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JPMORGAN RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES ANNOUNCES NEW HIRES

Mar 28, 2008

New York, March 28, 2008 - JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services announced today the appointment of Andrew Gracan, Vice President, Sales. Mr. Gracan joins JPMorgan from ADP Retirement Plan Services, where he was national accounts district manager selling bundled retirement services in the mid- and large-plan market segments. Mr. Gracan joins the firm with more that 17 years’ experience in the financial services industry and will work primarily with plan sponsors in the northeast region of the country.

Kimberley Wrzesniewski, Vice President, another industry veteran with 16 years’ in the business, comes to JPMorgan from ExcellerateHRO, where she was responsible for managing the overall delivery of service and contract management of Fortune 100 defined benefit, health and welfare and defined contribution outsourcing clients. Ms. Wrzesniewski joins client services.

“We are excited about Andrew and Kimberley joining our firm. They each have enviable track records and tremendous experience in their fields. We look forward to working with them to deliver best-in-class retirement solutions for our clients and their employees,” said David Embry, Managing Director, Institutional Sales and Sponsor Services, JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services.

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About JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services
JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services provides bundled defined contribution services and access to hundreds of investment options to 200 corporate clients, representing nearly 390 plans and more than 1.4 million retirement plan participants in its institutional segment. As the seventh-largest defined contribution recordkeeper ranked by recordkeeping assets under administration, as of December 31, 2006 (source: Plan Sponsor June 2007), the business administers plan assets of more than $104 billion as of  January 31, 2008. The firm’s emerging market business includes more than 625 bundled defined contribution plans, more than 90,000 participants and nearly $4 billion in assets under supervision, as of January 31, 2008. In both segments, through a direct offering and alliances with other best-in-class providers, JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services integrates services for defined contribution, defined benefit, deferred compensation and stock-based compensation plans. JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services employs nearly 1,100 people and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. 

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