Capital Fulfillment Group Selected by Minnesota Life Distributors

Hingham, MA - July 12, 2004

Capital Fulfillment Group (CFG), a leading provider of fulfillment solutions for the financial industry, has been selected by Minnesota Life Distributors to provide marketing and fulfillment services. Minnesota Life, headquartered in St. Paul, MN, is a business unit of Minnesota Life Insurance formed solely to support advisors and registered representatives.

Ric McConkey, President & CEO of Capital Fulfillment Group, commented. "We are pleased to be chosen by such a force in the financial industry, and we look forward to working with Minnesota Life to develop their customized fulfillment program."

As Minnesota Life begins implementation of their fulfillment program, they will experience the benefits of CFG's approach to fulfillment. Capital Fulfillment Group focuses on creating programs that accommodate the needs of their clients while remaining cost-efficient and manageable. With CFG's personalization options, Minnesota Life will have the convenience of outsourcing their fulfillment, while maintaining the appearance that every item is sent directly from their wholesalers' desks.

About Minnesota Life Distributors

Minnesota Life Distributors is a annuity wholesaler unit of Minnesota Life Insurance Company, St. Paul, MN, which serves over six million people with nearly $340 billion of life insurance in force, $20 billion in assets under management, and a combined national work force of 4,400 associates and representatives. Minnesota Life is highly rated by the major independent rating agencies that analyze the financial soundness and claims-paying ability of insurance companies.

About Capital Fulfillment Group

Capital Fulfillment Group (CFG) brings a new paradigm and a new standard of excellence in sophisticated fulfillment solutions exclusively to the mutual fund, investment and insurance industries. CFG's customized fulfillment programs offer the most responsive, efficient, and cost-effective way to support the literature distribution needs of sales and marketing. Each program features the real-time, online system, CapitalDIRECT, for ordering, tracking, reporting, and managing all fulfillment activities and outcomes. CFG continues its philosophy of building sound business relationships and will continue to make strategic investments in complementary companies to create the powerful leverage opportunities that support the marketing initiatives of the financial service industry.

Capital Fulfillment Group
75 Research Road
Hingham, MA 02043
781.783.6500
www.cfgweb.com