DST Systems, Inc. Announces Purchase of Health Plans Solutions

KANSAS CITY, MO. (April 29, 2005) – DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DST) confirmed today the closing of the previously announced sale by Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) to a DST subsidiary of CSC’s Health Plans Solutions (“HPS”) business. HPS is an enterprise software developer, software application services provider, and business process outsourcer for the U.S. commercial healthcare industry.

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