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

NEW YORK, Oct. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices:

  * CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (NYSE:CBG) will replace BellSouth Corp.
    (NYSE:BLS) in the S&P 500 index after the close of trading on Thursday,
    October 12.  BellSouth is being acquired by S&P 500 and S&P 100 Index
    constituent AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) in a deal expected to close on or about
    that date, pending final approvals.

  * AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE:AHS) will replace Internet Security
    Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSX) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the
    close of trading on a date to be announced.  Internet Security Systems
    is being acquired by S&P 500 and S&P 100 index constituent International
    Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) in a deal that is still pending
    final approvals.



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

CB Richard Ellis Group is a global commercial real estate services firm. The company offers a range of services to occupiers, owners, lenders, and investors in commercial real estate assets.  Headquartered in El Segundo, CA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard)  Real Estate Management & Development Sub-Industry index.

AMN Healthcare Services engages in the recruitment and placement of physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals on a temporary or permanent basis at acute-care hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the United States.  Headquartered in San Diego, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Health Care Services Sub-Industry index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:

                     S&P 500 INDEX - October 12, 2006

                COMPANY       GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR   GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED      CB Richard Ellis      Financials      Real Estate Management &
                                                        Development
  DELETED    BellSouth Corp.   Telecommunication          Integrated
                                  Services       Telecommunication Services


                       S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - TBA

              COMPANY         GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR        GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED    AMN Healthcare         Health Care           Health Care Services

  DELETED Internet Security  Information Technology      Systems Software



Additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies concerned.

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