SNL Financial Celebrates 20th Anniversary

June 12 reception at Charlottesville headquarters will commemorate milestone

Charlottesville, Va. (May 8, 2007) — SNL Financial celebrates its 20th anniversary as the premier provider of business information to Wall Street and America's top corporations with a reception on June 12 at the company's headquarters in Charlottesville.

The reception begins at 2 p.m. on SNL's outdoor plaza with a birthday-cake-cutting ceremony and remarks by SNL executives and several notables from the local community, including David Brown, mayor of Charlottesville; Dennis Rooker, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors member; and David Toscano, delegate for the 57th district in the Virginia House of Delegates.

All of SNL's staff in Charlottesville will attend. Complimentary refreshments will be served. In case of inclement weather, the celebration will move to June 19 at the same location.

"SNL started 20 years ago with just a handful of employees and has grown since then into a global organization with a worldwide work force of over 700 people," said Reid Nagle, SNL chairman and founder. "We're very proud of our development since 1987 and recognize that we owe much of our success to support from the Charlottesville community, which has provided an ideal environment to fuel our growth."

Mike Chinn, SNL President, added "We want to share our feeling of accomplishment at reaching the 20-year mark, and our excitement about beginning our third decade with a culture and spirit that drives our continued growth. This reception is the first of several events at our worldwide locations in the coming months that will observe this milestone."

About SNL Financial

SNL collects, standardizes and disseminates all relevant corporate, financial, market, and M&A data — plus news and analysis — for the Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Real Estate, Energy and Media & Communications industries. For more information, visit www.SNL.com.