Cinergy among Best Companies for Working Mothers.

CINCINNATI -- Cinergy Corp. (NYSE:CIN) has been named by Working Mother magazine to its annual list of America's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers. This is the ninth consecutive year Cinergy has appeared on the list.

Working Mother magazine, which has compiled the list for 20 years, bases its company selections on a number of criteria, including the number of work/life programs they offer, the employee usage of such programs and the representation of women throughout the company. This year, Working Mother gave particular weight to three issues: flexible scheduling, the most critical benefit for working mothers; child-care options, because without them parents can't work; and time off for new parents, because it's critical for mothers to bond with their newborns without suffering professionally.

"We salute Cinergy for their efforts on behalf of working mothers, and for making the 100 Best for the ninth time," said Carol Evans, CEO of Working Mother Media. "It is my hope that other companies around the country learn from the best and experience first-hand the value of flexibility as a business imperative."

To apply for the Working Mother 100 Best, Cinergy provided Working Mother magazine with detailed information on eight areas of work/life including: childcare, culture, flexibility, parental leave, women's advancement, total compensation, work/life culture, and family-friendly programs. Cinergy completed a 550-question application, which checked the availability, tracking and usage of programs to support working mothers, the accountability of managers to implement programs and the successful advancement of women into top paying jobs, board positions and management ranks. Cinergy was also required to submit benefits handbooks and results of employee surveys. The complete list of the Working Mother 100 Best Companies can be found at www.workingmother.com.

Founded in 1979, Working Mother magazine reaches nearly 3 million readers and is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers. Its 20-year signature initiative, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies, is the most important benchmark for work/life practices in corporate America.

Cinergy, through its subsidiaries, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. and PSI Energy, Inc., serves approximately 1.5 million electric customers and about 500,000 gas customers in Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Indiana. Approximately 7,800 employees work for Cinergy and its subsidiaries.