Business ProfileforDST Sytems, Inc.

DST Affiliates:ArgusArgus Health Systems, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DST Systems, electronically processes managed care prescription claims and provides information management services to insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, and other pharmacy benefit managers. Boston Financial Data ServicesBoston Financial Data Services is one of the industry's premier third-party transfer agents and has been servicing the mutual fund industry since 1973. Boston Financial is a joint venture between DST Systems, Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., and State Street Corporation of Boston, Mass. This joint venture has enabled Boston Financial's clients to utilize DST's industry-leading software and technology while benefiting from the institutional support and global reach of State Street. For information about career opportunities with Boston Financial in the Kansas City area, click here. DST Health SolutionsIn today's healthcare marketplace, the key to success is lowering administrative costs while improving customer satisfaction and health outcomes. To achieve this goal, you need much more than a software vendor. You need effective solutions - knowledgeable people, innovative approaches, flexible services, functionally-rich technology - that allow you to grow your business. DST Global SolutionsDST Global Solutions provides a unique and comprehensive range of investment management and business process management software solutions and related services to 700 clients in 55 countries. Our clients range from specialist single-site installations to the largest international institutions. We provide the systems and support for unique local requirements and currently has 20 offices and more than 1700 professionals to support its growing client base. DST OutputDST Output provides integrated print and electronic statement and billing output solutions to many of the country's largest financial services, communications, insurance, healthcare, and utilities companies. In 2006, DST Output and its affiliates produced more than 2.6 billion customer communications, delivered throughout the United States, Canada and the U.K. via postal service, express delivery and over the Internet. We are the largest third-party First-class™ mailer in the United States and the world's largest inkjet systems printer. DST RealtyDST Realty develops and owns individually, and through its joint venture with Broadway Square Partners, properties that support the operations of DST and affiliated companies. DST Realty provides facilities management services including space planning, construction management and move coordination and represents DST and affiliate companies in connection with any leased property and contracts. DST Realty also develops properties for third-party entities such as Kansas City Southern, HNTB, State Street Bank, IRS, Kirkwood, etc. DST Retirement Solutions, LLCDST Retirement Solutions, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DST Systems, offers one of the broadest arrays of high value retirement plan servicing options for financial organizations distributing and serving their customers' retirement needs. Financial service companies, such as mutual funds, banks, insurance companies and third party administrators, benefit from our flexible service model that utilizes an end-to-end technology solution and provides support for financial intermediaries. Servicing nearly 5 million participants, DST Retirement Solutions supports any plan size and investment vehicle. DST TASSDST TASS combines knowledgeable and experienced associates, streamlined processes, and reliable systems enabling broker dealers and financial intermediaries to maximize efficiencies and deliver superior services to their clients. Innovative subaccounting technology leverages the proven functionality and volume processing capabilities of one of the nation's leading recordkeeping system improving the level of automation and accuracy in omnibus processing, automated triangular reconciliation, exception handling, and data synchronization. International Financial Data ServicesInternational Financial Data Services (IFDS) is a leading global transfer agency provider supporting clients outside of the USA. With operational centers in Canada, India, Ireland, Luxembourg and the UK, we have the capabilities and experience to support clients through a truly global operating and distribution model. Every day, investment managers, fund platforms and distributors trust IFDS to help them with a wide variety of record keeping, back-office and operational business processes. A joint venture between DST Systems and State Street, IFDS offers clients service excellence, open-architecture technology and over a decade's experience supporting more than 150 organizations in the financial markets. MC RealtyMC Realty Group, LLC specializes in delivering top quality real estate development and property management services throughout the Kansas City region. It is owned by DST Realty, Inc. (a subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc.), and SCOL, an affiliate of Financial Holding Corporation. MC Realty manages properties for third-party entities such as Kansas City Southern, HNTB, State Street Bank, IRS, Kirkwood, etc.

BPM/Workflow: awdinfo@dstsystems.com Brokerage Subaccounting: mjtobin@dstsystems.com Communications & Output: info@dstoutput.com eProxy questions: tetibbetts@dstsystems.com International Asset Management: marketing@dstintl.com International Shareholder Processing: webmaster@ifdsgroup.com Retirement & Savings Plan Solutions: TRAC@dstsystems.com Distribution Support Services &Financial Intermediary Solutions: DST Vision: www.dstvision.com FAN Mail: fanmail@dstsystems.com Broker/Dealer Services: mjtobin@dstsystems.com NSCC/FundServ: dealerservices@dstsystems.com