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The Law Firms of Bernstein Liebhard LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. Announce the Proposed Settlement of a Class Action Lawsuit Involving Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Securities


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To: All Persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the securities of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (“MMC”) between October 14, 1999 and October 13, 2004, inclusive.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, that the above-captioned action has been certified as a class action and that a settlement for $400,000,000.00 has been proposed. A hearing will be held on December 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m., before the Honorable Colleen McMahon, United States District Judge, at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Courtroom 14C, United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street,

New York, New York 10007, to determine finally whether the proposed settlement should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable and adequate; whether to award Lead Counsel attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses out of the Settlement Fund (as defined in the Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action (“Notice”), which is discussed below); whether to award Lead Plaintiffs reimbursement of expenses for representation of the Class; and whether the Plan of Allocation described in the Notice should be approved by the Court.

IF YOU PURCHASED OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRED MMC SECURITIES IN THE PERIOD DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE SETTLEMENT OF THIS ACTION. To share in the distribution of the Settlement Fund, you must establish your rights by filing a Proof of Claim and Release Form postmarked no later than February 22, 2010. Your failure to submit a Proof of Claim and Release Form by February 22, 2010 will subject your claim to rejection and preclude you from receiving any money in connection with the Settlement of this Action. If you are a Member of the Class and do not request exclusion from the Class, you will be bound by the Settlement and any judgment and release entered in the Action, whether or not you submit a Proof of Claim and Release Form.

If you have not yet received the Notice, which more completely describes the Settlement and your rights thereunder, and a Proof of Claim and Release Form, you may obtain these documents by writing to.

MMC Securities Litigationc/o Rust Consulting, Inc.P.O. Box 2262Faribault, MN 55021-2382 info@MMCSecuritiesLitigation.com : mailto:info@MMCSecuritiesLitigation.com

You may also call toll-free (866) 494-8404 or visit www.MMCSecuritiesLitigation.com : .
Inquiries should NOT be directed to MMC, the Court, or the Clerk of the Court. Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice and the Proof of Claim and Release Form, may be made to Lead Counsel.

U. Seth Ottensoser, Esq.BERNSTEIN LIEBHARD LLP10 East 40th Street, 22nd FloorNew York, New York 10016(212) 779-1414

Keith M. Fleischman, Esq.GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A.485 Lexington Ave., 29th FloorNew York, New York 10017(646) 722-8500

If you desire to be excluded from the class, you must submit a request for exclusion and it must be received by December 14, 2009, in the manner and form explained in the notice. All members of the class who have not requested exclusion from the class will be bound by the settlement entered in the action even if they do not file a timely proof of claim and release form.

Dated: November 6, 2009


BY ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

for Bernstein Liebhard LLP and Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.Charlene

Young, 516-253-7719


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