Duff & Phelps Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering

New York (ots/PRNewswire) -

Duff & Phelps Corporation (the Corporation) today announced it
filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed initial public offering of
its Class A common stock. Upon consummation of the offering, the
Corporation will become the parent company of Duff & Phelps, LLC. The
Corporation intends to apply to list its Class A common stock on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DUF." The timing of the
proposed initial public offering is dependent upon several factors,
including market conditions.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. and UBS Investment Bank are acting as joint
bookrunning managers for the offering. Lehman Brothers, William Blair
& Company, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Fox-Pitt, Kelton are acting
as co-managers.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been
filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities
may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time
the registration statement becomes effective. This press release
shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer
to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state
or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus related to
the offering may be obtained from Goldman, Sachs & Co., Prospectus
Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, via Fax at
+1-212-902-9316 or e-mail at prospectus.ny@email.gs.com, and UBS
Investment Bank, Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY
10171, Telephone: +1-212-821-3000.

About Duff & Phelps

Duff & Phelps, LLC is a leading provider of independent financial
advisory and investment banking services, supporting client needs
principally in the areas of valuation, mergers and acquisitions,
financial restructurings and disputes. The Company's services focus
on the provision of independent advice on issues involving highly
technical and complex assessments of value, and include financial
reporting and tax valuation, specialty tax, real estate and fixed
asset services, transaction advisory services, restructuring
advisory, fairness and solvency opinions, and dispute and legal
management consulting. Investment banking services are provided by
Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC, an NASD registered broker-dealer. With
more than 800 employees serving clients worldwide through offices in
21 cities in the United States, Europe and Asia, Duff & Phelps is
committed to delivering insightful advice and service of exceptional
quality, integrity and objectivity.

Forward Looking and Cautionary Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with
respect to our future performance, operating results, strategy, and
other future events. Such statements generally include words such as
could, can, anticipate, believe, expect, seek, pursue, and similar
words and terms, in connection with any discussion of future results.
Forward-looking statements involve a number of assumptions, risks,
and uncertainties, any of which may cause actual results to differ
materially from the anticipated, estimated or projected results
referenced in forward-looking statements. In particular, the
forward-looking statements of Duff & Phelps Corporation and its
subsidiaries are subject to the following risks and uncertainties:
changes in political, economic, or industry conditions; the impact of
legislative and regulatory actions, including without limitation,
actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission; and terrorist
activities and international hostilities, which may affect the
general economy. We assume no obligation to update or supplement our
forward-looking statements.

Web site: http://www.duffandphelps.com

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Contact:
Sherri Saltzman of Duff & Phelps Corporation, +1-973-775-8329,
Sherri.Saltzman@duffandphelps.com