KLD Indexes and FTSE Group Announce New Global Partnership; Global Index Provider FTSE to Offer Indexes in Partnership with Sustainability/SRI Index Leader KLD

BY: KLD AND FTSE

Boston, MA and New York, NY October 28, 2008 – KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., the leading provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and indexes, and global index leader FTSE today announce a strategic partnership to offer a comprehensive suite of ESG indexes. FTSE will collaborate with KLD on the conception, design and worldwide marketing of co-branded ESG indexes.

FTSE is a global market leader in the development and calculation of indexes that support investment analysis and serve as benchmarks for financial products. KLD is a leading brand in the responsible investing market, with 20 years of experience in the development and marketing of ESG research, ratings and indexes.

“Our partnership with FTSE is a milestone for the practice of SRI and ESG investment worldwide,” said Peter D. Kinder, President of KLD. “FTSE’s global reach and expertise will enable more investors and managers to integrate KLD’s indexes into their strategies – both as benchmarks and as the basis for investment products. We look forward to working with FTSE to expand our index offerings.”

FTSE Americas President Jerry Moskowitz added, “KLD has an unparalleled reputation for excellence in ESG research and indexes. This partnership demonstrates FTSE’s commitment to expand its responsible investment offering for investors.”

About KLD Indexes
KLD Indexes is a unit of KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., a leading provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research for institutional investors, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. KLD Indexes develops and licenses benchmark, strategy and custom indexes that investment managers use to integrate ESG criteria into their investment decisions. KLD Indexes are designed to be transparent, representative and investable. Products based on KLD Indexes include Mutual Funds, ETFs, Separately Managed Accounts, Unit Investment Trusts, Variable Annuities, and Structured Products. For more information, go to www.kld.com/indexes.

About FTSE Group
FTSE is a leader in the creation and management of indexes and related market data services. The FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), covers 98% of the world’s total investable market capitalization and includes traditional, non-market cap weighted, alternative asset class indexes such as REITs, and the responsible investment index FTSE4Good, whose licensing revenues are contributed to UNICEF. For more information go to www.ftse.com Contact:KLDAmy Blumenthal/Karen MyersBlumenthal & Associates617-879-1511

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http://www.kld.com/newsletter/archive/press/pdf/20081028_FTSE_KLD_RELEASE_final.pdf