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September 11, 2007 - FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD EXPANDS CLIENT ROSTER

From Biopharmaceutical to Automobile Finance to Private Real Estate, Financial Relations Board Continues to Attract Businesses Across Industries

CHICAGO – September 11, 2007 – Financial Relations Board (FRB), one of the nation's leaders in financial communications and investor relations, announced today three additions to its client roster: Advanced Life Sciences, AmeriCredit Corp., and Cole Companies. FRB will execute full-service investor relations and financial communications programs on behalf of these clients.

"The addition of these companies to our client roster underscores FRB's range of capabilities in multiple industry sectors," said Kathy Waller, Co-President of FRB. "Each is a leader in its field, and we look forward to assisting them in fortifying their reputations and expanding their footprints in their respective industries."

FRB's newest clients include:

  • Advanced Life Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs in the areas of infectious disease, inflammation and oncology. FRB was hired to help the company articulate its clinical and commercialization strategy to the Street through positioning with investors and assisting with all collateral materials.

  • Cole Companies is one of the largest private real estate companies in the nation. For almost 30 years, Cole has partnered with thousands of investors in the ownership of various types of commercial real estate. Cole has introduced over 100 investment programs and manages a portfolio of properties valued at over $1.9 billion. FRB was retained by Cole to provide comprehensive financial communications support, including media outreach, public relations strategy, writing and transaction assistance.

  • "The addition of Cole Companies further strengthens FRB's number one position in providing strategic counsel and financial communications to both public and private real estate companies," said Claire A. Koeneman, Co-President of FRB and Head of the Global Real Estate Practice. "Cole Companies will leverage FRB's deep experience and demonstrated success in investor relations, financial public relations and corporate communications."

  • AmeriCredit Corp. is a leading independent automobile finance company that provides financing solutions indirectly through auto dealers and directly to more than one million consumers in the United States and Canada. FRB was hired to help AmeriCredit with its messaging and positioning to differentiate the company from other sub-prime lenders and to do institutional investor targeting.

About Financial Relations Board

For more than 45 years, the Financial Relations Board has been one of the nation's leaders for investor relations and financial communications. The firm offers a full array of services, including deep expertise in corporate positioning and communication, investment community targeting (market intelligence), financial media relations, shareholder management services, valuation analysis, and the company's industry-leading Strategy Consulting Group. Financial Relations Board works alongside companies of all sizes, from established Fortune 100 brands to mid-size and micro-cap companies, pre-IPOs and the newly public. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm has full-service offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Financial Relations Board is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG). For more information on Financial Relations Board, visit www.frbir.com.
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