit as the benchmark in dividend  forecasting in the US and shows our commitment to the North American  market,&rdquo; <strong>said Niall Cameron, Executive Vice President  and Head of Indices and Equities at Markit. <br /> </strong><br  /> As dividends have evolved into a new asset class that provides ever more  advanced trading strategies, the need for independent, timely and accurate  forecasts has never been greater. Markit provides a critical data service for  derivative professionals who require an accurate source of equity index and ETF  composition data in combination with global dividend and ex-dividend date  forecasts. <br /> <br /> Combining an independent benchmark in  dividend forecasting with validated index constituent data, Markit&rsquo;s  range of services includes dividend index points, future index compositions and  customized index management. <br /> <br /> Markit&rsquo;s  regionally focused research team of 30 analysts is in direct contact with all  index constituents&rsquo; investor relations departments to ensure that only  the latest and most accurate information is reflected in Markit data. <br  /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For more  information please contact: <br /> </strong><br /> John Dooley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email: [email protected] <br  /> <br /> Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2047 <br  /> Email: [email protected] <br /> <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit <br /> </strong>Markit is a leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily data  contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000  institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  <br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/06/2008-06-12">
     <date>06/12/2008</date> 

    <title>ZM Financial Integrates Markit Cashflow Models</title>  

    <content><strong>London and New York, NY</strong> &ndash;  Markit, a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and  over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced the  integration of its cashflow models with asset/liability management (ALM)  analytics provider ZM Financial Systems&rsquo; newly launched onlineALM  website. <br /> <br /> Banks and institutional investors use  Markit&rsquo;s cashflow models to evaluate collateralized mortgage  obligations (CMOs) and asset-backed securities (ABS), and to manage interest  rate, prepayment and default risk in fixed income portfolios. The integration of  Markit&rsquo;s cashflow models with ZM Financial Systems&rsquo;  onlineALM solution creates a powerful tool that will allow ALM professionals to  assess balance sheet risk accurately over a range of interest rate assumptions.  <br /> <br /> <strong>Ben Logan, Managing Director of  Structured Finance at Markit, said:</strong> &ldquo;In an environment  where investors increasingly require a timely and comprehensive understanding of  the cashflow characteristics of their CMO and ABS holdings, Markit&rsquo;s  cashflow models allow clients to manage risk more effectively and with greater  accuracy. By making our cashflow models available on ZM Financial  Systems&rsquo; onlineALM platform, we will strengthen Markit&rsquo;s  presence in the ALM market where many financial institutions already rely on our  data and analytics tools.&rdquo; <br /> <br />  <strong>Frank &ldquo;Butch&rdquo; Miner at ZM Financial Systems,  said:</strong> &ldquo;With access to Markit&rsquo;s cashflow  models, our onlineALM users will gain accurate CUSIP-level modeling of  structured investments resulting in better interest rate risk reporting and more  strategic, profitable balance sheet decisions.&rdquo; <br /> <br  /> Markit&rsquo;s cashflow modeling is part of a global structured  finance product set that includes reference and performance data, trade support  tools such as a CDS of ABS trade settlement calculation service, and pricing  services for European cash ABS and global synthetic ABS positions. Markit is  also the owner of the Markit ABX.HE, a traded synthetic index of U.S. home  equity ABS that has become a closely watched indicator in the structured finance  markets, and the Markit CMBX, a traded synthetic index of U.S. commercial  mortgage-backed securities. <br /> <br /> <strong>- Ends  -</strong> <br /> <br /> For more information please contact:  <br /> <br /> <strong>John Dooley </strong><br />  Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel:  +1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email: [email protected] <br /> <br  /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily data  contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000  institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  <br /> <br /> <strong>About ZM Financial  Systems</strong> <br /> ZM Financial Systems is a proven provider of  valuation analytics, total return simulation and income simulation to capital  markets and banking professionals. Its solutions are used by capital markets and  banking professionals for a full range of analytics from individual securities  to complete asset/liability management of the entire balance sheet including  derivatives, loans and deposits. <br /> <br /> For more information,  see <a href="http://www.onlineALM.com  ">www.onlineALM.com</a></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/06/2008-06-16">
     <date>06/16/2008</date> 

    <title>Marcus Schüler Joins Markit</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London</strong> &ndash; Markit, a  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and over-the-counter  (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced the appointment of Marcus  Sch&uuml;ler as Managing Director in Sales and Marketing, based in London.  </p> <p>Sch&uuml;ler will be responsible for Markit&rsquo;s  relationships with regulators, central banks, trade associations and accounting  firms, a mandate that spans all of the firm&rsquo;s products and services as  well as geographic regions. He will report to Shane Akeroyd and Mike Rushmore,  Global Co-Heads of Sales and Marketing. <br /> <br />  Sch&uuml;ler joins Markit from Deutsche Bank where he was Managing Director  and Head of Integrated Credit Marketing in Europe for close to four years. In  this role he led marketing and product development for flow and lightly  structured credit products. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Sch&uuml;ler was  responsible for credit derivative marketing at JPMorgan where he was involved in  the creation of the benchmark iTraxx credit derivative indices, now owned by  Markit. </p> <p><strong>Shane Akeroyd and Mike Rushmore,  Executive Vice Presidents at Markit, said</strong>: &ldquo;We are very  excited to have someone of Marcus&rsquo; calibre on board. He is a well  known figure in the credit markets, and his extensive capital markets knowledge  will be of immense benefit as we consolidate and strengthen our relationships  with key influencers such as regulators and industry bodies.&rdquo;  </p> <p><strong>Marcus Sch&uuml;ler said</strong>:  &ldquo;Having been an active user of Markit's credit products for many  years, I am delighted to be joining a firm that plays such a central role in the  creation of transparency and financial market infrastructure across all asset  classes.&rdquo; </p> <p><strong>- Ends -  </strong></p> <p><strong>For further information, please  contact:</strong></p> <p>Teresa Chick <br /> Managing  Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email:  [email protected] <br /> Telephone: +447747 468 486 </p>  <p><strong>About Markit </strong></p> <p>Markit is  a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily  data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost  1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage  compliance. </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/06/2008-06-26">
     <date>06/26/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Appoints Industry Expert to Lead New Bespoke Service</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London</strong> &ndash; Markit, a  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and over-the-counter  (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced the appointment of Scott  Stark as a Director in its index division, based in London. <br /> <br  /> Stark will lead a new bespoke index service within Markit that will offer  index administration, calculation, and publication, to third parties. The new  service comes at a time of increased index trading activity and a proliferation  of structured products based on indices. <br /> <br />  Markit&rsquo;s bespoke index service will span synthetic credit, structured  finance, equities, bonds, interest rates and foreign exchange. Additional asset  classes will be added to the service as required. <br /> <br />  Stephan Flagel, Managing Director and Head of Indices at Markit, said:  &ldquo;Scott is an excellent addition to Markit&rsquo;s index team, and  his expertise in the US and European index markets will be invaluable as we  launch our new bespoke index service. We believe that our reputation for  operational excellence, independence, transparency and objectivity will make us  the partner of choice for firms looking to outsource their index production to a  trusted index provider.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Stark joins Markit  from EuroMTS where he was CEO of their index division for five years. In this  role, he was responsible for the launch of a series of pan-European government  bond indices which have over EUR 1 trillion benchmarked against them. Prior to  EuroMTS, Stark was the Managing Director at STOXX Limited where he worked  closely with banks, exchanges and ETF issuers to establish STOXX as  Europe&rsquo;s leading equity index family. <br /> <br /> Scott  Stark said: &ldquo;I look forward to working with the team at Markit and I  hope that my experience can add a valuable dimension to their already excellent  services.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br  /> <strong>For further information, please contact:</strong>  </p> <p>Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]<br />  </a>Telephone: +447747 468 486 <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily data  contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000  institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a></p>  <p>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/06/2008-06-24">
     <date>06/24/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit to Launch Euro ABS Transparency Initiative</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London</strong> &ndash; Markit, a  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and over-the-counter  (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced that it is working with  leading dealers to facilitate the distribution of European asset-backed  securities (ABS) prospectuses and investor reports in a freely available manner.  <br /> <br /> In response to calls by the European Commission for  greater transparency in the European ABS markets, Markit is developing an  industry-led solution with the support of several dealers to encourage best  practice. Dealers involved in this initiative include: BNP Paribas, Citi,  Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Royal  Bank of Scotland and UBS. <br /> <br /> Amany Attia, Managing  Director and Head of European Securitised Products at Lehman Brothers, said:  &ldquo;This initiative shows that the structured finance industry is taking  the lead in tackling the need for greater transparency in the European ABS  markets today. A number of dealers have made a commitment to support  Markit&rsquo;s platform, and we hope that this greater availability of key  deal and performance information will restore investor confidence in these  markets.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Lee Rochford, Head of Fixed Income  Securitisation for Europe at Royal Bank of Scotland, said: &ldquo;We are  pleased to be supporting Markit&rsquo;s initiative which will address the  European Commission&rsquo;s calls for greater transparency in the structured  finance markets, and we look forward to working with the broader group to bring  best practice to the European ABS markets.&rdquo; <br /> <br />  Markit will consolidate prospectuses and investor reports for European ABS  transactions on a single website and will make the information freely available  to all buy-side and sell-side firms and third parties, as permitted by local  regulation. <br /> <br /> Rick Watson, Managing Director and Head of  the European Securitisation Forum, said: &ldquo;We welcome  Markit&rsquo;s initiative to launch an industry-led solution to provide  freely accessible surveillance information for European securitisations. This  will bring greater transparency to the European structured finance industry, and  will work in concert with the ESF&rsquo;s own efforts to boost the  availability of performance information in these markets.&rdquo; <br  /> <br /> <br /> Ben Logan, Managing Director of Structured  Finance at Markit, said: &ldquo;This initiative is designed to provide  greater transparency to investors in European ABS and will streamline the  performance surveillance process. We also expect it to spur the development of  analytics and valuations by third party providers which will ultimately bring  greater price discovery and liquidity to the European ABS markets.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> The initiative dovetails with Markit&rsquo;s plans  to launch Markit Valuations Manager, the first global, multi-bank, cross-asset  client valuations platform. Scheduled to go live in the second half of this  year, it will offer clients increased transparency in OTC derivative and cash  valuations by providing accurate and consistent third-party valuations on a  single electronic platform. <br /> <br /> Markit owns the only  integrated pricing and performance monitoring service for European ABS  securities, providing clients with collateral performance information alongside  daily, independent consensus bond pricing sourced from 27 market makers. <br  /> <br /> Additional dealers are expected to join this new initiative  over the coming months, and the website should be operational by the end of the  third quarter of 2008. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br  /> <strong>For more information please contact:</strong> <br  /> <br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 7747 468 486 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p>Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications  <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2047 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit is a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. The company  receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are  used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and  manage compliance. <br /> <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a></p>  <p>&nbsp;<br /> </p> <p>By Daisy Ku</p>  <p>LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Markit BOAT, a new equity trade reporting  venture, beat Deutsche Boerse AG and the London Stock Exchange Plc to be  Europe's top equities reporting venue in May, a Thomson Reuters study showed on  Wednesday.</p> <p>Markit BOAT captured a 22 percent share of  reporting for all European equity trading in May, including both on-exchange and  over-the-counter, the Reuters European Equity Market Share Report showed,  beating Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) with 16  percent and the London Stock Exchange (LSE.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock  Buzz) with 11 percent.</p> <p>BOAT was launched last year as new  European Commission trading rules -- the markets in financial instruments  directive or MiFID -- aimed at boosting competition came into effect. It is run  by financial information provider Markit and offers a cheaper data reporting  service.</p> <p>&quot;Firms are increasingly exercising the  choice MiFID gives to publish their trade away from primary exchanges,&quot;  said Andrew Allwright, exchange traded instruments business manager at Thomson  Reuters Corp/Plc (TRIL.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (TRI.TO: Quote,  Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (TRIN.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)  (TRI.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).</p> <p>&quot;This  shows the challenge for people to access consolidated data because it means  accessing the data from many more venues.&quot; In a sign of fragmentation  of European equity trading, the combined market share of the top three reporting  venues dropped to 49.8 percent in May from 51.7 percent in November.</p>  <p>Both Deutsche Boerse and the LSE lost ground in reporting for the most  liquid stocks in their home markets.</p> <p>In May, the LSE captured  about 58 percent for all FTSE 100 equities reporting, down from 61 percent in  April and 68 percent in November.</p> <p>Deutsche Boerse saw an even  bigger drop, registering just 28 percent for Xetra DAX Index equities reporting,  down from 36 percent in April and 66 percent in November.</p>  <p>Information sales accounted for less than 8 percent of the German  exchange's total revenue in 2007. By comparison, it made up about 26 percent of  LSE's total turnover in the year ended March 2008.</p> <p>Given  recent job reductions in the investment banking industry, the LSE is unlikely to  repeat last year's 36 percent jump in information revenue this year, analysts  have said.</p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-01">
     <date>12/01/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. Credit  Event</title> 

    <content><div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font  size="2"><strong>London and New York, NY &ndash;</strong>  Markit today announced that a credit event occurred at Hawaiian Telcom  Communications, Inc. and Markit LCDX index dealers voted to conduct a Credit  Event Auction to facilitate the settlement of loan-only credit derivative trades  referencing the company, which is a constituent of the Markit LCDX  index.</font></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font  size="2">The auction terms, including the auction date, will be determined in  the next few weeks by Markit LCDX dealers in accordance with the LCDS Auction  Rules which are published on the International Swaps and Derivatives Association  (ISDA) website.&nbsp;Markit and Creditex are the official administrators of  Credit Event Auctions. </font></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font  size="2">Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. is a constituent of series 8, 9  and 10 of the Markit LCDX index. </font></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in  0in 0pt"><font size="2">The Credit Event Auction process was launched  in 2005 by Markit and Creditex in collaboration with ISDA and major credit  derivative dealers. &nbsp;Auctions have been held to facilitate settlement  of credit derivative trades referencing Kaupthing Banki hf, Glitnir Banki hf,  Landsbanki Islands hf, Washington Mutual Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.,  Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,  Tembec Industries Inc., Quebecor World Inc., Movie Gallery, Collins &amp;  Aikman, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, Delphi Corporation, Calpine  Corporation, Dana Corporation and Dura.</font></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in  0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">- Ends  -</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">For more information please  contact:</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><em><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Markit</span></em></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in  0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Caroline  Lumley</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Vice President, Corporate  Communications</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tel: +44 (0)20 7260  2047</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></div>  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in  0in 0pt"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black">About Markit</span></strong></div> <div  style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific.&nbsp;Over 1,000 financial institutions use  our independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements.&nbsp;</span></div> <div  style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div  style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For more  information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com/">www.markit.com</a></span></div>  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div  align="left"><strong><font size="1"><span style="COLOR:  black"><font size="2">About  Creditex</font></span></font></strong></div>  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and  processing of credit derivatives.&nbsp;The company operates a hybrid model  of voice and electronic execution, and was the first to successfully launch  electronic trading for CDS in 2004. In addition to its core execution business,  Creditex has two operating subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide  additional electronic processing and execution services in the CDS space.  <span style="COLOR: black">Creditex Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of  IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). </span></span></div>  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black">For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com/">www.creditex.com</a></span></div></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-03">
     <date>12/03/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit and S&P Partner to Bring Market Standard Identifiers to  Syndicated Loan Market</title> 

    <content><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN:  justify"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong><span lang="EN-US"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial">London</span></strong></st1:city><strong><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> and <st1:place  w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">New York</st1:city>, <st1:state  w:st="on">NY</st1:state></st1:place> -  </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial">Markit, a financial information services company, and Standard  &amp; Poor&rsquo;s, a leading provider of financial market intelligence,  today announced an alliance to create a universal identification system for the  loan market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;  </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The initiative was first announced by Markit on 9  October 2008.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The new identification  system will improve transparency and liquidity in the syndicated loan market,  and will facilitate clearing and settlement of trades.<span  style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The identifiers will  encompass a new participant identification system for loan market entities,  which will be available later this month, and loan CUSIPs, which will be  expanded in early 2009 to cover a greater number of facilities including links  to contract level identifiers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;  </span>Loan CUSIPs are issued by CUSIP Global Services, managed by  Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s on behalf of the American Bankers  Association.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify;  mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial">The partnership between Markit and S&amp;P will ensure ease of  implementation and will encourage broad acceptance of the new universal  identification system in the marketplace.&nbsp;</span><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify;  mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial">&ldquo;The LSTA is very supportive of the joint Markit and  S&amp;P CUSIP initiative, which is a critical step toward quickly bringing  standardization to the syndicated loan market,&rdquo; <strong>said  Bram Smith, Interim Executive Director of the  LSTA</strong>.&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-US"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify;  mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial">&ldquo;Markit and S&amp;P are to be applauded for their  collaboration on the global identifier solution.<span style="mso-spacerun:  yes">&nbsp; </span>Their joint initiative will promote progress  toward a much needed automated end-to-end settlement processing solution for the  syndicated loan product,&rdquo; <strong>said Steve Ewald, a Principal  at Bank of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region  w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>.</strong></span><span  lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify;  mso-layout-grid-align: none"><st1:personname  w:st="on"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial">Armins  Rusis</span></strong></st1:personname><strong><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, Executive Vice President  and Global Co-Head of Fixed Income at Markit, said:  </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial">&ldquo;Markit&rsquo;s partnership with S&amp;P strengthens  our drive to introduce a comprehensive, universal identification system for the  loan market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The  initiative will unite the marketplace and facilitate straight-through-processing  throughout the loan markets.&rdquo;&nbsp;</span><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify;  mso-layout-grid-align: none"><strong><span lang="EN-US"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial,Bold; mso-bidi-font-family:  'Arial,Bold'">&ldquo;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">As a leader in security identification,  S&amp;P and CUSIP recognized the need to bring a robust and complete  solution to market as quickly as possible,&rdquo; <strong  style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">said Jim Taylor, Managing Director,  CUSIP Global Services. </strong><span style="mso-spacerun:  yes">&nbsp;</span>&ldquo;Our track record of success in  providing numbering services combined with Markit&rsquo;s high quality loan  data and customer relationships made us natural partners on this  initiative.&rdquo;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"  style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"  align="center"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">- Ends  -</span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><span  style="mso-tab-count:  1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><strong><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">For further information, please contact:  <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><st1:personname  w:st="on"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Teresa  Chick</span></st1:personname><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <br  /> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Managing Director, Corporate  Communications<br /> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Markit  <br /> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Email:  </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Telephone: +44 20  7260 2094<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"  style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Michael  Privitera<br /> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Vice  President, Public Affairs<br /> </span><span lang="EN-US"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial">Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s<br /> </span><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br  /> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Telephone:  1-212-438-6679<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><strong><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">About Markit  <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align:  none"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Markit is a financial  information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  <st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place> and Asia Pacific.  Over 1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to manage risk,  improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements.  <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"  style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">For more information, see </span><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><a  href="http://www.markit.com/">www.markit.com</a></span><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align:  none"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">About CUSIP Global  Services<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align:  none"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">For 40 years CUSIP Global  Services has provided a unique common language for identifying financial  instruments across institutions, exchanges and nations, enabling financial  services firms to benefit from improved operating efficiencies and substantially  reduced administrative costs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;  </span>CUSIP Global Services is operated by the CUSIP Service Bureau  (CSB). CSB is managed on behalf of the American Bankers Association by Standard  &amp; Poor&rsquo;s. For more information, visit  www.cusip.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align:  none"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">About Standard &amp;  Poor&rsquo;s<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align:  none"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Standard &amp; Poor's, a  division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost  provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings,  indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 9,000  employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 23 countries and  markets, Standard &amp; Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial  infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in  providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more  confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information,  visit </span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial">http://www.standardandpoors.com</span><span lang="EN-US"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial">.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong><span  lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">About The American Bankers  Association<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p  class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-layout-grid-align:  none"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;  mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The American Bankers  Association, on behalf of the more than two million men and women who work in  the nation's banks, brings together all categories of banking institutions to  best represent the interests of this rapidly changing industry. Its  membership-which includes community, regional and money center banks and holding  companies, as well as savings associations, trust companies and savings  banks-makes ABA the largest banking trade association in the  country.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:  Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-04">
     <date>12/04/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Shines Light on Changing European Equity Market</title>  

    <content><strong>London</strong> - Markit, a financial information  services provider, today announced the launch of Markit MSA, a new market share  analysis service designed to bring further transparency to the European equity  market. <br /> <br /> Markit MSA provides a greater insight into the  new trading landscape that has emerged since the introduction of MiFID last  November. The proliferation of alternative trading venues and &ldquo;dark  pools&rdquo; across the continent has resulted in fragmented trading, making  it difficult for market participants to monitor liquidity and market activity.  <br /> <br /> <strong>Niall Cameron, Executive Vice President  of Equities, Indices, Commodities and Risk Management at Markit,  said:</strong> &ldquo;Since the introduction of MiFID, the European  equity market has changed dramatically. We created Markit MSA to help market  participants understand the shifts taking place in equity trading by tracking  liquidity and market activity.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Markit MSA  is a reliable, independent service that collates information on cash and  synthetic equity trades executed on traditional exchanges, MTFs and OTC markets.  The data is then consolidated to provide users with an aggregated view of market  activity. The service ranks brokers on each European trading venue, stock or  index according to the volume and value of their trades. <br /> <br  /> Buy-side institutions will use Markit MSA to help identify pools of  liquidity and inform their choice of broker when seeking to execute trades.  Sell-side institutions will use the service to ascertain their market share for  marketing and business development purposes. Regulators will be able to use  Markit MSA to monitor liquidity patterns and trading trends. <br /> <br  /> <strong>David Tait, Executive Director and Co-Head of Morgan Stanley  Electronic Trading in Europe said:</strong> &quot;Markit MSA is an  insightful tool that provides us with independent and validated metrics for  equity market activity and liquidity. Since the service combines both on and off  order book data, it will provide the first consolidated European market share  reporting service allowing us to promote our market share to clients.&quot;  <br /> <br /> Markit MSA was launched with the support of 11 leading  financial institutions that have committed to send trade information to the  service. Together, these institutions represent 60% of all cash equity trading  in Europe. MSA will initially cover 44,000 European cash and synthetic equities.  The MSA dataset is available on a T+1 basis. <br /> <br /> -Ends-  <br /> <br /> <strong>For more information please  contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> Caroline Lumley <br />  Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br />  Telephone: +44 20 7260 2047 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br  /> <br /> <strong>Note:</strong> <br /> <br />  Markit MSA is launching with eleven firms sending data to the service,  including: Citi, Dresdner Kleinwort, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Merrill Lynch, Morgan  Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS. <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> <br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> &nbsp; <br  /> <br /></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-09">
     <date>12/09/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit and Creditex Determine Price of Masonite International  Corporation Debt to Settle Credit Derivative Trades</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Creditex and Markit, in partnership with 10 major credit derivative  dealers, today announced the results of a Credit Event Auction that determined a  price to facilitate the settlement of credit derivative trades referencing the  first lien loans of Masonite International Corporation. </p> <p>At  2:00 pm ET today, the final price for Masonite International Corporation first  lien loans for the purpose of settling credit derivative transactions was  determined to be 52.5%. <br /> <br /> The auctions were conducted in  accordance with the Masonite International Corporation LCDS Settlement Terms  published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and  Markit. Creditex and Markit are the official administrators of Credit Event  Auctions. <br /> <br /> Credit Event Auctions enable market  participants to cash settle credit derivative transactions. During a Credit  Event Auction, dealers submit orders electronically on the Creditex platform.  The auction submissions are delivered to Markit electronically. Markit  calculates and verifies the results, and publishes them on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by  Creditex and Markit in collaboration with ISDA and major credit derivative  dealers. Auctions have been held to facilitate settlement of credit derivative  trades referencing Kaupthing Banki hf, Glitnir Banki hf, Landsbanki Islands hf,  Washington Mutual Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Federal National Mortgage  Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Tembec Industries Inc.,  Quebecor World Inc., Movie Gallery, Collins &amp; Aikman, Delta Air Lines,  Northwest Airlines, Delphi Corporation, Calpine Corporation, Dana Corporation  and Dura. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br />  <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> <em>Creditex</em> <br /> Annette  Bronkesh <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br /> <br  /> <em>Markit <br /> </em>John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br />  Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and processing of  credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic  execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic trading for CDS  in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex has two operating  subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional electronic processing  and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br /> <br />  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a> <br /> <br  /> <strong>About Markit <br /> </strong>Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-10">
     <date>12/10/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Receives Five Awards for Services to Financial  Markets</title> 

    <content>Best Operational Support Provider - Write-Up <div style="MARGIN: 0in  0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">London</span></strong><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"> and New York, NY  </span></strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:  150%">- Markit, a financial information services company, today announced  that it has won five industry awards.</span></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">&nbsp;</div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Markit has won two Awards for Excellence from  Operations Management.&nbsp;The company was named &ldquo;Operations  Leader of the Year&rdquo; for its Metrics report, which  </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">monitors  progress on the commitments made by banks to regulators to improve the  processing of Over-The-Counter (OTC) derivative  trades.&nbsp;Markit&rsquo;s acquisition of SwapsWire, the electronic  trade confirmation network for the OTC derivative markets, was named  &ldquo;Deal of the Year&rdquo;.</span></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">&nbsp;</div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Credit Magazine has named the Markit - Creditex  portfolio compression platform &ldquo;Innovation of the  Year&rdquo;.&nbsp;Launched in July this year </span><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">to reduce operational risk and  improve capital efficiency in the single-name credit default swap (CDS) market,  the platform has already compressed over $1 trillion in notional value of CDS  transactions.</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">&nbsp;</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:  150%">Markit has also been voted &ldquo;Best Operational Support  Provider&rdquo; by Credit Magazine.&nbsp;In a poll of the  </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">largest  credit investors in the world, t</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">he firm was commended for its </span><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">credit derivative indices and  Markit RED, </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:  150%">the industry standard identifiers used throughout the CDS  markets.&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">In addition, Markit was awarded &ldquo;Best Data  Service&rdquo; by Financial News. &nbsp;The company was selected by the  editorial team in conjunction with ten leading industry experts for its high  quality data services.</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" /> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT:  150%"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">- Ends  -</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">For further information, please  contact:</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Caroline Lumley</span></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Vice  President, Corporate Communications </span></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Markit</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></div>  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047</span></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><em><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">About Markit </span></em></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  black">Markit is a financial information services company with more than  1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.&nbsp;Over 1,000  financial institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve  operational efficiency and meet regulatory  requirements.&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com/">www.markit.com</a></span></div>  </div></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-10-2">
     <date>12/10/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Tribune Company Credit Event</title>  

    <content><strong>London and New York, NY</strong> &ndash; Markit  today announced that a credit event has occurred at Tribune Company and Markit  LCDX index dealers have voted to participate in a Credit Event Auction to  facilitate the settlement of loan credit default swap (LCDS) trades referencing  the company, which is a constituent of the Markit LCDX index. <br />  <br /> The auction terms, including the auction date, will be determined  by Markit LCDX dealers according to LCDS Auction Rules published on the  International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) website. Markit and  Creditex are the official administrators of Credit Event Auctions. <br />  <br /> A separate Credit Event Auction will be held to facilitate the  settlement of CDS trades referencing Tribune Company, which is a constituent of  the Markit CDX index. <br /> <br /> The auction dates, once they  have been determined, will be posted on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by  Markit and Creditex in collaboration with ISDA and major credit derivative  dealers. Auctions have been held to facilitate settlement of credit derivative  trades referencing Masonite International Corporation, Kaupthing Banki hf,  Glitnir Banki hf, Landsbanki Islands hf, Washington Mutual Inc., Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc., Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage  Corporation, Tembec Industries Inc., Quebecor World Inc., Movie Gallery, Collins  &amp; Aikman, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, Delphi Corporation,  Calpine Corporation, Dana Corporation and Dura. <br /> <br /> - Ends  - <br /> <br /> <strong>For more information please  contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +1 212  205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Markit <br /> </strong>Markit  is a financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in  Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use  our independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-10-3">
     <date>12/10/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit MCDX Trading Wider Than Markit CDX.NA.IG Index For First  Time</title> 

    <content><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">The Markit MCDX index </span><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">is trading wider than the Markit  CDX.NA.IG index for the first time since Markit MCDX was launched on 6 May 2008.  &nbsp;This means that buying protection on U.S. municipal debt now costs  more than buying protection on US investment grade bonds.  </span></div> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT:  150%">&nbsp;</div> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Spreads on the Markit MCDX index,  </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">which  references</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">  50 municipal bond credit default swaps (CDS), are currently at around 330 basis  points.&nbsp;Spreads on the Markit CDX.NA.IG, which references 125  investment grade bond CDS, are at around 269 bps.</span></div>  <p>&nbsp;</p> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><img height="319" alt=""  width="510" src="10-3/contentParagraphs/0/text_files/file/article-image.gif"  /></span></div> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT:  150%">&nbsp;</div> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT:  150%"><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75"  o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f"  stroked="f"><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600"  o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f"  stroked="f">&nbsp;</v:shapetype></v:shapetype><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><strong>Gavan  Nolan</strong></span><font size="2"><strong>, Credit  Analyst at Markit,  said:</strong>&nbsp;<span>&quot;</span><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">The current widening of Markit  MCDX spreads reflects the perceived increase in municipal credit  risk.&nbsp;A confluence of events - an economy in recession, decreasing home  values and increasing unemployment - has combined to reduce  municipalities&rsquo; sources of income.&nbsp;Several municipalities  have announced recently&nbsp;that they are experiencing financial  difficulties.&nbsp; The likes of Michigan and New York City, exposed to the  struggling auto and financial sectors respectively, demonstrate the importance  of credit risk in the municipal  market.&rdquo;</span></font></div> <div  style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">&nbsp;</div> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT:  150%"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Markit is the  owner of the Markit MCDX index.</span></div> <div  style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT:  150%">- Ends -</span></strong></div> <strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br clear="all" /> </span></strong>  <div><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For more  information please contact:</span></strong></div>  <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Teresa Chick</span></div> <div><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Managing Director, Corporate Communications  </span></div> <div><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Markit</span></div> <div><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Telephone: +44 20 7260 2094</span></div>  <div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Email: <a  title="mailto:[email protected]"  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></div>  <div align="left"><strong><font  size="1">&nbsp;</font></strong></div> <div  align="left"><strong><font size="1"><span style="COLOR:  black"><font size="2">About Markit  </font></span></font></strong></div>  <div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Markit is a financial information  services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe, North America and  Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to  manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory  requirements.</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">For more  information, see <a title="http://www.markit.com/"  href="http://www.markit.com/">www.markit.com</a></span></div>  </div> <div></div> <div></div>  <div></div></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-15">
     <date>12/15/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Collects Two Buy-Side Technology Awards</title>  

    <content><strong>London and New York, NY</strong> - Markit, a  financial information services company, is pleased to announce it has been voted  best pricing and valuation service provider by Buy-Side Technology for the  second year running. Markit has also won the flagship award for best overall  buy-side product. <br /> <br /> The judges commended  Markit&rsquo;s plans to launch Markit Valuations Manager - the first global,  multi-bank, cross-asset client valuations platform - in January 2009. The  service will bring considerable operational efficiency and transparency to a  buy-side firm&rsquo;s valuation process by offering electronic delivery of  dealer OTC derivative and consensus cash valuations, alongside  Markit&rsquo;s own independent valuations. <br /> <br /> Markit  also won praise for Markit Intraday, a streaming pricing tool for the widely  traded credit derivative indices, Markit iTraxx and Markit CDX, and their  constituents. Please click <a  href="15/contentParagraphs/0/text_files/file/BST 2008.pdf">here</a> for  the awards coverage in the December issue of Buy-Side Technology. <br />  <br /> <strong>Jeff Gooch, Executive Vice President and Head of  Portfolio Valuations at Markit, said:</strong> &ldquo;Client demand  for accurate, independent pricing and valuation services has never been greater,  and we are committed to helping our buy-side clients move to best practice in  price verification. We are delighted to have won two awards from Buy-Side  Technology which single out Markit&rsquo;s pricing and valuation services as  the best in the industry.&rdquo; <br /> <br />  <strong>Victor Anderson, Editor, Buy-Side Technology, said:</strong>  &ldquo;Markit&rsquo;s success in the pricing and valuations space is  hardly surprising: it has shown a consistent propensity to grow the business  through acquisition and innovation, which has allowed it to successfully address  some of the most acute challenges faced by buy-side institutions.  Markit&rsquo;s two category wins this year reflect its position as the clear  market leader in an area of the buy-side that has, over the past 18 months,  thrown up one challenge after another.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> The  panel of judges included Buy-Side Technology&rsquo;s editorial team as well  as buy-side-focused technology consultants from Aite Group, Deloitte Consulting,  Investit and Morse. <br /> <br />  <strong>-Ends-</strong> <br /> <br /> <strong>For  further information, please contact:</strong> <br /> <br />  Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br  /> Markit <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br  /> <br /> <strong>About Markit <br /> </strong>Markit  is a financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in  Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use  our independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> &nbsp;<br  /></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-12">
     <date>12/12/2008</date> 

    <title>Incorrect Reference Obligation for Nortel Networks  Corporation</title> 

    <content><p>Markit has identified an error in RED with respect to ISIN  US665815AH97, which incorrectly identifies Nortel Networks Corporation as the  issuer. The correct issuer of this bond is Nortel Networks Limited. As a result,  RED code 6BBBBEAC5 has been flagged as non-current and should not be  used.&nbsp; Markit is in the process of legally verifying an alternative  bond to be added as a reference obligation of Nortel Networks Corporation, which  will be completed&nbsp;next week.</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm  0pt" align="left"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial"><strong>-Ends-</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>For further information, please contact:</strong>  </span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"  align="left"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Teresa  Chick <br /> Managing  Director<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm  0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Corporate  Communications </span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"  align="left">Markit <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094<span  style="mso-tab-count:  1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>  <br /> Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">t<font  face="Verdana">eresa.chick</font>@markit.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-17">
     <date>12/17/2008</date> 

    <title>Update on Proposed Prime RMBS Derivative Index</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong> - Markit  today announced that, following extensive discussions with major market  participants, plans to launch a synthetic U.S. prime mortgage-backed securities  index have been put on hold. <br /> <br /> The potential benefits of  the proposed index will be re-assessed in 2009. Markit owns the credit  derivative indices Markit ABX, Markit CDX, Markit CMBX, Markit iTraxx, Markit  iTraxx LevX, Markit LCDX and Markit MCDX. <br /> </p> <p>-  Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact: <br /> </strong><br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Telephone:  +1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Telephone: +44 20 7260 2094  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit is a financial information services company with more than 1,000  employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. For more information, visit <a  href="mailto:www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-18">
     <date>12/18/2008</date> 

    <title>BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Enhances OTC Derivatives  Services</title> 

    <content>New York, December 18, 2008 &ndash; BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the  global leader in securities servicing, today announced it has enhanced its  over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives services by providing automated OTC trade  affirmation and confirmation to investment managers and financial institutions  in the United States and Europe. The enhancements also enable BNY Mellon to  deliver daily, automated OTC position reconciliation and market value  reconciliation with counterparties. <br /> <br /> On behalf of its  clients, BNY Mellon can now match economic terms of the transaction on trade  date, confirm activity through straight-through processing and reconcile  positions, and perform valuation comparison. In providing these services, BNY  Mellon has licensed the use of Markit Trade Manager, a leading trade risk  management platform.&nbsp; Additionally, BNY Mellon has licensed  MarkitPortRec platform, an automated position reconciliation and valuation  comparison service. Markit also will provide complete connectivity to industry  utilities such as Markit Wire and DTCC. <br /> <br /> &ldquo;We  have a multi-year program of investing in derivatives services and we have now  further automated our integrated-architecture offering in the entire lifecycle  of OTC trade processing,&rdquo; said Ahmad Sharif, managing director and  product head of investment manager outsourcing at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing.  &ldquo;For OTC contracts, this lifecycle includes trade execution,  affirmation and confirmation; events and rate resets; payment calculation and  delivery/receive; independent pricing and valuation; collateral management; and  daily position and value reconciliation with counterparties.&rdquo; <br  /> <br /> &ldquo;Markit&rsquo;s partnership with BNY Mellon  strengthens our position as a leading provider of trade processing solutions to  fund administrators and institutional investors in the global OTC derivatives  market,&rdquo; said Jeff Gooch, executive vice president and co-head of  trade processing at Markit. &ldquo;Access to a broad range of  Markit&rsquo;s industry-standard trade processing services will give BNY  Mellon clients the ability to reduce operational risk and improve operational  efficiency.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Markit is a financial  information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe, North  America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use its independent  services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory  requirements. For more information, see www.markit.com <br /> <br />  BNY Mellon Asset Servicing offers clients worldwide a broad spectrum of  specialized asset servicing capabilities, including custody and fund services,  securities lending, performance and analytics, and execution services. BNY  Mellon Asset Servicing provides services through The Bank of New York Mellon and  other related companies. <br /> <br /> The Bank of New York Mellon  Corporation is a global financial services company focused on helping clients  manage and service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving  more than 100 markets. The company is a leading provider of financial services  for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing  superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer  services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide  client-focused team. It has $22.4 trillion in assets under custody and  administration, approximately $1.1 trillion in assets under management and  services approximately $12 trillion in outstanding debt. Additional information  is available at bnymellon.com.&nbsp;<br /> <br />  <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  </strong></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-22">
     <date>12/22/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit to update pricing methodology for Markit iBoxx  Indices</title> 

    <content><p>London and New York, NY - Markit, a financial information  services company, today announced that it will implement changes to the rules  governing the consolidation of prices for the Markit iBoxx indices. These  changes are designed to improve the pricing in illiquid and volatile markets.  </p> <p>The Markit iBoxx EUR and Sterling cash bond indices are used  by asset managers as a benchmark for investment grade fixed income portfolios.  The indices are calculated daily using price contributions from 10 banks that  are consolidated by Markit using stringent filters and consolidation  algorithms.</p> <p>Recent volatility and a reduction in liquidity in  the fixed income markets has resulted in diminished price contributions and  greater variance among prices. This, in turn, has led to the rejection of a  greater number of prices due to the Markit iBoxx consolidation rules.</p>  <p>In consultation with price contributors, investors, regulators and  industry bodies, and with the approval of the Markit iBoxx Oversight Committee,  Markit has updated the rules. As from 29 December, an additional step will be  introduced in the calculation of the daily index price whereby a new Control  Price will serve as a proxy price for bonds affected by low liquidity or  disparate pricing.</p> <p>Stephan Flagel, Managing Director and Head  of Indices at Markit, said: &ldquo;We have made absolutely sure that the  independence, objectivity and transparency of the Markit iBoxx indices is not  compromised by any changes made to the pricing processes we have in place today.  We are confident we have achieved this with our new rules and believe that the  changes will ensure the Markit iBoxx indices remain the benchmark of choice  among asset managers, structured products providers and ETF issuers around the  world.&rdquo; </p> <p>The new rules can be found on <a  href="http://www.markit.com ">www.markit.com</a> and <a  target="_blank" href="http://www.iboxx.com">www.iboxx.com</a>.  </p> <p>- Ends - </p> <p>For further information, please  contact:<br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate  Communications<br /> Markit <br /> Telephone: +44 20 7260 2094<br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <h2>About Markit</h2> <p>Markit is a financial  information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe, North  America and Asia-Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our independent  services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory  requirements. For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/12/2008-12-17-2">
     <date>12/17/2008</date> 

    <title>Creditex and Markit Determine Price of Hawaiian Telcom Communications,  Inc. Loans to Settle Credit Derivative Trades</title>  

    <content><strong>London and New York, NY</strong> &ndash; Markit  and Creditex, in partnership with 10 major credit derivative dealers, today  announced the results of a Credit Event Auction that determined a price to  facilitate settlement of credit derivative trades referencing Hawaiian Telcom  Communications, Inc. loans. <br /> <br /> At 2:00 pm ET today, the  final price of Hawaiian Telcom loans was determined to be 40.125% for the  purpose of settling loan-only credit derivative transactions. <br />  <br /> The auction was conducted in accordance with the Hawaiian Telcom  LCDS Settlement Terms published by the International Swaps and Derivatives  Association (ISDA) and Markit. Markit and Creditex are the official  administrators of Credit Event Auctions. <br /> <br /> Credit Event  Auctions enable market participants to cash settle credit derivative  transactions. During a Credit Event Auction, dealers submit orders  electronically on the Creditex platform. The auction submissions are delivered  to Markit electronically. Markit calculates and verifies the results, and  publishes them on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by  Markit and Creditex in collaboration with ISDA and major credit derivative  dealers. Since then, Markit and Creditex have conducted 26 Credit Event  Auctions, including Hawaiian Telcom, and the process has become an integral part  of the CDS market&rsquo;s infrastructure. <br /> <br /> - Ends -  <br /> <br /> <strong>For more information please contact:  <br /> </strong><br /> <em>Markit</em> <br  /> John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br  /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <em>Creditex</em> <br /> Annette Bronkesh  <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648 <br />  Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit is a financial information services company with more than 1,000  employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more  information, see <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br  /> Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and  processing of credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice  and electronic execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic  trading for CDS in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex  has two operating subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional  electronic processing and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is  a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br />  <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/01/2008-01-14">
     <date>01/14/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Opens Sydney Office</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London</strong> &ndash; Markit, the  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing, today announced that it has opened an office in Sydney. This  is Markit&rsquo;s first office in Australia and its third office in the Asia  Pacific region. <br /> <br /> David Crammond, Chief Executive  Officer of Markit Asia, said: &ldquo;The Asia Pacific region is key to our  expansion plans, and we are seeing a surge in demand for our pricing and  valuation services in the area. Financial regulators around the world are very  much focused on the need for accurate, independent valuations, and this focus  has sharpened with the credit crisis. A presence in Australia will enable Markit  to capitalise on this demand and will allow us to be closer to our clients in  the region.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Markit provides sell-side and  buy-side firms with critical valuation services. Markit&rsquo;s Totem  service provides the major market makers in over-the-counter derivatives with a  rigorous independent check for their trading book valuations. The service covers  vanilla and exotic instruments in the equity, interest rate, currency,  commodity, structured credit and bond markets. <br /> <br />  Markit&rsquo;s Portfolio Valuations service draws from a unique, proprietary  dataset to provide buy-side firms with an independent post-trade calculation of  the gross asset value of a portfolio of trades. The service enables clients to  establish a fund&rsquo;s Net Asset Value. <br /> <br /> Euan  Johns, Director, will lead Markit&rsquo;s Australian operations. Johns  previously worked on the Totem service in London for five years and will now  focus on the Totem Interest Rate Swap service for the Asia Pacific region. He is  joined by Ross Allen who will be responsible for the Totem Equities service for  the region, and Andrew King who will head marketing and local support for  current and new clients. Both Allen and King have also relocated from  Markit&rsquo;s London headquarters. <br /> <br /> - Ends -  <br /> <br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> Teresa Chick <br />  Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br />  Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44 (0)20 7260 2094 </p> <p>Caroline Lumley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;<br  /> Telephone: +44 (0)20 7260 2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> <br /> Markit is  the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. The company  receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are  used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and  manage compliance. <br /> <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/01/2008-01-04">
     <date>01/04/2008</date> 

    <title>Addition of AJ Tranche to Markit CMBX Indices</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit Group Limited (&ldquo;Markit&rdquo;), the leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing and owner of the Markit CMBX index, announced today that an AJ  tranche will be added to the off-the-run Markit CMBX indices on 4 January 2008.  The new tranche will provide enhanced trading opportunities to institutional  investors seeking exposure to an additional credit class. <br /> <br  /> Markit added an AJ tranche - the most subordinate of the AAA rated  tranches - to the on-the-run Markit CMBX 4 index when it rolled in October last  year. The new tranche has now been added to the off-the-run Markit CMBX 1,  Markit CMBX 2 and Markit CMBX 3 indices as well. <br /> <br /> The  Markit CMBX is a synthetic family of indices based on U.S. commercial  mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) which provides investors with liquid,  transparent exposure to CMBS of a unique vintage. Each CMBX index references a  basket of 25 of the most recently issued CMBS deals. <br /> <br />  The seven index tranches reference bonds rated AAA, AJ, AA, A, BBB, BBB- and BB  respectively. Ratings are required from at least two of the following rating  agencies: Fitch, Moody's and Standard &amp; Poor's. A new series of CMBX is  issued every six months. <br /> <br /> The CMBS reference  obligations are selected using the following requirements: deals must have a  minimum size of $700 million; they must be secured by at least 50 separate  mortgages that are obligations of at least 10 unaffiliated borrowers; no more  than 40% of the underlying mortgages can be secured by properties in the same  state; and no more than 60% of the properties can be of the same property type.  <br /> <br /> Licensed Dealers of the Markit CMBX include: Bank of  America; Barclays; Bear Stearns; Calyon; Citi; Countrywide; Credit Suisse;  Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; JPMorgan; Lehman Brothers; Merrill Lynch; Morgan  Stanley; Nomura International; RBS Greenwich Capital; UBS; and Wachovia. <br  /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For more  information please contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> Ben Logan  <br /> Managing Director, Structured Finance <br /> Markit <br  /> Tel: +1 212 931 4925 <br /> Email: [email protected] <br />  <br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> <br /> Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2047 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit Group Limited is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its  services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations,  reduce risk and manage compliance. <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/01/2008-01-21">
     <date>01/21/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Wins Risk Magazine Award</title> 

    <content>Industry Platform of the Year - Write-Up  <p><strong>London</strong> - Markit, the leading provider of  independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to  the global financial markets, is pleased to announce that it has won Risk  Magazine&rsquo;s coveted &lsquo;Industry Platform of the Year&rsquo;  award. Risk Magazine is the world&rsquo;s leading financial risk management  magazine. <br /> <br /> According to Risk Magazine,  &ldquo;Markit&rsquo;s portfolio reconciliation service makes an  important contribution to reducing risk in the OTC derivatives markets. For this  reason, it is Risk&rsquo;s Industry Platform of the Year.&rdquo; <br  /> <br /> Markit&rsquo;s Portfolio Reconciliation service, which is  part of the Markit Trade Processing (MTP) platform, enables portfolio managers  to reconcile positions with their counterparties electronically, across all OTC  derivative asset classes. The service extracts information automatically from  counterparty collateral statements which typically come in a wide variety of  formats. It then checks the extracted information against the user&rsquo;s  portfolio details and flags discrepancies. <br /> <br /> Markit  launched the Portfolio Reconciliation service in September 2006 in response to  the increasing use of collateral in the OTC derivative markets, leading to an  onerous portfolio reconciliation process. Markit&rsquo;s service automates  the process and reduces errors which can result in disagreements between  counterparties over collateral and margin calls. <br /> <br /> Jeff  Gooch, Executive Vice President and Head of Trade Processing and Valuations at  Markit, said: &ldquo;We are extremely pleased that Risk has recognised our  contribution in the OTC derivative trade processing arena. Our Portfolio  Reconciliation service provides portfolio managers with the ability to reconcile  their positions quickly and accurately, which reduces operational risk and  provides clients with a clear understanding of their true exposure.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> MTP Portfolio Reconciliation is integrated with  Markit&rsquo;s affirmation, confirmation and portfolio valuation services.  Portfolio managers interviewed by Risk Magazine stressed the importance of an  integrated trade processing solution for reducing operational risk. <br />  <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> </p> <p>For  further information, please contact: <br /> <br /> Caroline Lumley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Email: [email protected] <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  <br /> Markit is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its  services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations,  reduce risk and manage compliance. <br /> <br /> For more  information, see <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  </p> <p>&nbsp;</p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/01/2008-01-15">
     <date>01/15/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Launches Sub-Prime Monitoring Tool</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit, the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing, today announced the launch of a  performance monitoring tool for U.S. asset-backed securities (ABS). <br />  <br /> Launched in response to market conditions, Markit&rsquo;s new  U.S. ABS Performance Data will bring greater transparency to the sub-prime  mortgage market. The platform combines complete historical data at the bond,  collateral pool and loan level to provide ABS market participants with a vital  and timely source of information for deal monitoring and securitisation  analysis. Additional RMBS and ABS asset classes will be added in due course.  <br /> <br /> The tool complements Markit&rsquo;s existing  structured finance product set which includes cashflow modelling; a CDS of ABS  spread service; a CDS of ABS trade settlement calculation service; European ABS  performance data; and European ABS pricing. Markit is also the owner of ABX.HE,  a traded synthetic index of U.S. home equity ABS that has become a closely  watched indicator and valuation tool in the structured finance markets. <br  /> <br /> Ben Logan, Managing Director of Structured Finance at Markit,  said: &ldquo;Increasingly, ABS investors require a more timely and  comprehensive understanding of the collateral underlying each ABS deal.  Markit&rsquo;s new product aims to bring much needed transparency to the  U.S. ABS markets by providing clients with an up-to-date collateral monitoring  tool alongside the other unique and valuable content we offer. It will enable  market participants to remain at the forefront of the markets and evaluate both  the historical performance and the current risk profile of their ABS positions  with ease and accuracy.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Features include:  <br /> &bull; Concise monthly snapshot reports with key deal  statistics <br /> &bull; Comprehensive collateral performance  information at pool and deal level including: <br /> o Delinquency, loss  and prepayment levels and speeds <br /> o Waterfall related triggers:  stepdown, delinquency, cumulative loss <br /> &bull; Complete bond  payment and collateral performance history <br /> &bull; Loan level  statistics with data feed functionality <br /> &bull; All deals  updated within two days of monthly distribution date <br /> &bull;  Data validated to ensure integrity, and <br /> &bull; Ability to track  customised portfolios. <br /> <br /> The new service reinforces  Markit&rsquo;s commitment to bringing transparency and efficiency to the ABS  markets, and dovetails with the firm&rsquo;s award-winning Reference  Cashflow Database (RCD), the industry standard for CDS of ABS trade settlement  calculation. RCD provides bond-level performance data; simplifies complex  settlement calculations; reduces errors in payment matching and clearing; and  replaces the need for a costly infrastructure. <br /> <br />  <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>For further information, please contact:</strong> <br  /> <br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2094 <br /> <br /> Caroline  Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> <br /> Markit is  the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. The company  receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are  used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and  manage compliance. <br /> <br /> <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/01/2008-01-22">
     <date>01/22/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Acquires BOAT</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London</strong>&nbsp;- Markit, the  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing to the global financial markets, today announced that it has  acquired BOAT, the MiFID-compliant trade reporting platform, from the consortium  of nine investment banks that launched the initiative in September 2006. <br  /> <br /> With 24 of the world&rsquo;s leading financial  institutions using the platform to report their Over-The- Counter (OTC) trades  in equities, BOAT offers an unparalleled view of the European OTC equity  markets. Trades reported on the platform now account for approximately 25% of  the entire European equity markets. Prior to MiFID and the launch of BOAT, OTC  trade information in certain countries was not readily available, making it  difficult for market participants to understand fully how the OTC markets were  moving. <br /> <br /> Niall Cameron, Executive Vice President and  Head of Equities and Indices at Markit, commented: &ldquo;BOAT fits neatly  with Markit&rsquo;s goal to bring transparency to the OTC markets. As calls  for greater transparency multiply, we see this acquisition as very timely. It  will also reinforce Markit&rsquo;s position in the equity markets and our  footprint within the financial sector.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Will  Meldrum, Managing Director and Head of BOAT at Markit, commented:  &ldquo;BOAT is already changing the way market participants make investment  decisions in the European OTC equity markets. We look forward to launching  second-generation products in the coming months to enhance our  clients&rsquo; trading and investment operations.&rdquo; <br />  <br /> Niki Beattie, Managing Director and Head of EMEA Market Structure,  Merrill Lynch, commented: &ldquo;BOAT shows how consortium-led initiatives  can bring efficient solutions to the global financial markets. Having launched  successfully in November - just over a year after we announced the creation of  the consortium - BOAT is going from strength to strength and provides critical  information on a growing share of the OTC markets. Markit, as the  consortium&rsquo;s business partner, is the ideal candidate to take  ownership of BOAT.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> The BOAT platform went  live on 1 November 2007, allowing market participants to publish their pre-trade  quotes and report their OTC trades in equities in compliance with MiFID. BOAT  collects and validates this information before disseminating it to the market  via ten leading market data vendors. <br /> <br /> BOAT will now be  known as Markit BOAT. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br  /> <strong>For further information, please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director,  Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p>Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2047 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p><strong>About Markit <br /> </strong>Markit is the  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily  data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost  1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage  compliance. <br /> <br /> <strong>About BOAT</strong>  <br /> BOAT is a consortium of nine leading investment banks that was  launched in September 2006 in order to create a central platform for the  collection, collation, validation, storage and distribution of pre- and  post-trade information as required by investment firms operating off-exchange as  allowed under MiFID. <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/08/2008-08-21">
     <date>08/21/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Updates iTraxx Europe Rules</title>  

    <content>London and Frankfurt &ndash; Markit, a financial information  services company, today announced that it has clarified and updated certain  index rules governing the Markit iTraxx Europe indices. These updates reflect  changed market conditions and are expected to bring greater transparency to the  index. <br /> <br /> The rule updates, which were approved by  licensed Markit iTraxx Europe market makers on a call at 5pm yesterday, will be  incorporated in the rulebook and published by the end of the month. They will  become effective when the index rolls into Series 10 on 22 September 2008.  <br /> <br /> The updates to the index rules will apply to: <br  /> <br /> &middot; Maximum spread cut-off levels for the Markit  iTraxx Crossover <br /> <br /> &middot; Minimum entity ratings  <br /> <br /> &middot; Minimum outstanding debt requirement for  the Markit iTraxx Crossover <br /> <br /> Further details can be  found on:  http://www.markit.com/information/pr...rope/news.html  <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For  further information, please contact:</strong> <br /> <br />  Teresa Chick<br /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br  /> Markit <br /> Email: [email protected] <br /> Telephone:  +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit  </strong><br /> Markit is a financial information services company  with more than 700 employees in Europe, North America and Asia. Over 1,000  financial institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve  operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. For more information,  see www.markit.com <br /></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/11/2008-11-04">
     <date>11/04/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit and Creditex Determine Price of Landsbanki Senior Debt to Settle  Credit Derivative Trades in Europe's First Credit Event Auction</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Creditex and Markit, in partnership with 14 major credit derivative  dealers, today determined a price to facilitate the settlement of credit  derivative trades referencing the senior debt of Landsbanki Islands hf in  Europe&rsquo;s first ever Credit Event Auction. </p> <p>At 2:00  pm GMT today, the final price for Landsbanki senior debt for the purpose of  settling credit derivative transactions was determined to be 1.25%. <br />  <br /> The auction was conducted in accordance with the International  Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 2008 Landsbanki CDS Protocol. Creditex  and Markit are the official administrators of Credit Event Auctions. <br  /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction enables market participants to cash  settle credit derivative transactions. During a Credit Event Auction, dealers  submit orders electronically on the Creditex platform. The auction submissions  are delivered to Markit electronically. Markit calculates and verifies the  results, and publishes them on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> At 3:45 pm GMT today, the results of an auction to determine  the final price for Landsbanki subordinated debt for the purpose of settling  credit derivative transactions will be published on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> Creditex and Markit will conduct Credit Event Auctions to  facilitate the settlement of CDS contracts referencing Glitnir Banki hf on  November 5 and Kaup&thorn;ing Banki hf on November 6. <br /> <br  /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by Creditex and  Markit in collaboration with ISDA and major credit derivative dealers. Auctions  have been held to facilitate settlement of credit derivative trades referencing  Washington Mutual Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Federal National Mortgage  Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Tembec Industries Inc.,  Quebecor World Inc., Movie Gallery, Collins &amp; Aikman, Delta Air Lines,  Northwest Airlines, Delphi Corporation, Calpine Corporation, Dana Corporation  and Dura. <br /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br  /> <br /> For more information please contact: <br /> <br  /> <em>Creditex</em> <br /> Annette Bronkesh <br />  Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br /> <br  /> <em>Markit</em> <br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br />  Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and processing of  credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic  execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic trading for CDS  in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex has two operating  subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional electronic processing  and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br /> <br />  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a> <br /> <br  /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  </p></content> 

   </PressRelease>


  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/11/2008-11-04-2">
     <date>11/04/2008</date> 

    <title>Creditex and Markit Determine Price of Landsbanki Subordinated Debt to  Settle Credit Derivative Trades in Europe's First Credit Event  Auctions</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit and Creditex, in partnership with 14 major credit derivative  dealers, today determined a price to facilitate the settlement of credit  derivative trades referencing the subordinated debt of Landsbanki Islands hf in  Europe&rsquo;s first ever Credit Event Auctions.</p> <p>At 3:45  pm GMT today, the final price for Landsbanki subordinated debt for the purpose  of settling credit derivative transactions was determined to be 0.125%. <br  /> <br /> At 2:00 pm GMT today, the final price for Landsbanki senior  debt for the purpose of settling credit derivative transactions was determined  to be 1.25%. <br /> <br /> The auctions were conducted in accordance  with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 2008 Landsbanki  CDS Protocol. Markit and Creditex are the official administrators of Credit  Event Auctions. <br /> <br /> Credit Event Auctions enable market  participants to cash settle credit derivative transactions. During a Credit  Event Auction, dealers submit orders electronically on the Creditex platform.  The auction submissions are delivered to Markit electronically. Markit  calculates and verifies the results, and publishes them on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> <strong>- Ends - <br /> </strong><br  /> For more information please contact: <br /> <br />  <em>Markit <br /> </em>John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <em>Creditex <br /> </em>Annette Bronkesh  <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648 <br />  Email: <a href="http://[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Markit <br /> </strong>Markit  is a financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in  Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use  our independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com <br />  </a><br /> <strong>About Creditex <br />  </strong>Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and  processing of credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice  and electronic execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic  trading for CDS in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex  has two operating subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional  electronic processing and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is  a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br />  <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a>  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/11/2008-11-05">
     <date>11/05/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit and Creditex Determine Price of Glitnir Senior Debt to Settle  Credit Derivative Trades</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Creditex and Markit, in partnership with 14 major credit derivative  dealers, today announced the results of a Credit Event Auction that determined a  price to facilitate the settlement of credit derivative trades referencing the  senior debt of Glitnir Banki hf. </p> <p>At 2:00 pm GMT today, the  final price for Glitnir senior debt for the purpose of settling credit  derivative transactions was determined to be 3%. <br /> <br /> The  auction was conducted in accordance with the International Swaps and Derivatives  Association (ISDA) 2008 Glitnir CDS Protocol. Creditex and Markit are the  official administrators of Credit Event Auctions. <br /> <br /> The  Credit Event Auction enables market participants to cash settle credit  derivative transactions. During a Credit Event Auction, dealers submit orders  electronically on the Creditex platform. The auction submissions are delivered  to Markit electronically. Markit calculates and verifies the results, and  publishes them on www.creditfixings.com. <br /> <br /> At 3:45 pm  GMT today, the results of an auction to determine the final price for Glitnir  subordinated debt for the purpose of settling credit derivative transactions  will be published on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> Creditex and Markit will conduct a Credit Event Auction to  facilitate the settlement of CDS contracts referencing Kaup&thorn;ing Banki  hf on November 6. <br /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was  launched in 2005 by Creditex and Markit in collaboration with ISDA and major  credit derivative dealers. Auctions have been held to facilitate settlement of  credit derivative trades referencing Landsbanki Islands hf, Washington Mutual  Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Federal National Mortgage Association,  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Tembec Industries Inc., Quebecor World  Inc., Movie Gallery, Collins &amp; Aikman, Delta Air Lines, Northwest  Airlines, Delphi Corporation, Calpine Corporation, Dana Corporation and Dura.  <br /> <br /> <strong>- Ends - <br />  </strong><br /> <strong>For more information please contact:  <br /> </strong><br /> <em>Creditex <br />  </em>Annette Bronkesh <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel:  +1 973 778 8648 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br /> </a><br  /> <em>Markit <br /> </em>John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <strong>About Creditex <br />  </strong>Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and  processing of credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice  and electronic execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic  trading for CDS in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex  has two operating subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional  electronic processing and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is  a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br />  <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a> <br /> <br  /> <strong>About Markit <br /> </strong>Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> <br />  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/11/2008-11-05-2">
     <date>11/05/2008</date> 

    <title>Creditex and Markit Determine Price of Glitnir Subordinated Debt to  Settle Credit Derivative Trades</title> 

    <content><strong>London and New York, NY</strong> &ndash; Markit  and Creditex, in partnership with 14 major credit derivative dealers, today  announced the results of a Credit Event Auction that determined a price to  facilitate the settlement of credit derivative trades referencing the  subordinated debt of Glitnir Banki hf. <br /> <br /> At 3:45 pm GMT  today, the final price for Glitnir subordinated debt for the purpose of settling  credit derivative transactions was determined to be 0.125%. <br /> <br  /> At 2:00 pm GMT today, the final price for Glitnir senior debt for the  purpose of settling credit derivative transactions was determined to be 3%.  <br /> <br /> The auctions were conducted in accordance with the  International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 2008 Glitnir CDS  Protocol. Markit and Creditex are the official administrators of Credit Event  Auctions. <br /> <br /> Credit Event Auctions enable market  participants to cash settle credit derivative transactions. During a Credit  Event Auction, dealers submit orders electronically on the Creditex platform.  The auction submissions are delivered to Markit electronically. Markit  calculates and verifies the results, and publishes them on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br  /> For more information please contact: <br /> <br />  <em>Markit <br /> </em>John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <em>Creditex</em> <br /> Annette Bronkesh  <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648 <br />  Email: <a href="http://[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit  is a financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in  Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use  our independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> <br />  <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br /> Creditex  is a global market leader and innovator in execution and processing of credit  derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic  execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic trading for CDS  in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex has two operating  subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional electronic processing  and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br /> <br />  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.creditex.com</a></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/11/2008-11-06">
     <date>11/06/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit and Creditex Determine Price of Kaupthing Senior Debt to Settle  Credit Derivative Trades</title> 

    <content><strong>London and New York, NY</strong> &ndash;  Creditex and Markit, in partnership with 14 major credit derivative dealers,  today announced the results of a Credit Event Auction that determined a price to  facilitate the settlement of credit derivative trades referencing the senior  debt of Kaupthing Banki hf. <br /> <br /> At 2:00 pm GMT today, the  final price for Kaupthing senior debt for the purpose of settling credit  derivative transactions was determined to be 6.625%. <br /> <br />  The auction was conducted in accordance with the International Swaps and  Derivatives Association (ISDA) 2008 Kaupthing CDS Protocol. Creditex and Markit  are the official administrators of Credit Event Auctions. <br /> <br  /> The Credit Event Auction enables market participants to cash settle credit  derivative transactions. During a Credit Event Auction, dealers submit orders  electronically on the Creditex platform. The auction submissions are delivered  to Markit electronically. Markit calculates and verifies the results, and  publishes them on www.creditfixings.com. <br /> <br /> At 3:45 pm  GMT today, the results of an auction to determine the final price for Kaupthing  subordinated debt for the purpose of settling credit derivative transactions  will be published on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by  Creditex and Markit in collaboration with ISDA and major credit derivative  dealers. Auctions have been held to facilitate settlement of credit derivative  trades referencing Glitnir Banki hf, Landsbanki Islands hf, Washington Mutual  Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Federal National Mortgage Association,  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Tembec Industries Inc., Quebecor World  Inc., Movie Gallery, Collins &amp; Aikman, Delta Air Lines, Northwest  Airlines, Delphi Corporation, Calpine Corporation, Dana Corporation and Dura.  <br /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br />  <br /> <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> <em>Creditex <br /> </em>Annette  Bronkesh <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648  <br /> Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]  <br /> </a><br /> <em>Markit <br />  </em>John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications  <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br />  Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and processing of  credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic  execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic trading for CDS  in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex has two operating  subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional electronic processing  and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br /> <br />  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a> <br /> <br  /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/11/2008-11-06-2">
     <date>11/06/2008</date> 

    <title>Creditex and Markit Determine Price of Kaupthing Subordinated Debt to  Settle Credit Derivative Trades</title> 

    <content><strong>London and New York, NY</strong> &ndash; Markit  and Creditex, in partnership with 14 major credit derivative dealers, today  announced the results of a Credit Event Auction that determined a price to  facilitate the settlement of credit derivative trades referencing the  subordinated debt of Kaupthing Banki hf. <br /> <br /> At 3:45 pm  GMT today, the final price for Kaupthing subordinated debt for the purpose of  settling credit derivative transactions was determined to be 2.375%. <br  /> <br /> At 2:00 pm GMT today, the final price for Kaupthing senior  debt for the purpose of settling credit derivative transactions was determined  to be 6.625%. <br /> <br /> The auctions were conducted in  accordance with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 2008  Kaupthing CDS Protocol. Markit and Creditex are the official administrators of  Credit Event Auctions. <br /> <br /> Credit Event Auctions enable  market participants to cash settle credit derivative transactions. During a  Credit Event Auction, dealers submit orders electronically on the Creditex  platform. The auction submissions are delivered to Markit electronically. Markit  calculates and verifies the results, and publishes them on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br  /> <strong>For more information please contact:</strong> <br  /> <br /> <em>Markit <br /> </em>John Dooley <br  /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <em>Creditex <br /> </em>Annette Bronkesh  <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648 <br />  Email: <a href="http://[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Markit <br /> </strong>Markit  is a financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in  Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use  our independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> <br />  <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br /> Creditex  is a global market leader and innovator in execution and processing of credit  derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic  execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic trading for CDS  in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex has two operating  subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional electronic processing  and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br /> <br />  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/11/2008-11-13">
     <date>11/13/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Expands Executive Team With Appointment of Sal Naro</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit, a financial information services company, today announced  that Sal Naro will join its executive team. <br /> <br /> Naro will  join Markit&rsquo;s New York office as Executive Vice President and Global  Co-Head of Equities, Commodities and Risk Management, in partnership with  London-based Executive Vice President Niall Cameron. <br /> <br />  Naro joins Markit from Sailfish Capital Partners where he was Co-Founder and  Managing Partner. Sailfish, a multi-billion dollar fixed income hedge fund,  wound itself down successfully before the current credit crisis. Previously,  Naro worked at UBS for seven years, most recently as Managing Director and  Global Co-Head of Fixed Income, a role that encompassed trading, syndication and  research for all credit markets. He was also a member of the UBS Investment Bank  Board of Directors. <br /> <br /> Prior to UBS, Naro was a Senior  Managing Director and Global Head of Credit Trading at Bear Stearns where he  worked for close to a decade. Naro holds a B.S. in Business Administration from  Long Island University, and is a member of the university&rsquo;s Board of  Trustees. <br /> <br /> <strong>Lance Uggla, Chief Executive  Officer of Markit, said:</strong> &ldquo;Sal&rsquo;s appointment  to Markit&rsquo;s global executive team marks an important step in  positioning the firm for the future, and will complement the existing leadership  group while strengthening our U.S. presence across a variety of businesses. The  calibre of Markit&rsquo;s management team allows us to capitalise on  opportunities to grow both organically and through acquisition.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> <strong>Sal Naro said:</strong>  &ldquo;I have worked closely with Markit for many years and have great  admiration for the firm&rsquo;s success in bringing transparency and  efficiency to the OTC markets. I consider Markit to be the firm of choice in the  financial information services arena and I look forward to being part of its  drive to improve infrastructure in the global OTC markets.&rdquo; <br  /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br  /> <br /> <strong>For further information, please contact: <br  /> </strong><br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director,  Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Telephone: +44 20 7260  2094 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]  </a></p> <p><em>About Markit <br />  </em>Markit is a financial information services company with more than  1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. <br /> For more information,  see <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> <br />  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/11/2008-11-18">
     <date>11/18/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Masonite International Corporation Credit  Event</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit today announced that a credit event occurred at Masonite  International Corporation and Markit LCDX index dealers voted to conduct a  Credit Event Auction to facilitate the settlement of loan-only credit derivative  trades referencing the company, which is a constituent of the Markit LCDX index.  <br /> <br /> The auction terms, including the auction date, will be  determined by Markit LCDX dealers according to LCDS Auction Rules published on  the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) website during the  next few weeks. Markit and Creditex are the official administrators of Credit  Event Auctions. <br /> <br /> Masonite International Corporation is  a constituent of series 8, 9 and 10 of the Markit LCDX index. <br />  <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by Markit and  Creditex in collaboration with ISDA and major credit derivative dealers.  Auctions have been held to facilitate settlement of credit derivative trades  referencing Kaupthing Banki hf, Glitnir Banki hf, Landsbanki Islands hf,  Washington Mutual Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Federal National Mortgage  Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Tembec Industries Inc.,  Quebecor World Inc., Movie Gallery, Collins &amp; Aikman, Delta Air Lines,  Northwest Airlines, Delphi Corporation, Calpine Corporation, Dana Corporation  and Dura. <br /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong>  </p> <p><strong>For more information please contact: <br  /> </strong><br /> <em>Markit <br /> </em>John  Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel:  +1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit is a financial information services company with more than 1,000  employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more  information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>&nbsp;</p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/11/2008-11-24">
     <date>11/24/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit and Creditex Tear Up $1.036 Trillion CDS Trades</title>  

    <content><div><strong>London</strong><strong> and New  York, NY &ndash; </strong>Creditex and Markit today announced the  compression of $1.036 trillion in notional value of credit default swap (CDS)  transactions since the successful launch of a coordinated programme of  multilateral trade terminations in August this year.</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>During the week of 17 November  2008, multilateral trade terminations administered by Creditex and Markit  reduced the notional value of outstanding CDS trades referencing corporations in  the consumer products, basic materials and financial services industries by more  than $220 billion. &nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>Since August, a total of 14 dealers have participated in 26 portfolio  compression runs which have lowered outstanding notional amounts significantly,  decreased counterparty credit exposure and reduced operational risk in the CDS  market. &nbsp;Creditex and Markit run portfolio compression cycles regularly  and systematically across the major sectors to tear up trades in the most active  single name CDS contracts. </div> <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>Portfolio compression reduces the overall notional size and the  number of outstanding contracts in credit derivative portfolios without changing  the risk profiles of the portfolios.&nbsp;This is achieved by terminating  existing trades and replacing them with a smaller number of new replacement  trades that carry the same risk profile and cash flows as the initial portfolio  but require a smaller amount of regulatory capital to be held against the  positions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div><strong>Sunil Hirani, Creditex Chairman and CEO,</strong>  <strong>said</strong>: &ldquo;The portfolio compression runs are  a critical component in addressing operational issues highlighted by industry  participants and regulators in recent months.&nbsp;We are pleased that our  platform has been well received by market participants and will continue to help  our clients meet their operational and capital needs at this crucial juncture of  the markets.&rdquo;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div><strong>Kevin Gould</strong><strong>, Executive  Vice President and Global Co-Head of Fixed Income at Markit, said:  </strong>&ldquo;The compression of over $1 trillion of CDS notional  volumes in three months marks a milestone in the industry&rsquo;s effort to  reduce risk and improve operational efficiency in the credit derivative  markets.&nbsp;Our new portfolio compression service has become an integral  part of market infrastructure, and we are pleased to have helped major trading  firms around the world&nbsp;to reduce risk during a period of market  dislocation.&rdquo;</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/11/2008-11-20">
     <date>11/20/2008</date> 

    <title>MarketAxess Integrates Markit's Real Time CDS Quotes Into Electronic  Trading Platform</title> 

    <content><strong>NEW YORK and LONDON, November 20, 2008</strong>  &ndash; MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading  electronic trading platform for credit, and Markit, a financial information  services provider, today announced an alliance to integrate Markit Quotes into  the MarketAxess client-to-multi-dealer trading platform. <br /> <br  /> Markit Quotes is a real-time quote parsing service that extracts  indicative over-the-counter prices from electronic messages. The integration of  Markit Quotes with MarketAxess&rsquo; industry-leading fixed income  electronic trading platform delivers a seamless workflow across the entire trade  life cycle including pre-trade, trade execution and post-trade tools for both  bonds and credit default swaps (CDS). <br /> <br />  <strong>Kelley Millet, President of MarketAxess, said:</strong>  &ldquo;With industry-wide focus on improving the CDS market structure,  electronic trading has never been more relevant. Our highly complementary  integration with Markit will address the demand from institutional investors for  greater transparency and electronic trading technology that will best support  changes in the credit markets.&rdquo; <br /> <br />  <strong>Shane Akeroyd, Executive Vice President and Global Co-Head of  Sales and Marketing at Markit, said:</strong> &ldquo;This is the first  time that quote parsing and electronic trading have been combined on a single  platform. Markit is committed to improving market infrastructure and  transparency, and the integration of Markit Quotes into the MarketAxess trading  platform will provide fixed income market participants with greater insight into  credit pricing as well as ease of execution.&rdquo; <br /> <br  /> <strong>Peter Marber, Global Head of GEM Fixed Income and Currencies  at HSBC/Halbis Capital Management (USA), Inc., said:</strong>  &ldquo;Integrating Markit Quotes into the MarketAxess trading platform  combines best-of-breed products and represents immense value at a time of market  volatility and wider bid/offers. The enhanced trading platform is user-friendly,  and will help traders identify the best market levels quickly and execute  efficiently with a fully electronic audit trail for compliance  purposes.&quot; <br /> <br /> Key features of the enhanced  platform include: <br /> <br /> &bull; <strong>Real-Time  Price Discovery:</strong> Clients may view real-time pricing on Markit  Quotes, an intuitive, customizable screen embedded in the MarketAxess trading  platform. <br /> <br /> &bull; <strong>Faster  Execution:</strong> Clients can click any quote in Markit Quotes to launch  a pre-populated MarketAxess order screen for any of the following instruments:  CDS indices (Markit iTraxx and Markit CDX), CDS single-name corporates and  sovereigns, U.S. agency and corporate (high grade and high yield) bonds, and  emerging markets bonds (corporates and sovereigns). <br /> <br />  &bull; <strong>Straight Through Processing:</strong> STP is  offered via a link to DTCC Deriv/SERV and other trade confirmation services. All  quotes and trades are identified using Markit RED, the industry-standard  identification system used throughout the CDS market. <br /> <br />  - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For additional information,  please contact: <br /> </strong><br /> Trey Gregory <br  /> MarketAxess Holdings Inc. <br /> +1-212-813-6382 <br /> <br  /> William McBride <br /> Gavin Anderson &amp; Co. (for  MarketAxess) <br /> +1-212-515-1970 <br /> <br /> John Dooley  <br /> Markit <br /> +1-212-205-1310 <br /> <br />  <strong>About MarketAxess</strong> <br /> MarketAxess operates  one of the leading platforms for the electronic trading of corporate bonds and  certain other types of fixed-income securities, serving as an electronic  platform through which our approximately 650 active institutional investor  clients can access the liquidity provided by our 49 broker-dealer clients.  MarketAxess' multi-dealer trading platform allows our institutional investor  clients to simultaneously request competitive, executable bids or offers from  multiple broker-dealers, and to execute trades with the broker-dealer of their  choice. MarketAxess offers our clients the ability to trade U.S. high-grade  corporate bonds, European high-grade corporate bonds, credit default swaps,  agencies, high-yield and emerging markets bonds. MarketAxess also provides data  and analytical tools that help our clients make trading decisions, we provide  connectivity solutions that facilitate the trading process by electronically  communicating order information between trading counterparties and we provide  our clients with ancillary technology services. Our DealerAxess&reg; trading  service allows dealers to trade fixed-income securities with each other on our  platform. For more information, see <a  href="http://www.marketaxess.com">www.marketaxess.com</a> <br />  <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/02/2008-02-13">
     <date>02/13/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit ERMBX Update</title> 

    <content><strong>London </strong>- Markit today announced that it is  working with a broad group of dealers on documentation for a European  residential mortgage-backed index. The ERMBX.UK is designed to reference  synthetic U.K. prime mortgage-backed securities. Markit is the owner of the  widely traded iTraxx and CDX credit derivative indices and the synthetic  structured finance and loan indices ABX.HE, CMBX, LCDX and LevX. <br />  <br /> Following extensive feedback from all market participants, and in  light of the current volatile market conditions, it has been agreed that any  decision regarding the launch of the new index will be made at a later date.  <br /> <br /> Ben Logan, Managing Director of Structured Finance at  Markit, said: &ldquo;It is Markit&rsquo;s desire to create an index that  will attract market support and be actively traded. We will continue to work  towards completing the documentation for the index, and will update the market  on any decisions that are taken about the launch in due course.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br />  <br /> <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director,  Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094  <br /> Email: [email protected] <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is the leading  provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade  processing to the global financial markets. The company receives daily data  contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000  institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.  <br /> <br /> <br /></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/02/2008-02-19">
     <date>02/19/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit and Creditex Announce Initial Bidding Results of Quebecor Credit  Event Auction</title> 

    <content><strong>London and New York, February 19, 2008  &ndash;</strong> Markit Group Limited (&ldquo;Markit&rdquo;)  and Creditex Group Inc. (&ldquo;Creditex&rdquo;) announce the  &ldquo;Initial Bidding Period&rdquo; results of the Credit Event Auction  for contracts referencing Quebecor World Inc. The Inside Market Midpoint is  42.125% and the &ldquo;Open Interest&rdquo; is $66,000,000 to sell.  Creditex and Markit are the official administrators of the Credit Event  Auctions. <br /> <br /> The Inside Market Midpoint is the indicative  level based on two-way markets entered into the auction by 13 participating  dealers. The Open Interest is the net balance between buy and sell physical  settlement requests submitted by participating dealers. <br /> <br  /> During the &ldquo;Subsequent Bidding Period&rdquo; of the Credit  Event Auction, dealers will submit Limit Offers to fill the Open Interest. The  final price will be published at 2.00pm EST. The auction is run in accordance  with the ISDA 2008 Quebecor CDS Protocol published on January 31, 2008. <br  /> <br /> Participating dealers in a Credit Event Auction submit orders  electronically on the Creditex platform. The auction submissions are delivered  to Markit electronically who calculates and verifies the results, and publishes  them on the official website www.creditfixings.com. <br /> <br />  Timeline for Credit Event Auction <br /> <br /> 9.45am - 10.00am  Dealers submit Inside Markets, Physical Settlement Requests <br /> 10.30am  Initial Bidding results published <br /> 12.45pm - 1pm Dealers submit  Limit Bids or Offers (as applicable) <br /> 2.00pm Final Price published  <br /> <br /> All times in EST. <br /> <br /> - Ends -  <br /> <br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> <strong>Markit <br  /> </strong>Teresa Chick (London) +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> Nishul  Saperia (NY) +1 212 931 4931 <br /> <br />  <strong>Creditex</strong> <br /> Brendan Nel (London) +44 20  7429 3041 <br /> Annette Bronkesh (NY) +1 973 778 8648 <br /> <br  /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br /> Creditex is the  global market leader in the execution of credit derivatives. The first and  leading e-trading platform in credit derivatives, Creditex is used by more than  1,000 traders at the world's top financial institutions. The platform has  executed over $5 trillion notional this year in credit default swap (CDS)  indices, single-name CDS and standardized structured credit products. Creditex  has earned numerous accolades including ones from Credit, Euromoney, Forbes,  IFR, Institutional Investor, Risk, Ernst &amp; Young and Deloitte &amp;  Touche. <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong>  <br /> Markit Group Limited is the leading provider of independent data,  portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global  financial markets. The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing  firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading  operations, reduce risk and manage compliance. <br /> <br /> <br  /> <p><strong>Final Auction Price is  41.25%</strong></p> <p>London and New York, February 19, 2008  &ndash; Markit Group Limited (&ldquo;Markit&rdquo;) and Creditex  Group Inc. (&ldquo;Creditex&rdquo;), in partnership with 13 major credit  derivative dealers, have successfully conducted a Credit Event Auction to  generate a cash settlement price for contracts referencing Quebecor World Inc.  At 2.00pm EST, the final price was fixed at 41.25%. Creditex and Markit are the  official administrators of the Credit Event Auctions.</p>  <p>Quebecor World Inc., a Canadian commercial printer, missed a January  15, 2008 interest payment on its senior notes and filed for protection from  creditors on January 21, 2008, triggering a credit event on its CDS contracts  referencing the company. </p> <p>The Credit Event Auction enabled  institutions to cash settle single-name, index and tranche CDS at the final  auction price. The auction was run in accordance with the ISDA 2008 Quebecor CDS  Protocol published on January 31, 2008.</p> <p>During the Credit  Event Auction, dealers submitted orders electronically on the Creditex platform.  The auction submissions were delivered to Markit electronically who calculated  and verified the results, and published them on the official website  www.creditfixings.com.</p> <p>The Credit Event Auction process was  launched in 2005 by Markit and Creditex in collaboration with ISDA and major  credit derivative dealers to facilitate the settlement of credit derivative  contracts in the event of a corporate default. Previous auctions were held for  Movie Gallery, Collins &amp; Aikman, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines,  Delphi Corporation, Calpine Corporation, Dana Corporation and Dura. </p>  <p><strong>For further information, please contact:</strong>  </p> <p><strong>Markit <br /> </strong>Teresa  Chick (London) +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> Nishul Saperia (NY) +1 212 931 4931  <br /> <br /> <strong>Creditex</strong> <br />  Brendan Nel (London) +44 20 7429 3041 <br /> Annette Bronkesh (NY) +1 973  778 8648 <br /> <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong>  <br /> Creditex is the global market leader in the execution of credit  derivatives. The first and leading e-trading platform in credit derivatives,  Creditex is used by more than 1,000 traders at the world's top financial  institutions. The platform has executed over $5 trillion notional this year in  credit default swap (CDS) indices, single-name CDS and standardized structured  credit products. Creditex has earned numerous accolades including ones from  Credit, Euromoney, Forbes, IFR, Institutional Investor, Risk, Ernst &amp;  Young and Deloitte &amp; Touche. <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit Group Limited is  the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. The company  receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are  used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and  manage compliance. <br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/02/2008-02-20">
     <date>02/20/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Expands Executive Team</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London </strong>&ndash; Markit, the  leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives  trade processing to the global financial markets, today announced that it has  appointed Shane Akeroyd to its executive team. Akeroyd joined Markit this week  as Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Global Sales and Marketing. <br  /> <br /> Akeroyd will share responsibility for Markit&rsquo;s  global sales and marketing division with Mike Rushmore, Executive Vice  President. Akeroyd&rsquo;s extensive capital markets experience complements  Rushmore&rsquo;s knowledge of Markit&rsquo;s product range, and will  allow Markit to increase its distribution capabilities globally. <br />  <br /> Akeroyd has over 20 years of sales experience, having previously  worked at RBC Capital Markets where he was Head of Global Debt Markets  Distribution and a member of the executive management team. Prior to RBC, Shane  was Vice Chair, Capital Market Sales at TD Securities, responsible for European,  Asian and Australian sales. <br /> <br /> Lance Uggla, Chief  Executive Officer of Markit, said: &ldquo;With his extensive knowledge and  experience of the OTC derivatives markets, Shane is a fantastic addition to  Markit&rsquo;s executive team. His appointment will allow us to explore new  opportunities in the global markets, and develop new relationships with buy-side  and sell-side institutions as well as strengthen existing ones.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> Shane Akeroyd, Executive Vice President, Co-Head of  Global Sales and Marketing at Markit, said: &ldquo;The rapid growth of  Markit since it was founded in 2001 is a remarkable success story and I am  delighted to join such a dynamic and innovative team. Markit&rsquo;s complex  product offering calls for a sophisticated sales and marketing approach and I  look forward to the challenges ahead.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> -  Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> Caroline Lumley <br />  Vice President, Corporate Communications<br /> Markit<br /> Tel: +44  (0)20 7260 2047 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  <br /> Markit is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio  valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets.  The company receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its  services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations,  reduce risk and manage compliance. <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/02/2008-02-21">
     <date>02/21/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit to Launch First Multi Dealer Valuations Platform</title>  

    <content><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><img height="240"  alt="" width="190" src="21/panelAds1Paragraphs/0/text_files/file/Jeff Gooch -  Wood Panel Backdrop - Landscape_r1_c1.JPG" /></p> <p>Jeff Gooch,  EVP, Markit<br /> <a  href="21/panelAds1Paragraphs/0/text_files/file0/Jeff Gooch - Wood Panel Backdrop  - Landscape.JPG">Click here to open full size image</a></p>  <p><img height="240" alt="" width="190"  src="21/panelAds1Paragraphs/0/text_files/file1/David Lefferts - Portrait.JPG"  /><br /> <br /> David Lefferts, MD, Markit<br /> <a  href="21/panelAds1Paragraphs/0/text_files/file2/David Lefferts -  Portrait.JPG">Click here to open full size image</a></p>  <p><strong>London and New York</strong> &ndash; Markit,  the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets, today announced  plans to launch the first global, multi-bank, cross-asset client valuations  platform. <br /> <br /> Markit Valuations Manager will bring  considerable operational efficiency and transparency to a buy-side  firm&rsquo;s valuation process by offering electronic delivery of dealer OTC  derivative and consensus cash valuations, alongside Markit&rsquo;s own  independent valuations, on a single platform. <br /> <br /> The  initiative comes as recent regulatory and accounting changes have increased the  importance of reliable, independent valuation sources for funds. Markit  Valuations Manager will provide the buy-side with an accurate, efficient tool to  handle the increased regulatory and accounting burden, and will enhance the  integrity of position information, counterparty marks and third-party  valuations. <br /> <br /> Jeff Gooch, Executive Vice President and  Head of Valuations and Trade Processing at Markit, said: &ldquo;Regulators  around the world are increasingly focused on the importance of greater  transparency, establishing best practice for client valuations, and a trusted,  independent process is key. Markit Valuations Manager is a tremendously exciting  initiative which will allow financial institutions to better understand and  manage their risks at this challenging time.&rdquo; <br /> <br  /> Chris Ryan, Head of Global Credit Fixed Income and FICC Administration at  UBS, said: &ldquo;UBS is pleased to join with our peers and Markit to  develop a valuation service which, in this challenging market environment, will  provide our clients with greater transparency and more consistency in  third-party valuations while increasing the efficiencies of this  service.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> &quot;We are excited  to&nbsp;work closely with Markit on this cross-asset class client valuations  initiative. The new service should provide significant productivity gains for  banks and clients, and improve audit trails between counterparties,&quot;  said Lawrence Waller, Managing Director, Investment Banking Operations at  JPMorgan. <br /> <br /> Six leading global investment banks have  agreed to work with Markit to support the launch of the platform. The banks are:  Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch and UBS. They will  provide Markit with end-of-day and end-of-month client valuations for OTC  derivative instruments and cash securities. Markit will aggregate this  information and offer clients access to a composite of dealer marks for cash  securities and counterparty present values for OTC derivative positions. <br  /> <br /> Clients will be able to compare the dealer marks with  Markit&rsquo;s independent valuations. Additionally, the platform will offer  seamless integration with Markit&rsquo;s Trade Processing solutions to allow  full life cycle support for OTC derivative transactions. <br /> <br  /> David Lefferts, Managing Director at Markit, will lead the initiative.  Markit aims to launch the platform in the second half of 2008 with core coverage  of bonds and derivatives. The platform will subsequently be expanded in phases  to include more banks and all major cash and derivative asset classes, including  structured instruments such as asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.  <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For  further information, please contact:</strong> <br /> <br />  Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br  /> Markit <br /> Email: [email protected] <br /> Telephone:  +44-20-7260-2094 <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>About  Citi</strong> <br /> Citi, the leading global financial services  company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than  100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions  with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer  banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and  wealth management. Citi&rsquo;s major brand names include Citibank,  CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney, Banamex, and Nikko. Additional  information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com. <br />  <br /> <strong>About Credit Suisse <br /> </strong>As  one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with  investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide.  Credit Suisse offers advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative  products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients  globally, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is active in  over 50 countries and employs approximately 45,000 people. Credit Suisse's  parent company, Credit Suisse Group, is a leading global financial services  company headquartered in Zurich. Credit Suisse Group's registered shares (CSGN)  are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS),  in New York. Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at  www.credit-suisse.com. <br /> <br /> <strong>About Goldman  Sachs <br /> </strong>Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking,  securities and investment management firm. It provides a wide range of services  to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations,  institutional investors, governments, non-profit organisations and high net  worth individuals. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains  significant offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other financial  centres around the world. <br /> <br /> <strong>About  JPMorgan</strong> <br /> JPMorgan (www.jpmorgan.com) is the  investment banking arm of JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. (NYSE: JPM), a leading  global financial services firm with assets of $1.5 trillion and operations in  more than 50 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial  services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial  transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity. A  component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of  consumers in the United States and many of the world&rsquo;s most prominent  corporate, institutional and government clients under its JPMorgan and Chase  brands. Information about the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit  is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC  derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets. The company  receives daily data contributions from 90 dealing firms, and its services are  used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and  manage compliance. </p> <p><strong>About Merrill Lynch  </strong><br /> Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading wealth  management, capital markets and advisory companies, with offices in 40 countries  and territories and total client assets of almost $2 trillion. As an investment  bank, it is a leading global trader and underwriter of securities and  derivatives across a broad range of asset classes and serves as a strategic  advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide.  Merrill Lynch owns approximately half of BlackRock, one of the world's largest  publicly traded investment management companies, with more than $1 trillion in  assets under management. For more information on Merrill Lynch, please visit  www.ml.com. <br /> <br /> <strong>About UBS</strong>  <br /> UBS is one of the world&rsquo;s leading financial firms,  serving a discerning international client base. Its business, global in scale,  is focused on growth. As an integrated firm, UBS creates added value for clients  by drawing on the combined resources and expertise of all its businesses. <br  /> UBS is the leading global wealth manager, a leading global investment  banking and securities firm, and one of the largest global asset managers. In  Switzerland, UBS is the market leader in retail and commercial banking. <br  /> UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide. It has offices in  50 countries, with about 38% of its employees working in the Americas, 33% in  Switzerland, 17% in the rest of Europe and 12% in Asia Pacific. UBS's financial  businesses employ more than 80,000 people around the world. Its shares are  listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and  the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/09/2008-09-04">
     <date>09/04/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Completes Acquisition of FCS from J.P. Morgan</title>  

    <content><p>London, New York, NY and Dallas, TX &ndash; Markit, a  financial information services company, today announced that it has completed  the acquisition of FCS Corporation from J.P. Morgan. <br /> <br />  The acquisition of FCS, the leading provider of syndicated loan market portfolio  and risk management software and services, including the Wall Street Office  family of products, will enable Markit to continue to develop new solutions to  improve operational efficiency and transparency in the loan markets. <br  /> <br /> Markit offers the most comprehensive loan data in the  marketplace through its Markit Loans service which delivers daily global  syndicated loan pricing on more than 6,700 loans together with real-time  analytical tools. <br /> <br /> Mark Murray, formerly President of  FCS, has been appointed Executive Vice President at Markit. The FCS business  will continue to be headquartered in Dallas, Texas and will be integrated within  Markit by year-end. <br /> <br /> Lance Uggla, Chief Executive  Officer of Markit, said: &ldquo;Markit&rsquo;s acquisition of FCS brings  together two highly complementary data and software services which will allow us  to offer our clients critical infrastructure to support their activities in the  loan market. The integration of our two teams is already under way and will lead  to new solutions to improve market transparency and operational  efficiency.&rdquo; <br /> <br /> Mark Murray, Executive Vice  President at Markit, said: &ldquo;We are very excited to be part of Markit,  a fast-growing, entrepreneurial firm. The combination of our two companies will  give our clients greater insight into the loan markets alongside  straight-through-processing capabilities, all on a single platform.&rdquo;  <br /> <br /> The combined companies comprise more than 350 loan  market specialists with over 1,000 financial institutions as clients. <br  /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> For further information,  please contact: <br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director,  Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 </p> <p>John Dooley <br />  Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email:  <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> <br /> About Markit  <br /> Markit is a financial information services company with more than  1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> </p>  <p><br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/09/2008-09-08">
     <date>09/08/2008</date> 

    <title>Creditex and Markit Announce Successful Launch of Portfolio Compression  Platform to Reduce Operational Risk in CDS Market</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York</strong> &ndash;  Markit and Creditex today announced the launch of an industry-wide portfolio  compression platform for the credit derivative market with the first live runs  completed successfully for single name credit default swaps (CDS) in the North  American and European markets. <br /> <br /> The first North  American live portfolio compression run, which took place on 27 August with the  participation of 14 credit derivative dealers, was conducted for CDS contracts  referencing several widely traded North American telecommunications companies.  It achieved a 56% gross notional reduction of compressible[1] contracts and a  49% gross notional reduction across all participating counterparties. <br  /> <br /> The first European live portfolio compression run was held on  4 September with the participation of 15 credit derivative dealers. The service  was run on CDS contracts referencing several widely traded European  telecommunications companies, and achieved a 53% gross notional reduction of  compressible contracts and a 46% gross notional reduction across all  participating counterparties. <br /> <br /> Markit and Creditex were  selected by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) to  provide infrastructure to support commitments made by major market participants  to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York relating to improved operational  efficiency and risk reduction. <br /> <br /> <strong>Michael  Heaney, Head of US Credit Trading at Morgan Stanley, said:</strong>  &quot;The results from the inaugural portfolio compression runs in the US  and Europe are reflective of the significant efforts market participants are  making to improve credit derivative market infrastructure and strengthen the  resiliency of the financial system. We welcome the initiative by Markit and  Creditex.&quot; <br /> <br /> <strong>Brian Archer, Global  Head of Credit Trading at Citi, said:</strong> &quot;This is a  significant achievement for the credit derivative market and a core component of  the broad efforts being undertaken by major market participants to reduce  operational risks and costs.&quot; <br /> <br />  <strong>Philip Olesen, Managing Director of Credit Trading at UBS  Investment Bank, said:</strong> &quot;We are pleased with the progress  of this initiative. The new risk-neutral compression algorithm is a critical  improvement which eliminates the need for involvement by front-office traders,  thereby increasing the frequency of compression runs and dealer participation  rates.&quot; <br /> <br /> The new portfolio compression  methodology designed by Markit and Creditex is unique in that it reduces  operational risk while leaving market risk profiles unchanged. This is achieved  by terminating existing trades and replacing them with a smaller number of new  replacement trades that carry the same risk profile and cash flows as the  initial portfolio but have less capital exposure. <br /> <br /> The  portfolio compression process will be run on a regular basis to compress the  most actively traded single name CDS contracts systematically across all major  sectors. This will reduce the total gross notional outstanding of CDS contracts  in the $62 trillion market to a significantly smaller net amount. <br />  <br /> &ldquo;We are pleased to have successfully launched our first  portfolio compression runs in North America and Europe with the participation of  the largest dealers in the CDS market. As we roll out this initiative across  sectors globally, we will help the industry reduce risk and improve capital  efficiency in the credit derivative markets,&rdquo; <strong>said Kevin  Gould, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Data Products and Analytics  at Markit. <br /> </strong><br /> &ldquo;This marks a  major milestone in addressing operational issues highlighted by industry  participants and regulators in recent months,&rdquo; <strong>said  Sunil Hirani, Creditex Chairman and CEO.</strong> &ldquo;We are  pleased to be working collaboratively with the dealer community to help improve  operational efficiency and market scalability.&rdquo; <br /> <br  /> The portfolio compression initiative is the second major industry effort  on which Markit and Creditex have collaborated with ISDA and the major dealers  to provide critical market infrastructure. The two companies are official  co-administrators of ISDA cash settlement auctions which allow for efficient and  orderly settlement of credit derivative contracts following a corporate default.  The cash settlement auction mechanism was launched in 2005 and has since been  relied upon in connection with nine major corporate defaults, most recently that  of Quebecor World Inc. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br  /> <strong>For more information please contact:</strong> <br  /> <br /> <strong>Markit</strong> <br /> Teresa  Chick<br /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications<br /> Tel:  +44 20 7260 2094<br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p>John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications<br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p><strong>Creditex</strong> <br /> Annette  Bronkesh <br /> Bronkesh Associates <br /> Tel: +1 973 778 8648  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> </p>  <p><strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> <strong>About  Creditex</strong> <br /> Creditex is a global market leader and  innovator in execution and processing of credit derivatives. The company  operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic execution, and was the first to  successfully launch electronic trading for CDS in 2004. In addition to its core  execution business, Creditex has two operating subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX,  which provide additional electronic processing and execution services in the CDS  space. Creditex Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange,  Inc. (ICE). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For more  information, see www.creditex.com <br /> <br /> <br /> <br  /> <br /> <br />  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  <br /> <br /> [1] A contract is compressible if an offsetting  contract exists. <br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/09/2008-09-09">
     <date>09/09/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Updates CDX Indices, RED Codes</title>  

    <content><strong>New York, NY</strong>- Markit, the financial  information services company that owns the Markit CDX indices and Markit RED,  today announced the following changes in response to the US government rescue of  Federal National Mortgage Association (&quot;Fannie Mae&quot;) and  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (&quot;Freddie Mac&quot;) under a  conservatorship, which is classified as a bankruptcy credit event under the  International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) credit derivative  definitions: <br /> <br /> &bull; New versions of all Markit CDX  indices that include either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac as a constituent were  published yesterday with both entities removed. <br /> &bull; New  Markit RED codes were issued yesterday for the new versions of the Markit CDX  indices, as well as for the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac post-credit event  entities, in order to reduce legal and operational risk in the credit derivative  market. <br /> <br /> Further details can be found on  Markit&rsquo;s web site at: <br /> <a  href="http://www.markit.com/information/products/category/indices/cdx.html  ">http://www.markit.com/information/pr...dices/cdx.html <br />  </a><br /> The Markit CDX indices are the most widely traded credit  derivative indices in North America. Markit RED is the industry standard for  reference entity and reference obligation identifiers used throughout the credit  derivative market in trading, documentation and trade settlement. <br />  <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further  information, please contact: <br /> </strong><br /> John  Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]  ">[email protected] <br /> </a>Telephone: +1 212 205 1310  <br /> <br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing Director, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected] ">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> <br /> <strong>About  Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a financial information services  company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia  Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to  manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements.  For more information, see <a href="http://www.markit.com  ">www.markit.com</a>.</content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/09/2008-09-10">
     <date>09/10/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit to Launch ABX.HE 05-2 Index</title>  

    <content><p><strong>New York, NY</strong>- Markit, the  financial information services company that owns the Markit ABX.HE index, today  announced plans to launch an ABX.HE 05-2 index on October 2, 2008. The ABX.HE is  a tradable synthetic index of U.S. sub-prime asset-backed securities. <br  /> <br /> The addition of the new index, following a majority vote of  licensed dealers, will provide institutional investors with a greater ability to  gain or hedge exposure to an earlier vintage of U.S. residential mortgage-backed  securities (RMBS). <br /> <br /> The Markit ABX.HE 05-2 index will  reference 20 qualifying RMBS deals issued in the first half of 2005. The deals  will be selected according to the rules governing the index which are publicly  available on Markit&rsquo;s web site at: <br /> <a  href="http://www.markit.com/information/products/category/indices/abx/documentation.html">www.markit.com/information/products/category/indices/abx/documentation.html</a>  </p> <p>- Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further  information, please contact:</strong> <br /> <br /> John  Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> Telephone: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> <br /> Teresa Chick <br  /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br  /> Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit  <br /> </strong>Markit is a financial information services company  with more than 1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over  1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to manage risk,  improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. For more  information, see www.markit.com. <br /> </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/09/2008-09-26">
     <date>09/26/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Annouces Roll of Markit iTraxx Asia Indices</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London </strong>&ndash; Markit, a  financial information services company that owns the Markit iTraxx indices,  today announced that the Markit iTraxx Asia indices will roll into their tenth  series on 29 September 2008. <br /> <br /> <strong>Changes to  index construction <br /> </strong>The Markit iTraxx Japan HiVol  index will not roll into Series 10. The decision was taken based on dealer polls  conducted by Markit. In addition, the 3-year and 10-year maturities of the  Markit iTraxx Japan Main index as well as the 10-year maturity of the Markit  iTraxx Australia index will be discontinued. These measures were taken to  concentrate liquidity in the remaining maturities. <br /> <br />  <strong>Changes to index composition <br /> </strong>Based on  liquidity polls, the following changes have been made to the Markit iTraxx Asia  family of indices: <br /> &bull; Two constituents were replaced in the  Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG and one in the Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan HY.  <br /> &bull; Four constituents were replaced in the Markit iTraxx  Japan Main index. <br /> &bull; The Markit iTraxx Australia index  remained unchanged. <br /> <br /> <em>Changes to the  composition of the Markit iTraxx Japan Series 10 vs. Series 9</em> <br  /> <br /> <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none;  BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1">  <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Markit iTraxx Japan</span></strong></div> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Series  10</span></strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; COLOR: #103b68">iTraxx Japan Main</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Asahi Glass Company, Limited</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Central Japan  Railway Company</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ITO-YOKADO  Co., LTD</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">EBARA CORPORATION</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mitsui Fudosan Co.,  Ltd.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Norinchukin  Bank</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sumitomo Metal Industries,  Ltd.</span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody>  </table> </p> <p><em>&nbsp;Changes to the  composition of the Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan Series 10 vs. Series  9</em></p> <p> <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none;  BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1">  <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan</span></strong></div>  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Series  10</span></strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">IG</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CAPITALAND  LIMITED</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING  LTD.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SK Energy  Co., Ltd.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Export-Import Bank of India</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt  solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">HY</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CHARTERED  SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD.</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hopson Development Holdings  Limited</span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody>  </table> </p> <p>&nbsp;Detailed constituent lists are  available on www.markit.com and www.indexco.com. <br /> <br /> -  Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact: <br /> </strong>Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email:  <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors: <br /> </strong><br />  <em>About Markit iTraxx Asia-Pacific indices</em> <br />  <br /> Markit iTraxx Asia-Pacific indices, a family of synthetic indices  referencing the most liquid names in the Asia-Pacific credit markets, comprise  the following indices: <br /> &bull; Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan HY  <br /> &bull; Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG <br /> &bull;  Markit iTraxx Australia <br /> &bull; Markit iTraxx Japan Main <br  /> <br /> <em>The investment banks licensed to trade the Markit  iTraxx Asia-Pacific indices include: <br /> </em><br /> ABN  AMRO, ANZ Bank (Australia only), Aozora, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, CALYON,  Citi, Credit Suisse, Daiwa Securities (Japan only), Deutsche Bank, Goldman  Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Mitsubishi Securities,  Mizuho (Japan only), Morgan Stanley, National Australia Bank (Australia only),  nikkoCitigroup, Nomura, Royal Bank of Scotland, Shinsei,  Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale (Asia ex-Japan and  Australia), Standard Chartered (Asia ex-Japan only), UBS and Westpac Banking  Corporation (Australia only). <br /> <br /> <em>About Markit  <br /> </em><br /> Markit is a financial information services  company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia  Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to  manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements.  <br /> </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/09/2008-09-26-2">
     <date>09/26/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Roll of Markit iTraxx Europe</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London</strong> &ndash; Markit, a  financial information services company that owns the Markit iTraxx indices,  today announced that the Markit iTraxx Europe indices will roll into their tenth  series on 29 September 2008. <br /> <br /> <strong>Changes to  index composition</strong> <br /> Based on liquidity polls, the  following changes have been made to the Markit iTraxx Europe family of indices:  <br /> &bull; Six constituents were replaced in the Markit iTraxx  Europe Main index. <br /> &bull; Seven constituents were replaced in  the Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover index. <br /> &bull; Three  constituents were replaced in the Markit iTraxx Europe HiVol index. <br />  <br /> <em>Changes to the composition of the Markit iTraxx Europe  Main, HiVol and Crossover Series 10 vs. Series 9</em> </p> <p>  <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"  cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"> <thead> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Markit iTraxx Europe, HiVol and  Crossover</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Series 10</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">IN</span></strong></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">OUT</span></strong></div> </td> </tr>  </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid"  valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">Markit iTraxx Europe Main</span></strong></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt  solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in  0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">Consumers</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Swedish Match AB</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">DSG INTERNATIONAL PLC</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt  solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in  0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">Energy</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">BP P.L.C.</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ENDESA</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">, S.A.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">EDISON</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  S.P.A.</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">GAZ DE FRANCE</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">GDF SUEZ</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">KELDA GROUP PLC</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">TOTAL SA</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SUEZ</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="568" colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">Industrials</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Holcim Ltd</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding  Inc.</span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">Markit iTraxx Europe  HiVol</span></strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Deutsche  Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding  Inc.</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Holcim  Ltd</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">DSG INTERNATIONAL PLC</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">VOLKSWAGEN  AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">KELDA GROUP PLC</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND:  #b9cce5; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568"  colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  #103b68">Markit iTraxx Europe  Crossover</span></strong></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ciba Holdings Inc.</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">BAA LIMITED</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">DSG INTERNATIONAL PLC</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">BRITISH ENERGY HOLDINGS PLC</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Fresenius  SE</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Evonik Degussa GmbH</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">HeidelbergCement  AG</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext  1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">FKI plc</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PERNOD RICARD</span></div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Hellas Telecommunications (Luxembourg)  II</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SOCIETE AIR  FRANCE</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">NXP B.V.</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SOL MELIA, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Scandinavian Airlines System  Denmark-Norway-Sweden</span></div> </td> </tr>  </tbody> </table> </p> <p>Detailed constituent lists are  available on <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> and  <a href="http://www.indexco.com">www.indexco.com</a> . <br />  <br /> <strong>Additional market makers <br />  </strong>UBS and WestLB have become newly licensed market makers. <br  /> <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br  /> <strong>For further information, please contact:</strong>  <br /> <br /> Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications, Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;<br  /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br /> <strong>Note  to Editors:</strong> <br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit  iTraxx Europe Indices <br /> </strong><br /> Markit iTraxx  Europe, a family of synthetic indices referencing the most liquid names in the  European credit derivative markets, is comprised of the following indices:  <br /> &bull; Markit iTraxx Europe Main <br /> &bull; Markit  iTraxx Europe Crossover <br /> &bull; Markit iTraxx HiVol <br />  &bull; Markit iTraxx Europe Non-Financials <br /> &bull; Markit  iTraxx Europe Senior Financials, and <br /> &bull; Markit iTraxx  Europe Sub Financials. <br /> <br /> <strong>The investment  banks licensed to trade the Markit European iTraxx indices  include:</strong> <br /> <br /> ABN AMRO, Bank of America,  Bank of Montreal, Barclays Capital, Bayerische Landesbank, BBVA, BNP Paribas,  CALYON, Citi, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort, DZ  Bank, Goldman Sachs, Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Th&uuml;ringen, HSBC, HSH  Nordbank, HypoVereinsbank, ING, IXIS, JPMorgan, Landesbank  Baden-W&uuml;rttemberg, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Mitsubishi  Securities, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, Nomura, Nord LB, Nordea, Royal Bank of  Scotland, Santander, Soci&eacute;t&eacute;  G&eacute;n&eacute;rale, Straumur Burdaras, UBS and WestLB. <br />  <br /> <strong>About Markit <br /> </strong><br />  Markit is a financial information services company with more than 1,000  employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/09/2008-09-26-3">
     <date>09/26/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Roll of Markit iTraxx LevX</title>  

    <content><strong>London </strong>&ndash; Markit, a financial  information services company that owns the Markit iTraxx indices, today  announced that the Markit iTraxx LevX indices will roll into their third series  on 29 September 2008. <br /> <br /> <strong>Changes to index  composition</strong> <br /> Based on liquidity polls, nine  constituents have been replaced in the Markit iTraxx LevX Senior index, while  the constituents of the Markit iTraxx LevX Sub index remain unchanged. <br  /> <br /> <em>Changes to the composition of the Markit iTraxx  LevX Senior Series 3 vs. Series 2</em>&nbsp;<br /> <br />  <table style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"  cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #103b68; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568" colspan="3">  <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: white">Markit iTraxx LevX  Senior</span></strong></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR:  white">Series 3</span></strong></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double;  PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #103b68">IN</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #103b68">OUT</span></div> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #b9cce5;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 426.1pt;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" valign="top" width="568"  colspan="3"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"  align="center">&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">Alliance</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  Boots</span></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">McCarthy and Stone</span></div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt  double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt;  PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Biffa</span></div>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt">&nbsp;</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  159.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top" width="213"> <div  style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">BAA (Airport  Development and Investment Limited)</span></div> </td>  </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; 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 PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.2in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;  BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" valign="top"  width="211"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Techem</span></div> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt double; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH:  1.5in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR:  transparent" valign="top" width="144"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in  0pt">&nbsp;</div> </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #d4d0c8; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #d4d0c8; WIDTH: 159.7pt; PADDING-TOP:  0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"  valign="top" width="213"> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hilding Anders</span></div> </td>  </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br /> Detailed  constituent lists are available on <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> and <a  href="http://www.indexco.com">www.indexco.com</a> <br /> <br  /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>For further information, please contact:</strong> <br  /> Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications  <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +44-20-7260-2047 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors:</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>About Markit iTraxx LevX</strong> <br /> <br />  The Markit iTraxx LevX indices are synthetic indices launched in October 2006  and reference the most liquid names in the European leveraged loan CDS market.  <br /> <br /> <strong>The investment banks licensed to trade  the Markit iTraxx LevX include:</strong> <br /> <br /> Bank of  America, Barclays Capital; BNP Paribas; Calyon; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank;  Dresdner Kleinwort, Goldman Sachs; JPMorgan; Lehman Brothers; Merrill Lynch;  Morgan Stanley; RBS; and UBS. <br /> <br /> <strong>About  Markit</strong> <br /> <br /> Markit is a financial  information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe, North  America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our independent  services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory  requirements.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br />  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/09/2008-09-26-4">
     <date>09/26/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit Announces Roll of Markit CDX Indices</title>  

    <content><p><strong>New York, NY</strong> &ndash; Markit,  a financial information services company and owner of the Markit CDX indices,  today announced that the Markit CDX North America Investment Grade, Markit CDX  North America High Volatility and Markit CDX North America Crossover indices  will roll into their eleventh series on 29 September 2008. The Markit CDX  Emerging Markets index will roll into its tenth series and the Markit CDX  Emerging Markets Diversified index will roll into its eighth series on 29  September 2008. <br /> <br /> The Markit MCDX index will roll into  its eleventh series on 3 October 2008 and the Markit CDX North America High  Yield index will roll into its eleventh series on 6 October 2008. <br />  <br /> <strong>Changes to index composition <br />  </strong>Based on liquidity polls, the following changes have been made to  the Markit CDX family of indices: <br /> &bull; Ten constituents were  replaced in the Markit CDX North America Investment Grade index. <br />  &bull; Eight constituents were replaced in the Markit CDX North America High  Volatility index. <br /> &bull; Three constituents were replaced in  the Markit CDX North America Crossover index. <br /> &bull; Five  constituents were replaced in the Markit CDX North America High Yield index.  <br /> &bull; There have been no changes to the composition of the  Markit CDX Emerging Markets or the Markit CDX Emerging Markets Diversified  indices. <br /> &bull; There have been no changes to the composition  of the Markit MCDX index.&nbsp;<br /> <em></em></p>  <p><em>Changes to the composition of the Markit CDX North America  indices Series 11 vs. Series 10: <br /> </em></p> <p>  <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: 4.9pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-padding-alt:  0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"  class="MsoNormalTable"> <tbody> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black  1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT:  5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #003366; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt  solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; HEIGHT: 12.75pt"  valign="top" colspan="3"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"  align="center"><strong><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Markit CDX  <st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place>  </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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Brands,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  39pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top">  <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">&nbsp;</span><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  39pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top">  <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Federal Home Loan Mortgage  Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"  valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ryder System,  Inc<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:  EN">&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">Federal National Mortgage  Association<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"  valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Xerox  Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:  EN">&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">Liz Claiborne, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7">  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">TIME WARNER CABLE  INC.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:  EN">&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">MeadWestvaco Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8">  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Staples,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:  EN">&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">Radian Group Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9">  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mohawk Industries,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:  EN">&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">SPRINT NEXTEL  CORPORATION<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"  valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">BARRICK GOLD  CORPORATION<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt:  solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">BRUNSWICK  CORPORATION<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"  valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">XTO Energy  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt:  solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rohm and Haas  Company<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr>  <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"  valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">United Parcel Service,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:  EN">&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">RIO TINTO ALCAN INC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;  mso-prop-change: 'teresa.chick' 20080926T1410"> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top">  <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ERP Operating Limited  Partnership<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt:  solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Washington Mutual,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr>  <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium  none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #ccccff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt" valign="top" colspan="3"> <p class="MsoNormal"  style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span lang="EN"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003366; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:  EN">High Volatility</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  COLOR: #003366; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr>  <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt:  solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">American Express  Company<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top">  <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt  solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">BRUNSWICK  CORPORATION<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"  valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">American International Group,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">Fortune Brands, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17">  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ERP Operating  Limited Partnership<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">Kohl's Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18">  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">General Electric  Capital Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">Liz Claiborne, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19">  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">International Lease  Finance Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">MeadWestvaco Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20">  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Metlife,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">Radian Group Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21">  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mohawk Industries,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">SPRINT NEXTEL  CORPORATION<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"  valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Motorola,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:  EN">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">Washington Mutual, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23">  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #ccccff; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext  1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-top-alt: windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-left-alt: windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: black 1.0pt; mso-border-style-alt: solid" valign="top"  colspan="3"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"  align="center"><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003366;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">Crossover</span><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003366; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr>  <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"  valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Liz Claiborne,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:  EN">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">American Axle &amp; Manufacturing,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr>  <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"  valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">MeadWestvaco  Corporation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="top"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">The Mosaic Company<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26">  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; HEIGHT: 12.75pt"  valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SPRINT  NEXTEL CORPORATION<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="bottom"  nowrap="nowrap"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Unum  Group<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr>  <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #ccccff; PADDING-BOTTOM:  0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:  windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-top-alt: windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-left-alt: windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: black 1.0pt; mso-border-style-alt: solid" valign="top"  colspan="3"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"  align="center"><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003366;  FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">High Yield</span><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003366; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr>  <tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 28"> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext  1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT:  12.75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"  valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span  lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Boyd Gaming  Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP:  medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt" valign="bottom"  nowrap="nowrap"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Allegheny Energy Supply Company,  LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr  style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 29"> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none;  PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid;  PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 12.75pt;  mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom"  nowrap="nowrap"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Louisiana-Pacific  Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td  style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; 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FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ALLTEL  Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td>  </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 13.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 32; mso-yfti-lastrow:  yes"> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt;  BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT:  windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 13.5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid  windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">Tyson Foods, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 13.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE:  10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>  </td> <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT:  5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;  BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid;  HEIGHT: 13.5pt" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> <p  class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:  Arial">IKON Office Solutions,  Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr>  </tbody> </table> </p>  <p><em></em>&nbsp;Detailed constituent lists are available  on <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>. <br />  <br /> <strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br /> For  further information, please contact: <br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email:  <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +1-212-205-1310 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors: <br /> </strong><br />  <em>About Markit CDX indices <br /> </em><br /> Markit  is the owner of the Markit CDX family of indices, the most widely traded credit  derivatives indices in North America. <br /> <br /> <em>The  investment banks licensed to trade the Markit CDX indices include: <br />  </em><br /> ABN AMRO, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Barclays  Capital, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan,  Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Wachovia. <br /> <br />  <em>About Markit <br /> </em><br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>. </p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/09/2008-09-29">
     <date>09/29/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit CDX Index Rolls Postponed</title> 

    <content><p><strong>New York, NY</strong> &ndash; Markit,  a financial information services company and owner of the Markit CDX indices,  today announced that it has postponed the rolls of the Markit CDX North America  Investment Grade, Markit CDX North America Investment Grade High Volatility,  Markit CDX North America Crossover, Markit CDX Emerging Markets and Markit CDX  Emerging Markets Diversified indices. </p> <p>This decision was  taken after Markit CDX index dealers voted to postpone the rolls due to market  conditions and requests from their clients.</p> <p>The  aforementioned indices will roll into new versions on 2 October 2008 instead of  on 29 September 2008 as previously announced. The indices will have an annex  date of 2 October 2008 and an effective date of 21 September 2008. <br />  <br /> As previously scheduled, the Markit MCDX index will roll into its  eleventh series on 3 October 2008 and the Markit CDX North America High Yield  index will roll into its eleventh series on 6 October 2008. </p>  <p><strong>- Ends -</strong> <br /> <br />  <strong>For further information, please contact: <br />  </strong>John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications  <br /> Markit <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a>Telephone: +1-212-205-1310 <br /> <br />  <strong>Note to Editors: <br /> </strong><br />  <em>About Markit CDX indices <br /> </em><br /> Markit  is the owner of the Markit CDX family of indices, the most widely traded credit  derivatives indices in North America. <br /> <br /> <em>The  investment banks licensed to trade the Markit CDX indices include: <br />  </em><br /> ABN AMRO, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Barclays  Capital, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan,  Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Wachovia. <br /> <br />  <em>About Markit <br /> </em><br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. For more information, see&nbsp;<a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  &nbsp;</p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2008/09/2008-09-30">
     <date>09/30/2008</date> 

    <title>Markit ABX.HE Index Launch Postponed</title>  

    <content><p><strong>New York, NY</strong>- Markit, the  financial information services company that owns the Markit ABX.HE index, today  announced that it has postponed the launch of the Markit ABX.HE 05-2 index. The  ABX.HE is a tradable synthetic index of U.S. sub-prime asset-backed securities.  </p> <p>Markit ABX.HE index dealers voted to postpone the launch due  to market conditions. </p> <p>As previously announced, the Markit  ABX.HE 05-2 index was scheduled to launch on 2 October 2008. A new launch date  has not been determined. <br /> <br /> <strong>- Ends - <br  /> </strong><br /> <strong>For further information, please  contact: <br /> </strong><br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice  President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Email:  <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> Telephone: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> <br /> Teresa Chick  <br /> Managing Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit  <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a>Tel: +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> <br /> <strong>About  Markit <br /> </strong>Markit is a financial information services  company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia  Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to  manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements.  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>.&nbsp;</p></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2009/01/2009-01-06">
     <date>01/06/2009</date> 

    <title>Markit and Creditex Determine Price of Tribune Company Debt to Settle  Credit Derivative Trades</title> 

    <content><strong>London and New York, NY</strong> &ndash;  Creditex and Markit, in partnership with major credit derivative dealers, today  announced the results of Credit Event Auctions conducted to facilitate  settlement of credit derivative trades referencing Tribune Company bonds and  loans. This marks the first time that auctions were run to settle both credit  default swaps (CDS) and loan-only credit default swaps (LCDS) contracts in  connection with a single reference entity default. <br /> <br /> At  3:00 pm ET today, the final price of Tribune bonds was determined to be 1.5% for  the purpose of settling credit derivative transactions. The final price of  Tribune loans was determined to be 23.75% for the purpose of settling loan-only  credit derivative transactions. <br /> <br /> Creditex and Markit  are the official administrators of Credit Event Auctions, which enable market  participants to cash settle credit derivative transactions. During a Credit  Event Auction, dealers submit orders electronically on the Creditex platform.  The auction submissions are delivered to Markit electronically. Markit  calculates and verifies the results, and publishes them on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by  Creditex and Markit in collaboration with the International Swaps and  Derivatives Association and major credit derivative dealers. Since then,  Creditex and Markit have conducted 28 Credit Event Auctions, including  today&rsquo;s Tribune auctions, and the process has become an integral part  of the CDS market&rsquo;s infrastructure. <br /> <br /> - Ends -  <br /> <br /> <strong>For more information please  contact:</strong> <br /> <br />  <em>ICE/Creditex</em> <br /> Sarah Stashak <br />  Director, Investor and Public Relations <br /> Tel: +1 770 857 0340 <br  /> <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  <br /> <br /> <em>Markit</em> <br /> John Dooley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212  205 1310 <br /> <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Creditex</strong> <br />  Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and processing of  credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice and electronic  execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic trading for CDS  in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex has two operating  subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional electronic processing  and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br /> <br />  For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a> <br /> <br  /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit is a  financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in Europe,  North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use our  independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2009/01/2009-01-08">
     <date>01/08/2009</date> 

    <title>Markit iTraxx LevX Dealers Vote to Conduct Credit Event Auction to  Settle LCDS Trades Referencing Sanitec</title> 

    <content><strong>London &ndash;</strong> Markit today announced  that Markit iTraxx LevX index dealers have voted for a Credit Event Auction to  facilitate settlement of loan-only credit default swap (LCDS) trades referencing  Sanitec, which is a constituent of the Markit iTraxx LevX. This will be the  first European leveraged loan credit event auction. <br /> <br />  The auction terms, including the auction date, will be determined by Markit  iTraxx LevX dealers according to LCDS Auction Rules published on the  International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) website. Markit and  Creditex are the official administrators of Credit Event Auctions. <br />  <br /> The auction date, once it has been determined, will be posted on  www.creditfixings.com. <br /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction  process was launched in 2005 by Markit and Creditex in collaboration with ISDA  and major credit derivative dealers. Since then, Markit and Creditex have  conducted 28 Credit Event Auctions and the process has become an integral part  of the CDS market&rsquo;s infrastructure. <br /> <br /> - Ends -  <br /> <br /> <strong>For more information please contact:  <br /> </strong><br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Managing  Director, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44  (0)20 7260 2094 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  &nbsp;<br /> <br /> Caroline Lumley <br /> Vice President,  Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +44 (0)20 7260  2047 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  &nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong>About Markit <br />  </strong><br /> Markit is a financial information services company  with more than 1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over  1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to manage risk,  improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. <br />  <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a> &nbsp;<br  /></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2009/01/2009-01-08-1">
     <date>01/08/2009</date> 

    <title>Markit LCDX Dealers Vote to Conduct Credit Event Auction to Settle LCDS  Trades Referencing Lyondell Chemical Company</title>  

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit today announced that Markit LCDX index dealers have voted for  a Credit Event Auction to facilitate settlement of loan-only credit default swap  (LCDS) trades referencing Lyondell Chemical Company, which is a constituent of  the Markit LCDX index. </p> <p>The auction terms, including the  auction date, will be determined by Markit LCDX dealers according to LCDS  Auction Rules published on the International Swaps and Derivatives Association  (ISDA) website. Markit and Creditex are the official administrators of Credit  Event Auctions. </p> <p>A separate Credit Event Auction will be held  to facilitate the settlement of CDS trades referencing Lyondell, which is a  constituent of the Markit CDX index. <br /> <br /> The auction  dates, once they have been determined, will be posted on www.creditfixings.com.  <br /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005  by Markit and Creditex in collaboration with ISDA and major credit derivative  dealers. Since then, Markit and Creditex have conducted 28 Credit Event Auctions  and the process has become an integral part of the CDS market&rsquo;s  infrastructure. <br /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br />  <strong>For more information please contact: <br />  </strong><br /> John Dooley <br /> Vice President, Corporate  Communications <br /> Markit <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br  /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br />  Markit is a financial information services company with more than 1,000  employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more  information, see <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2009/01/2009-01-12">
     <title>Markit iTraxx LevX Dealers Vote to Conduct Credit Event Auction to  Settle LCDS Trades Referencing British Vita</title>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2009/01/2009-01-14">
     <date>01/14/2009</date> 

    <title>Creditex and Markit Determine Price of Ecuador Debt to Settle Credit  Derivative Trades</title> 

    <content><p><strong>London and New York, NY</strong>  &ndash; Markit and Creditex, in partnership with major credit derivative  dealers, today announced the results of a Credit Event Auction conducted to  facilitate settlement of credit derivative trades referencing Ecuador debt. This  marks the first time that a Credit Event Auction has been run to settle credit  default swaps (CDS) referencing the debt of a sovereign nation or an emerging  market credit. </p> <p>At 2:00 pm ET today, the final price of  Ecuador bonds was determined to be 31.375% for the purpose of settling credit  derivative transactions. Market participants who bought protection against an  Ecuador default will receive the face value of their bonds in exchange for a  payment of 31.375% of face value to protection sellers. <br /> <br  /> Markit and Creditex are the official administrators of Credit Event  Auctions, which enable market participants to cash settle credit derivative  transactions. During a Credit Event Auction, dealers submit orders  electronically on the Creditex platform. The auction submissions are delivered  to Markit electronically. Markit calculates and verifies the results, and  publishes them on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by  Markit and Creditex in collaboration with the International Swaps and  Derivatives Association and major credit derivative dealers. Since then, Markit  and Creditex have conducted 29 Credit Event Auctions, including  today&rsquo;s Ecuador auction, and the process has become an integral part  of the CDS market&rsquo;s infrastructure. <br /> <br /> - Ends -  <br /> <br /> For more information please contact: <br />  <br /> <em>Markit <br /> </em>John Dooley <br />  Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310  <br /> <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <em>ICE/Creditex</em> <br /> Sarah  Stashak <br /> Director, Investor and Public Relations <br /> Tel:  +1 770 857 0340 <br /> <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] <br />  </a><br /> <strong>About Markit <br />  </strong>Markit is a financial information services company with more than  1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial  institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational  efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more  information, see <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a>  <br /> <br /> <strong>About Creditex <br />  </strong>Creditex is a global market leader and innovator in execution and  processing of credit derivatives. The company operates a hybrid model of voice  and electronic execution, and was the first to successfully launch electronic  trading for CDS in 2004. In addition to its core execution business, Creditex  has two operating subsidiaries, T-Zero and Q-WIXX, which provide additional  electronic processing and execution services in the CDS space. Creditex Group is  a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE). <br />  <br /> For more information, see <a  href="http://www.creditex.com">www.creditex.com</a> <br />  </p></content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2009/01/2009-01-27">
     <date>01/27/2009</date> 

    <title>Markit LCDX Dealers Vote to Conduct Credit Event Auction to Settle LCDS  Trades Referencing Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.</title>  

    <content><strong>London and New York, NY</strong> &ndash; Markit  today announced that Markit LCDX index dealers have voted to hold a Credit Event  Auction to facilitate settlement of loan-only credit default swap (LCDS) trades  referencing Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., which is a constituent of  the Markit LCDX index. <br /> <br /> The auction terms, including  the auction date, will be determined by Markit LCDX dealers according to LCDS  Auction Rules published on the International Swaps and Derivatives Association  (ISDA) website. Markit and Creditex are the official administrators of Credit  Event Auctions. <br /> <br /> A separate Credit Event Auction will  be held to facilitate settlement of CDS trades referencing Smurfit-Stone, which  is a constituent of the Markit CDX index. <br /> <br /> The auction  dates, once they have been determined, will be posted on <a  href="http://www.creditfixings.com">www.creditfixings.com</a>. <br  /> <br /> The Credit Event Auction process was launched in 2005 by  Markit and Creditex in collaboration with ISDA and major credit derivative  dealers. Since then, Markit and Creditex have conducted 29 Credit Event Auctions  and the process has become an integral part of CDS market infrastructure. <br  /> <br /> - Ends - <br /> <br /> <strong>For more  information please contact: <br /> </strong><br /> John Dooley  <br /> Vice President, Corporate Communications <br /> Markit <br  /> Tel: +1 212 205 1310 <br /> Email: <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> <br  /> <br /> <strong>About Markit</strong> <br /> Markit  is a financial information services company with more than 1,000 employees in  Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Over 1,000 financial institutions use  our independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet  regulatory requirements. <br /> <br /> For more information, see  <a href="http://www.markit.com">www.markit.com</a></content>  

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2009/01/2009-01-29">
     <date>01/29/2009</date> 

    <title>TZ1 Registry in Discussions to Sell Business to Global Financial  Services Company Markit</title> 

    <content><p>29 January 2009 - NZX Limited is in advanced discussions to  sell its wholly owned registry business TZ1 Registry to Markit, a global  financial information services company headquartered in the UK. The acquisition  is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2009, subject to relevant board  approvals and completion of bilateral due diligence. </p> <p>TZ1  Registry is the arm of the wider TZ1 carbon market business that records carbon  credit generation, purchase and retirement. </p> <p>Markit is a  leading provider of data, valuations and trade processing services for the  over-thecounter (OTC) markets, including the OTC commodities markets. The  company is credited with increasing transparency and reducing risk in the OTC  markets. </p> <p>NZX CEO Mark Weldon said, &ldquo;NZX considered  retaining TZ1 as a 100% owned subsidiary, based on our strong belief that the  management team would continue to grow the business successfully from New  Zealand. However, the opportunity to cement a transaction with Markit that  retained a meaningful economic interest for NZX in the TZ1 Registry business,  and to combine that with Markit's global reach and distribution networks, was  compelling.&rdquo; </p> <p>Under the terms of the proposed  transaction, NZX will sell Markit 100% of the shares of TZ1 in exchange for  consideration payable in Markit shares. </p> <p>Lance Uggla, CEO of  Markit, said, &ldquo;In order for the market to trade environmental  products, standards need to be set, and information provided to market  participants by a trusted source. TZ1 has established itself as a key player in  the carbon markets and we are delighted to partner with NZX in this exciting  area. Combined with Markit, we will be able to facilitate the next important  stage in the company&rsquo;s growth and help the markets to develop further  by increasing transparency in the environmental markets.&rdquo; </p>  <p>Niall Cameron, Executive Vice President of Markit, said, &ldquo;TZ1  has created a world-class brand in environmental credit registries and is a  leading player in the development of standards in the US and UK. We see the TZ1  product, the team and its rapidly growing client base as a natural complement to  our own global data offering.&rdquo;&nbsp; </p>  <p>&ldquo;This transaction, its current value and upside potential to  both parties, as well as the potential value of the Markit relationship to NZX,  are all testament to the strategy developed by the TZ1 team, who have done a  tremendous job building up the TZ1 business to global significance in a short  period of time,&rdquo; said Weldon. </p> <p>TZ1 CEO Mark  Franklin said, &ldquo;This is the right deal, at the right time, with the  right structure, and the right partner. The TZ1 management team is confident of  the prospects of the TZ1 Registry and believes that TZ1 will continue to deliver  real economic value to NZX through to the final payout at&nbsp; the end of  2011. As a team we are proud of our product offering, and of the value created  so far.&rdquo; </p> <p>TZ1 Registry CEO, Helen Robinson said,  &quot;This is a great business, and we are excited to see it go&nbsp; to  the next level in short order.&quot; </p> <p>&ldquo;NZX has  a positive view of the long-term financial prospects of Markit and its business  model,&quot; said Weldon. &ldquo;Whilst the structure of this  transaction will deliver short and medium term value to NZX, we also believe NZX  will derive ongoing value from the Markit relationship.&rdquo; </p>  <p>ENDS </p> <p>For more information please contact:  </p> <p>NZX <br /> Lucy McFadden <br /> Media &amp;  Investor Relations <br /> +64 4 496-2890 <br /> +64 27 512 7832  <br /> <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>  </p> <p>Markit <br /> Teresa Chick <br /> Corporate  Communications <br /> +44 20 7260 2094 <br /> <a  href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>  <p>&nbsp;</p> January</content> 

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  - <PressRelease dcr="/markit/PressRelease/data/2009/02/ij-february-2009">
     <title>Ian Jones - 23 February Press Release</title>  

    <text><h3 align="center"><em><u>Alberto  Puig</u></em> </h3><p>Dani Pedrosa&rsquo;s mentor  and manager Alberto Puig is taking a cautious approach in his evaluation of this  week&rsquo;s MotoGP rule changes, ratified by the FIM in Switzerland on  Wednesday with the intention of reducing costs in the World  Championship.</p><p>We can&rsquo;t really say too much until we  see the measures in practice,&rdquo; Puig told motogp.com. &ldquo;The  changes have been made as an attempt to make things cheaper for everyone and we  now have to wait and see how things go at a technical  level.&rdquo;</p><p>&rdquo;One obvious thing is that the  bikes don&rsquo;t have to be brand new each season,&rdquo; Puig added.  &ldquo;If we can save ourselves a bit of investment in that area to make  things simpler then it would be fine, because the riders are going to compete  with whatever machinery they get given. Where safety is concerned, the more we  can provide to prevent crashes, the better it is for the riders. I  don&rsquo;t think the measures that have been approved now are at odds with  that, but is difficult to make a judgment yet, before seeing what  happens.&rdquo;</p><p>Of the new rules announced this week, one  which Puig has questioned relates to the reduced amount of post-race tests this  season - and the use of test riders only in the two which remain on the calendar  at Barcelona and Brno.</p></text> 

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    <date>02/23/2009</date> 

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