M & F WORLDWIDE CORP. COMPLETES THE ACQUISITION OF PEARSON'S DATA MANAGEMENT BUSINESS

NEW YORK, February 22, 2008 / PRNewswire-FirstCall / -- M & F Worldwide Corp. (NYSE: MFW) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the Data Management business of Pearson plc for $225 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments.  M & F Worldwide financed the acquisition with cash on hand.

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M & F WORLDWIDE CORP. TO ACQUIRE PEARSON’S DATA MANAGEMENT BUSINESS

NEW YORK, NY February 14, 2008 – M & F Worldwide Corp. (NYSE: MFW) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for M & F Worldwide to acquire the Data Management business of Pearson plc for $225 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES NAMES DR. ERIC ROSE TO NATIONAL BIODEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD

NEW YORK, NY December 20, 2007 – MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc announced today that Dr. Eric Rose, its Executive Vice President for Life Sciences, who also serves as Chief Executive Officer of SIGA Technologies, Inc., has been named to the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB).  The NBSB will provide expert advice and guidance to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on scientific, technical and other matters of special interest to the Department regarding activities to prevent, prepare for and respond to adverse health effects of public health emergencies resulting from current and future chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological agents.

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M & F WORLDWIDE CORP. ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF THE ACQUISITION OF JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY

NEW YORK, NY May 1, 2007 – M & F Worldwide Corp. (NYSE: MFW) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of John H. Harland Company at a price per share of Harland common stock of $52.75, representing an approximate transaction value of $1.7 billion. Upon the completion of the transaction, Harland became a wholly owned subsidiary of Clarke American Corp., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of M & F Worldwide.

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M & F WORLDWIDE CORP. TO ACQUIRE JOHN H. HARLAND COMPANY CREATING LEADING STRATEGIC PARTNER TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

NEW YORK, NY AND ATLANTA, GA, December 20, 2006 – M & F Worldwide Corp. (NYSE: MFW) and John H. Harland Company (NYSE: JH) today jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for M & F Worldwide to acquire Harland for $52.75 per share in cash, representing an approximate transaction value of $1.7 billion. Upon the completion of the transaction, Harland will become a wholly owned subsidiary of M & F Worldwide.

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AlliedBarton Security Services to Acquire U.S. Business of Initial Security

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – June 12, 2006 - AlliedBarton Security Services, the largest American owned and managed security services firm, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Rentokil Initial plc to acquire the security services business of Initial Security in the United States for approximately £40 million. Subject to the receipt of antitrust approval, the transaction is expected to close by August 8, 2006

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CARNEGIE HALL NAMES STAGE OF ISAAC STERN AUDITORIUM RONALD O. PERELMAN FAMILY STAGE, IN RECOGNITION OF $20 MILLION SUPPORT

New York, New York, March 3, 2006 – Carnegie Hall today announced that in recognition of generous support of $20 million from its trustee Ronald O. Perelman, the stage of Isaac Stern Auditorium will be named the Ronald O. Perelman Family Stage. This gift benefits both education and artistic programs at Carnegie Hall, with the establishment of the Ronald O. Perelman Family Music Endowment for elementary and secondary music education for students.

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MacAndrews & Forbes Completes Acquisition of Deluxe Film and Creative Services Business

New York and Los Angeles, Jan. 27, 2006 - MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. today announced that it has completed its approximately $750 million acquisition of the Deluxe film processing and creative services business from The Rank Group Plc. Deluxe, with operations in Hollywood, Toronto, London, Barcelona and Rome, provides a wide range of entertainment industry services and is the world's largest processor of 35mm film for the motion picture industry and the world's largest physical distributor of release and trailer prints for motion pictures.

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