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

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

  --  Solera Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLH) will replace Metavante Technologies
      Inc. (NYSE:MV) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on
      Thursday, October 1. Metavante Technologies is being acquired by S&P


500 constituent Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (NYSE: NYSE:FIS) in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date.

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



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

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

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

  Following is a summary of the changes:


                   S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX -  October 1, 2009

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

  DELETED   Metavante   Information Technology     Data Processing &
           Technologies                           Outsourced Services



                     S&P  SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  -  TBA

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

  DELETED     SPSS            Information          Application Software
                               Technology


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