Standard & Poor's Reports February 2008 Index Returns

NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Dividend Reinvested S&P US Indices Index Values 29-Feb-08 3 Months YTD S&P 500 (1) 4538.328 -3.249 -9.683 -9.052 S&P MidCap 400 (2) 1505.274 -1.860 -8.083 -7.906 S&P SmallCap 600 (3) 496.259 -3.080 -8.551 -7.820 S&P 900 (4) 3737.997 -3.137 -9.554 -8.960 S&P 1000 (4) 5149.234 -2.250 -8.231 -7.879 S&P Composite 1500 (4) 374.420 -3.135 -9.518 -8.919 S&P 100 (5) 969.663 -4.298 -10.771 -10.103 S&P REIT Composite (6) 296.565 -4.021 -9.808 -4.683 S&P 500 Equal Weighted (7) 2497.206 -3.364 -8.939 -7.634 S&P 500/Citigroup Value*(8) 2555.803 -5.212 -9.960 -8.518 S&P 500/Citigroup Growth*(8) 1331.428 -1.296 -9.408 -9.562 S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Value* (8) 833.669 -3.213 -8.624 -8.152 S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Growth* (8) 711.390 -0.438 -7.518 -7.638 S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Value* (8) 470.249 -3.827 -8.429 -7.423 S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Growth* (8) 330.125 -2.302 -8.680 -8.218 S&P Global Indices S&P Asia 50 (US$) (7) 4414.55 5.46 -9.40 -7.62 S&P Europe 350 (EURO) (7) 1704.47 -1.12 -13.92 -12.76 S&P Europe 350 (US$) (7) 2326.96 1.19 -10.99 -10.01 S&P Global 100 (US$) (7) 1760.16 -1.34 -10.39 -9.55 S&P Global 1200 (US$) (7) 1974.93 -0.47 -9.13 -7.87 S&P Latin America 40 (US$)(8) 6825.39 7.55 3.95 3.21 S&P/TOPIX 150 (US$) (8) 1600.52 0.26 -8.14 -2.73 S&P/TOPIX 150 (YEN) (8) 1297.62 -1.31 -12.74 -9.74 S&P Euro (Euro) (7) 1936.06 -1.38 -14.64 -14.27 S&P Euro (US$) (7) 2677.78 0.93 -11.74 -11.57 S&P Euro Plus (EURO) (7) 1843.93 -0.63 -13.76 -12.93 S&P Euro Plus (US$) (7) 2581.48 1.69 -10.84 -10.18 S&P United Kingdom (PDS) (7) 1627.40 0.31 -8.18 -8.59 S&P /TSX 60 (CN$) (9) 1607.32 3.09 0.16 -1.33 S&P/ASX 50 34292.00 -1.74 -14.65 -11.91 S&P ADR Index (USD) (TR) (7) 2346.30 0.51 -9.31 -7.52 S&P Japan 500 (YEN) (TR) (7) 1352.33 -1.45 -13.30 -10.26 S&P 700 (USD) (TR) (7) 2461.46 1.98 -8.66 -6.86 S&P/MIB Index (EUR) (TR) 44204.30 -1.88 -13.82 -12.88 S&P/ASX 200 (AUD) (TR) 35673.60 -0.69 -13.87 -11.46 S&P/TSX Composite Index (TR) 33790.86 3.45 -0.12 -1.43 S&P Fixed Income Indices S&P National Municipal Bond Index 12 - -5.24% -4.19% -4.38% S&P California - -5.25% -4.24% -4.42% S&P New York - -5.03% -3.95% -4.22% S&P US Indices 12 Months 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years S&P 500 (1) -3.599 5.369 11.622 4.062 S&P MidCap 400 (2) -4.743 7.021 15.514 9.609 S&P SmallCap 600 (3) -9.455 4.252 15.698 7.407 S&P 900 (4) -3.692 5.520 11.955 4.453 S&P 1000 (4) -6.297 6.106 15.546 9.007 S&P Composite 1500 (4) -3.920 5.476 12.096 4.535 S&P 100 (5) -2.553 4.496 9.858 3.781 S&P REIT Composite (6) -25.246 8.235 16.770 4.535 S&P 500 Equal Weighted (7) -8.084 5.801 15.226 7.296 S&P 500/Citigroup Value* (8) -6.729 6.280 13.947 5.075 S&P 500/Citigroup Growth* (8) -0.301 4.478 9.336 2.673 S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Value* (8) -9.850 6.302 16.255 9.690 S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Growth* (8) 0.594 7.575 14.608 9.432 S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Value* (8) -13.522 3.723 15.707 7.513 S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Growth* (8) -4.905 4.817 15.662 6.449 S&P Global Indices S&P Asia 50 (US$) (7) 21.07 21.63 27.87 15.03 S&P Europe 350 (EURO) (7) -9.70 9.24 14.59 4.13 S&P Europe 350 (US$) (7) 3.71 14.31 22.72 7.54 S&P Global 100 (US$) (7) 2.35 7.94 14.25 4.76 S&P Global 1200 (US$) (7) 1.22 10.42 16.88 6.09 S&P Latin America 40 (US$)(8) 57.68 46.36 53.82 21.72 S&P/TOPIX 150 (US$) (8) -11.85 8.06 14.54 4.10 S&P/TOPIX 150 (YEN) (8) -21.92 8.13 11.92 2.21 S&P Euro (Euro) (7) -6.92 11.48 16.63 5.47 S&P Euro (US$) (7) 6.86 16.64 24.90 9.04 S&P Euro Plus (EURO) (7) -7.83 11.26 16.42 4.93 S&P Euro Plus (US$) (7) 5.82 16.40 24.67 8.64 S&P United Kingdom (PDS) (7) -1.66 9.37 13.93 3.76 S&P /TSX 60 (CN$) (9) 9.21 16.59 18.72 8.94 S&P/ASX 50 -1.34 13.84 18.65 11.50 S&P ADR Index (USD) (TR) (7) 8.21 15.24 22.61 7.92 S&P Japan 500 (YEN) (TR) (7) -22.44 7.04 12.15 2.43 S&P 700 (USD) (TR) (7) 6.01 15.73 23.39 8.30 S&P/MIB Index (EUR) (TR) -15.12 5.66 11.48 4.47 S&P/ASX 200 (AUD) (TR) -0.69 14.80 19.73 - S&P/TSX Composite Index (TR) 6.75 14.58 18.11 8.67 S&P Fixed Income Indices S&P National Municipal Bond Index (12) -2.41% 2.25% 3.22% - S&P California -2.49% 2.36% 3.32% - S&P New York -2.07% 2.31% 3.28% - S&P US Indices Dividends and Reinvested Values Dividends Monthly % Chg. Dividend w/o Dividends S&P 500 (1) 3.173 -3.476 S&P MidCap 400 (2) 1.187 -2.004 S&P SmallCap 600 (3) 0.263 -3.148 S&P Composite 1500 (4) 0.678 -0.335 S&P 100 (5) 1.818 -4.578 S&P REIT Composite (6) 0.531 -4.352 S&P 500/Citigroup Value* (8) 2.586 -5.489 S&P 500/Citigroup Growth* (8) 1.496 -1.473 S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Value* (8) 0.794 -3.444 S&P MidCap 400/Citigroup Growth* (8) 0.258 -0.489 S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Value* (8) 0.338 -3.938 S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Growth* (8) 0.080 -2.325 Reinvested Index Value Inception Index Date** Value S&P 500 (5) 1988 2097.475 S&P MidCap 400 (10) 1991 1001.684 S&P SmallCap 600 (11) 1993 412.498 Notes: Dividend Reinvested Index Inception Dates: (1)1970, (2)1981, (3)1984, (4)1994, (5)1988, (6)1997, (7)1989, (8)1995, (9)1987, (10)1991, (11)1993, (12)9/4/07-3,069 bonds * 3, 5 and 10 year returns are based on the blended S&P/Barra & S&P/Citigroup Indices. 3, 5 and 10 year total returns are compounded annually. ** Dividends reinvested daily For more information contact: Standard & Poor's Index Services at 212.438.2046 orindex_services@sandp.com Standard & 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, investmentresearch and data. 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