Hingham, MA - Sept 8, 2006
Capital Fulfillment Group (CFG), a leading fulfillment and marketing provider for the financial service industry announced today that Waddell & Reed Inc.
has decided to enter into agreement with CFG for fulfillment and marketing services.
Waddell & Reed Inc., headquartered in Kansas City, MO, has led the Waddell & Reed Advisors
Funds and Ivy Funds in achieving highly competitive results across many market cycles. Capital Fulfillment Group will provide Waddell & Reed with fulfillment services,
as well as other direct marketing services.
About Waddell & Reed
Founded in 1937, the Waddell & Reed organization is one of the oldest mutual fund complexes in the U.S. and manages
over $44.9 billion in total assets as of March 31, 2006.
Through its subsidiaries, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. provides investment management and financial planning services to clients throughout the United States.
Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company serves as investment advisor to the Waddell & Reed Advisors Group of Mutual Funds, W&R Target Funds, Inc. and
Waddell & Reed InvestEd Portfolios, Inc., while Ivy Investment Management Company serves as investment advisor to Ivy Funds, Inc. and the Ivy Funds portfolios. Waddell & Reed, Inc.
serves as principal underwriter and distributor to the Waddell & Reed Advisors Group of Mutual Funds, W&R Target Funds, Inc. and Waddell & Reed InvestEd Portfolios, Inc.,
while Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc. serves as principal underwriter and distributor to Ivy Funds, Inc. and the Ivy Funds portfolios.
For more Waddell & Reed information, visit the Web site at www.waddell.com..
Certain statements in this release constitute forward-looking statements or statements which may be deemed or construed to be forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Placement Act of 1995. The words "forecast", "project", "intend", "expect", "should", "would", and similar expressions and all statements,
which are not historical facts, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve and are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance (finance or operating) or achievements to differ from future results, performance
(financing and operating) or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. SOURCE Capital Fulfillment Group (CFG)