Washington, D.C., November 11, 2008
—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced that it will transfer the listing of its S&P 500® Market Index Target-Term Securities® due December 8, 2010 ("MITTS® Securities") currently on the NYSE Alternext US LLC (formerly the American Stock Exchange ("Amex")) to NYSE Arca. The move of the MITTS® Securities is necessary because of the merger of Amex and NYSE Euronext, the holding company for NYSE Arca. IFC anticipates that the MITTS® Securities will leave Amex and begin trading on NYSE Arca by year end.
Current investors in the MITTS® Securities are not required to take any action.
"MITTS" and "Market Index Target-Term Securities" are registered service marks of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
"Standard & Poor's®", "Standard & Poor's 500", "S&P 500®", "S&P®" and "500", are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; IFC is an authorized sublicensee.
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, creates opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives. We foster sustainable economic growth in developing countries by supporting private sector development, mobilizing private capital, and providing advisory and risk mitigation services to businesses and governments. Our new investments totaled $16.2 billion in fiscal 2008, a 34 percent increase over the previous year. For more information about IFC visit
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