Change to S&P Quality
Rankings 20 / Large Cap Focus
Security Basket
08/04/2004
Removed Cardinal Health
Inc. (CAH) from the Quality Rank 20 Stock Basket
due to its S&P STARS ranking being lowered
to a 1 from a 3. Pfizer Inc. (PFE) will be moved
from the alternate list to the QR20 as its replacement.
Pfizer Inc. has Quality Rank of A, and a STARS
rank of 5. Added Unitedhealth Group Inc. (UNH)
to the QR20 stock basket alternate list to replace
Pfizer Inc. Unitedhealth Group has Quality Rank
of A, and a STARS rank of 3.
TBD
Change to Growth
Asset Allocation Model
07/29/2005
Standard & Poor's
Investment Advisory Services, LLC has revised
the asset allocations provided in the MML Investors
Services, Inc. MAPs effective August 1, 2005.
Change to S&P Quality
Rankings 20 / Large Cap Focus
Security Basket
07/19/2005
Standard & Poor's
has promoted SBC Communications (SBC) from the
alternate list of the Quality Rank 20 basket,
replacing Alltel Corp (AT). Alltel Corp. was removed
from the portfolio due to a change in its STARS
rank (lowered from 3 to 2). SBC has currently
an S&P Quality Rank of B+ and a 3 STARS ranking.
SBC Communications is the second largest U.S.
local telephone service provider, with 51.9 million
phone lines in 13 states as of March 2005; and
the largest wireless carrier, through its 60%-owned
Cingular Wireless joint venture with BellSouth
(BLS). Verizon (VZ) has been added as an alternate
to the QR20.
TBD
Change to S&P Quality
Rankings 20 / Large Cap Focus
Security Basket
07/07/2004
Removed Praxair Inc (PX)
from the Quality Rank 20 stock basket primary
list and replaced it with Ecolab Inc (ECL). Both
stocks have a Quality Rank of A, but Ecolab has
a higher Quality Rank total score and a STARS
ranking of 4 (versus 3 for Praxair).
TBD
Change to S&P Quality
Rankings 20 / Large Cap Focus
Security Basket
07/05/2005
Standard & Poor's
has added Golden West Financials (GDW) to the
QR20 basket to replace MBNA (KRB). On June 30,
2005 Bank of America Corp. (BAC) agreed to buy
MBNA Corp. Bank of America agreed to pay $27.50
a share in stock and cash for MBNA. The price
reflects a 30.6% premium to MBNA's close on
Wednesday June 29. Golden West Financial Corp.,
the holding company for World Savings Bank, is
one of the nation's largest financial institutions
with assets over $106 billion as of December 31,
2004 and has an S&P Quality Rank of A+.
TBD
Change to S&P Quality
Rankings 20 / Large Cap Focus
Security Basket
05/03/2005
Standard & Poor's
has promoted Becton Dickinson (BDX) from the alternate
list to the Quality Rank 20 basket, replacing
Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY). Occidental Petroleum
Corp was removed from the portfolio due to a change
in sector relative weights. Becton Dickinson,
a manufacturer of medical supplies, devices, lab
equipment and diagnostic products, is benefiting
from improved revenue visibility amid signs of
recovering end user demand in the life sciences
industry. On the alternates list, ChevronTexaco
(CVX) replaces Apache (APA) and UnitedHealth Group
(UNH) replaces Becton Dickinson (BDX).
TBD
Change to Nicholas Limited
Edition - Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Inv CL
Security Basket
04/18/2005
Standard & Poor's
Investment Advisory Services, LLC ("SPIAS")
has removed the Harris Insight Small Cap Opportunity
fund from all of its model portfolios and replaced
it with Nicholas Limited Edition. The catalyst
for this change is the departure of several members
of the Harris Insight Small Cap Opportunity fund
management team, including the lead manager.
TBD
Change to PIMCO Low Duration
CL D
Security Basket
04/18/2005
Standard & Poor's
Investment Advisory Services, LLC ("SPIAS")
removed TIAA CREF Short Term Bond fund as an alternative
in the fund Model Allocation Portfolios as well
as the Signature QR 20 Model Allocation Portfolio
due to a change in strategy.
TBD
Change to S&P Quality
Rankings 20 / Large Cap Focus
Security Basket
03/08/2005
Standard & Poor's
has added First Data Corp (FDC) to the Quality
Rank 20 primary list to replace Linear Technology
Corp (LLTC), which has been moved to the alternates
list. As a consequence of this change, Intel Corp
(INTC) has been removed as a substitute stock
by the model. First Data Corp's core business
is credit and debit card issuing and processing
services. It also focuses on e-commerce solutions,
wire transfers and money orders, and check processing
and verification.
TBD
Change to S&P Quality
Rankings 20 / Large Cap Focus
Security Basket
02/22/2005
Standard & Poor's
has added Occidental Petroleum (OXY) to the Quality
Rank 20 primary list to replace UnitedHealth Group
(UNH). Apache Corp. (APA) replaces Occidental
Petroleum in the alternates list. Both Occidental
and Apache are large oil exploration and production
companies. Standard and Poor's Equity Research
currently ranks these two energy companies as
4 STARS (Accumulate).
TBD
Change to S&P Quality
Rankings 20 / Large Cap Focus
Security Basket
02/15/2005
Standard & Poor's
has added SBC Communications Inc. (SBC) to the
Quality Rank 20 alternates list to replace Verizon
Communications (VZ). SBC Communications is the
second largest U.S. provider of local telephone
service and the largest wireless service carrier,
through its 60%-owned Cingular joint venture with
BellSouth. SBC recently announced plans to acquire
AT&T Corp for $16 Billion, largely in stock.
TBD
Change to S&P Quality
Rankings 20 / Large Cap Focus
Security Basket
02/02/2005
Standard & Poor's
has added Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) to
the Quality Rank 20 alternates list to replace
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO). Occidental Petroleum
has recently been awarded nine exploration blocks
in Libya and is one of a handful U.S. oil companies
preparing to return to the oil-rich country in
North Africa. The company's stock is currently
ranked 4-STARS ("Accumulate") by Standard
& Poor's Equity Research.
TBD
Change to Growth
Asset Allocation Model
01/31/2005
Standard & Poor's
Investment Advisory Services, LLC has revised
the asset allocations provided in the MML Investors
Services, Inc. MAPs effective February 1, 2005.