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LabOne Inc. Added to S&P SmallCap 600 Index NEW YORK, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- LabOne Inc. (NASDAQ:LABS) will replace New England Business Services (NYSE:NEB) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Thursday, June 24, 2004. New England Business Services is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Deluxe Corp. (NYSE:DLX) in a tender offer anticipated to be completed on or about that date. Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/ . LabOne Inc. is a diagnostic services provider that, together with its subsidiaries, provides services and information including risk assessment information services for the insurance industry; diagnostic healthcare testing, and drugs of abuse testing services and related employee qualification products. The company, headquartered in Lenexa, KS, will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Health Care Services Sub-Industry Index. Following is a summary of the change: S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - June 24, 2004 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED LabOne Inc. Health Care Health Care Services DELETED New England Industrials Commercial Printing Business 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. Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations. With 5000 employees located in 20 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure, and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/ . Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Education. The Corporation has more than 322 offices in 33 countries. Sales in 2003 were $4.8 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/ . DATASOURCE: Standard & Poor's CONTACT: David M. Blitzer, Ph.D. Managing Director & Chairman of the Index Committee (212) 438-3907 Web site: http://www.standardandpoors.com/

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