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

NEW YORK, May 10  /PRNewswire/ -- Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY) will replace TALX Corp. (NASDAQ:TALX) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on a date to be announced.  TALX Corp. is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) in a deal that is still pending final approvals.

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

Signature Bank provides banking, brokerage, and insurance services in the New York metropolitan area.  Headquartered in New York, NY, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Regional Banks Sub-Industry index.

  Following is a summary of the change:

                S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX -- To Be Announced
             COMPANY        GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR         GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED    Signature Bank         Financials               Regional Banks
  DELETED    TALX Corp.      Information Technology       Data Processing &
                                                         Outsourced Services



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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