CKFR Checkfree Corp (MM)

Company also listed on NASDAQ 100 Index ATLANTA, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CheckFree Corporation (NASDAQ:CKFR) today announced that it has been included in the new NASDAQ Global Select Market. The NASDAQ Global Select Market has the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements. Beginning July 3, 2006, NASDAQ-listed companies were classified under three listing tiers -- NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market. These tiers will maintain rigorous listing and corporate governance standards. NASDAQ also launched indexes based on each of these new tiers. CheckFree is also listed on the NASDAQ 100 Index, which includes the largest non-financial domestic and international securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. "CheckFree is an example of an industry leader that has achieved superior listing standards, which clearly defines the essence of the NASDAQ Global Select Market," said Bruce Aust, executive vice president of NASDAQ's Corporate Client Group. "In recognizing companies such as CheckFree, we are highlighting their achievements in meeting the highest listing standards in the world." About NASDAQ ( http://www.nasdaq.com/ ) NASDAQ is the largest U.S. electronic stock market. With approximately 3,200 companies, it lists more companies and, on average, trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. It is home to companies that are leaders across all areas of business, including technology, financial services, retail, communications, transportation, media and biotechnology. NASDAQ is the primary market for trading NASDAQ-listed stocks. About CheckFree ( http://www.checkfreecorp.com/ ) Founded in 1981, CheckFree Corporation (NASDAQ:CKFR) provides financial electronic commerce services and products to organizations around the world. CheckFree Electronic Commerce solutions enable thousands of financial services providers and billers to offer their customers the convenience of receiving and paying their household bills online or in person through retail outlets. CheckFree Investment Services provides a broad range of investment management solutions and outsourced services to thousands of financial services organizations, which manage about $1.3 trillion in assets. CheckFree Software develops, markets and supports software applications that are used by financial institutions to process more than two-thirds of the 12 billion Automated Clearing House transactions in the United States. The division also provides operational risk management, financial messaging, corporate actions, and regulatory compliance software to more than 1,500 organizations across the globe. Certain of the Company's statements in this press release are not purely historical, and as such are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding management's intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or projections of the future. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the various risks inherent in the Company's business, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005 (filed September 2, 2005), Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 (filed November 8, 2005), Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 (filed February 8, 2006) and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 (filed May 9, 2006). One or more of these factors have affected, and could in the future affect the Company's business and financial results in future periods, and could cause actual results to differ materially from plans and projections. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements made in this press release will prove to be accurate, and issuance of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company, or any other person, that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are based on information presently available to management, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: CheckFree Corporation CONTACT: Media relations, Judy DeRango Wicks, +1-678-375-1595, or , or Investor relations, Tina Moore, +1-678-375-1278, or , both of CheckFree Corporation Web site: http://www.checkfreecorp.com/ http://www.nasdaq.com/

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