CORRECTING and REPLACING Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Class Action against Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.

Business Editors/Legal Writers

CORRECTION...by Stull, Stull & Brody

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2004

In BW5331 issued Feb. 13, 2004: Please replace the release with the following corrected version.

The corrected release reads:

STULL, STULL & BRODY ANNOUNCES CLASS ACTION AGAINST EDWARD D. JONES & CO., L.P.

Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed on February 13, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of a class (the "Class") consisting of all who purchased or otherwise acquired shares or ownership units of Lord Abbett & Co., American Funds, Federated Investors, Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Hartford Mutual Funds Inc., Putnam Investments Family of Mutual Funds, and Van Kampen Investments Family of Mutual Funds (collectively, the "Mutual Funds") between January 25, 1999 and January 9, 2004, inclusive (the "Class Period").

The Complaint charges that, throughout the Class Period, defendants Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. ("Edward Jones"), John W. Bachmann, Douglas E. Hill, Michael R. Holmes, Richie L. Malone, Steven Novik, Darryl L. Pope and Robert Virgil, Jr. violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. More specifically, the complaint alleges that defendants failed to disclose and/or indicate, during the Class Period, that (1) Edward Jones brokers entered into "revenue sharing" agreements with seven Mutual Fund companies; (2) Edward Jones exclusively trained its brokerage staff to sell the seven Mutual Funds that entered into "revenue sharing" agreements with Edward Jones; (3) Edward Jones discouraged its brokers from contacting and selling other mutual funds where no "revenue sharing" agreement had been made with Edward Jones; and (4) Edward Jones brokers and representatives received extra compensation when they sold any of the seven Mutual Funds to Class Members.

The full extent of defendants' fraudulent scheme was finally revealed on January 9, 2004, when The Wall Street Journal published an article that disclosed Edward Jones' scheme. More specifically, the article stated that when training its brokers in fund sales, Edward Jones gave them information almost exclusively about the seven "preferred" Mutual Funds. Bonuses for brokers depend in part on selling the preferred Mutual Funds, and Edward Jones generally discouraged contact between brokers and sales representatives from rival funds. But while revenue sharing and related incentives were familiar to industry insiders, Edward Jones did not tell customers about any of these arrangements.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of class members and is represented by, among others, the law firm of Stull, Stull & Brody. Stull, Stull & Brody has litigated many class actions for violations of securities laws in federal courts over the past 30 years and has obtained court approval of substantial settlements on numerous occasions.

If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Tzivia Brody, Esq. at Stull, Stull & Brody by calling toll-free 1-800-337-4983, or by e-mail at [e-mail], or by fax at 212/490-2022, or by writing to Stull, Stull & Brody, 6 East 45 Street, New York, NY 10017. You may also visit our website at www.ssbny.com.