Equifax Added To S&P 500 Index

Atlanta, June 17, 1997 -- Equifax Inc. will become a component of the S&P 500 Index with the start of trading this Thursday, June 19.

The bellwether move was announced Monday evening by Standard & Poor's Financial Information Services group, which said it would move Equifax from the S&P MidCap 400 Index to the S&P 500 Index. Equifax will replace the PanEnergy Corp.

Equifax, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EFX, is a world leader in providing financial information services. The company operates in the United States and 16 other nations, providing a variety of commercial and consumer financial information; advanced analytics and modeling; marketing consulting; payment services such as card and check transaction processing, and card processing software.

"This move to the S&P 500 Index stands as yet another welcome recognition of the strides made by Equifax," commented Daniel W. McGlaughlin, president and CEO. "We have grown and energized this company remarkably in recent years by focusing on the successful application of technology and service to our customers. That, in turn, has fueled our global recognition and international expansion. Inclusion in the S&P 500 is recognition of our success in creating shareholder value."

The Standard & Poor's Financial Information Services group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, provides financial, economic and investment information, as well as analytical services, to the global financial community and commodity trading markets.

The group calculates and maintains the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600 and the S&P Super Composite 1500 stock price indexes, which are widely considered key barometers of stock market activity and performance benchmarks for professional money managers. Approximately $475 billion is currently indexed to the S&P 500. Company additions to and deletions from the S&P equity indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

Equifax, established in 1899, is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., and reported revenues of almost $1.9 billion for the 12 months ending March 31, 1997.