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ACS Awarded Contract to Administer Illinois' $50 Million Unclaimed Property Portfolio

DALLAS, May 12, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ACS (NYSE: ACS), a premier provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to provide securities custody and brokerage services to the State of Illinois' unclaimed property program.

"Our goal is to return unclaimed property to people as quickly and as efficiently as possible," said Illinois State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka. "That's not an easy feat in a State as large as Illinois. Working with ACS will allow our office to streamline our internal operations and expedite payment of claims to the rightful owners in a timelier manner."

Under the terms of the contract, ACS will administer Illinois' $50 million unclaimed property portfolio, receiving securities remitted with unclaimed property reports and maintaining those securities for the benefit of the citizens of Illinois. With the addition and optimization of ACS' specialized experience, the Illinois Treasury will be aided in the administration of its unclaimed securities portfolio, expediting the payment of claims to reappearing owners. The contract is effective February 1, 2004 to January 31, 2005 with the option of renewing for up to two years.

"The unclaimed property program is very important to Treasurer Topinka, who is extremely proactive in returning lost property to the citizens of Illinois," said John Brophy, Group President of ACS State and Local Solutions. "ACS is very pleased to be a part of that process."

ACS has been providing audit and recovery services for the Illinois unclaimed property program since 1985. It is the largest unclaimed securities custodian in the country, administering portfolios for 17 states in addition to Illinois.

ACS, a Fortune 500 company with nearly 40,000 people supporting client operations in nearly 100 countries, provides business process and information technology outsourcing solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS". ACS makes technology work.

SOURCE: Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

Illinois unclaimed property listings to appear in Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO, February 19, 2004 -- More than 80,000 people have a surprise waiting for them: They're the latest individuals added to the State Treasurer's list of unclaimed property owners. Those hoping for an unexpected windfall can turn to the Sunday, Feb. 22 edition of the Chicago Tribune, the only source of the information in Cook County.

The bi-annual newspaper listing alerts people for whom the state may be holding money and property. Currently, nearly 5 million individuals and businesses are entered in the state's unclaimed property database.

Examples of unclaimed property include lost wages; insurance policy payments; forgotten bank accounts; stock shares, dividends and mutual funds; security deposit checks; the contents of safe deposit boxes; and proceeds of an estate. The state safeguards the items until they can be reunited with their owners. It is estimated the state has $1 billion in unclaimed property, and almost one in five people may have something to claim.

Illinois' unclaimed property listings will appear Sunday, Feb. 22, in the Chicago Tribune, available for sale in Chicago on Saturday morning.