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

NEW YORK, April 4  /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 index:

  * TradeStation Group Inc. (NASDAQ:TRAD) will be added to the index after
    the close of trading tomorrow, April 5.  TradeStation will take the
    place of Nature's Sunshine Products Inc. (NASDAQ:NATRE), which was
    removed from the index after this evening's close of trading.  NATRE
    will be delisted from the NASDAQ National Market before tomorrow's
    market open for failing to comply with listing requirements.

  * United Online Inc. (NASDAQ:UNTD) will replace Burlington Coat Factory
    Warehouse Corp. (NYSE:BCF) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of
    trading on Monday, April 10.  Burlington is being taken private by Bain
    Capital Partners in a deal expected to close on or about that date,
    pending final approval.



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

TradeStation Group operates an Internet-based securities brokerage for institutional, professional and active individual traders.  Headquartered in Plantation, FL, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Investment Banking & Brokerage Sub-Industry index.

United Online provides consumer Internet subscription services through a number of brands, including NetZero, NetZero Voice, Juno and Classmates. Headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Internet Software & Services Sub-Industry index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:

                  S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - April 4, 2006
                    COMPANY        GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR   GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  DELETED      Nature's Sunshine     Consumer Staples     Personal Products


                 S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - April 5, 2006
                    COMPANY       GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR    GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED          TradeStation          Financials         Investment Banking
                                                             & Brokerage


                 S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - April 10, 2006
                   COMPANY       GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR     GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED        United Online    Information Technology    Internet Software
                                                             & Services
  DELETED        Burlington     Consumer Discretionary      Apparel Retail
                Coat Factory



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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