S&P PACT

Providing on-line retail store services featuring software applications in the field of financial-related data and company data over a global computer network; business administration services for the processing of sales made on a global computer network; conducting business surveys; conducting market surveys; business management and business administration services; business file management; business record keeping services being shareholder record keeping services; arranging special events in the nature of presentations for business purposes; data collection services for business purposes; data processing services; data inputting services being computer data entry services; management of computer databases; data processing for the collection of data for business purposes; analysis of market research data and statistics; providing business information, also via internet, the cable network or other forms of data transfer in the field of financial-related data and company data over a global computer network; preparation of business reports, namely, market analysis reports; cost analysis; cost price analysis; research and analysis in the field of market manipulation; Providing and updating financial indices, including benchmarks; Providing and updating financial indexes, including benchmarks, that reflect the performance of markets; Updating financial indexes, namely, updating rules as to the makeup of the indexes and benchmarks

Financial news reporting services, namely, providing financial market data on financial indices, including benchmarks; Providing financial services with respect to indices and benchmarks, namely, providing financial market news and commentary