Sustainability Rating Agencies Centre Info and INrate merge to Inrate

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Sustainability Rating Agencies Centre Info and INrate merge to Inrate

Press Release

INrate A G and Centre Info announce completion of their merger

Sustainability Rating Agencies INrate and Centre Info merge to form Inrate

Fribourg and Zurich , 31 May, 2010

INrate and Centre Info, the two leading Swiss sustainability rating agencies, today announced the completion of their merger. The new company will operate with a new logo under the name Inrate and will offer tailor-made solutions according to clients’ needs. The existing rating teams and office locations in Zurich and Fribourg will remain.

The merger will create a new player who can offer 20 years of know-how in sustainability research for financial markets. The new entity will serve clients across Europe with a focus on Switzerland , G ermany and France .

“The strength of the new Inrate is our sound understanding of sustainability and how this can be translated into innovative financial products”, commented Philippe Spicher, CEO of the new company. “This long-standing know-how allows us to offer tailor-made sustainability advice with the relevant research to existing and prospective clients according to their needs and sustainability investment strategies.”

“We chose the name Inrate because of its suitability for international markets”, explained Christoph Müller, Chairman of the Inrate Board of Directors. “Besides, the new brand, which is a combination of the old Centre Info logo and the previous INrate brand, will offer greater visibility in our target markets.”

Further information

Inrate website: www.inrate.com

Contact

Natalie Ernst, Corporate Communications, T +41 (0)58 344 00 23, natalie.ernst@inrate.com