Corporation Service Company Acquires MLM Information Services

Creates an industry leader for corporate compliance solutions

WILMINGTON, Del. – CSC^®, a leading global business, legal and financial solutions provider, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of MLM Information Services, the industry's foremost corporate tax management services provider. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Thanks to this acquisition, CSC cements its position as the industry leader for corporate compliance solutions. The Deerfield, Illinois-based MLM Information Services provides software, services and guidance to the corporate tax market through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Corptax Inc. and Tax Compliance Inc. (TCI).

"We are pleased to welcome MLM's outstanding staff and leadership to the CSC family," said Rodman Ward III, CSC president and CEO. "This acquisition significantly expands CSC's scope of offerings and enables us to serve our corporate and law firm customers with an impressive range of compliance solutions."

MLM Information Services' Corptax^® is the preferred solution for accurate tax preparation and filing at the enterprise level, and the company's PTMS^® platform is the essential tool for corporate property tax compliance automation. More than half of the Fortune 500^® companies currently depend on MLM Information Services for corporate tax support.

The acquisition extends CSC's expertise well into the corporate tax realm, allowing the 112-year old firm to offer a full suite of compliance solutions to companies worldwide, with services appropriate to every stage of the corporate life cycle.

About CSC

Corporation Service Company (CSC), a privately owned service organization, provides matter management, corporate compliance, and trustee services for companies and law firms worldwide; corporate identity protection services for top global brands; and due diligence and transactional services for the world's largest financial institutions. Founded in 1899, CSC has more than 1,100 employees located throughout North America and Europe. To learn more about CSC, visit www.cscglobal.com.