, The New Jersey Performing Arts Center
announced today the recent addition of four highly respected senior executives
to its volunteer Board of Directors. He most recently served
as Chairman and Senior Partner of the PricewaterhouseCoopers US Firm and as a
member of the Global Leadership Team. Paul
Travelers Company, Inc. He has been
published extensively in leading research journals and has been a frequent
speaker at scientific symposia and conferences.S.

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C.D. DiPiazza, Jr.
"The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has fast become not only a cultural
asset for the people of New Jersey," said DiPiazza, "it is setting the
standard for what a performing arts center in the twenty-first century needs
to be -- accessible, diverse, entrepreneurial and visionary. I am eager to play a personal role in its future.
"In our estimation, NJPAC reflects the dedication to higher standards that
is Bank of America's hallmark," said Limberg. Mr., Prudential Financial ,
Inc., Bank of America, N.

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CHARLOTTE, N.75 percent, effective May 3, 2005. Fortune 500 companies and 82 percent
of the Global Fortune 500.J., President, Schering -- Plough Research Institute and Senior
Vice President of Schering-Plough Corporation.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has been proud to be part of the first chapter of the
Arts Center's history. "NJPAC has excelled in making
Newark a symbol of excellence in the performing arts, in education and indeed,
in neighborhood revitalization .

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"The passion and generosity of the volunteer leadership at the New Jersey
Performing Arts Center has been the cornerstone of much of the Center's
success," said Arthur F.
and Co-Chairman , NJPAC Board of Directors.
Samuel A. Peek is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
CIT Group.
Dr.S. Pickett.
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been used to refer to this lending rate. 1 Small Business Administration Lender in the
United States by the SBA.

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has held the position of Global Chief Executive
Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers since January 2002. Peek holds a Masters in Business Administration degree from Harvard
Business School and is a member of the Board of Directors of St .
"We have been proud to support NJPAC and its outstanding programs and
nationally-recognized arts education programs as part of CIT's commitment to
serving our local communities and supporting the arts," Mr. Joining Schering-Plough
in 1993, he has been responsible for, among other areas, the planning,
management and oversight of Schering-Plough's new drug discovery programs
across all therapeutic areas, and for coordinating those programs with other
research and commercial components in the Company., Inc.

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DiPiazza , Jr. Peek, Chairman and CEO, CIT Group; and Cecil B. She has been
involved in numerous charities and civic organizations and has been active
with the American Heart Association, Cancer Care, the Long Island Cares
Regional Food Bank and the Association of Commerce, Industry and Technology."

Jeffrey M. Pickett, Ph., PSE+G, Turner Construction Company, Verizon New Jersey, Wachovia
Corporation , and a variety of the state's most prominent law firms, financial
advisory and information services companies, and charitable foundations. Fortune 500 companies and 85 percent
of the Global Fortune 500.

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Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Pickett , Ph. Ryan, Chairman and CEO, Prudential Financial, Inc. As the Arts Center moves forward with new ideas and
critical expansion initiatives, their collective expertise will help steer
NJPAC toward extraordinary new achievements. Peek
Jeffrey M. "NJPAC
plays an increasingly vital role in our community and I am looking forward to
my personal involvement in such a fine cultural institution. Cecil Pickett is President of Schering-Plough Research Institute and
Senior Vice President of Schering-Plough Corporation . Food and Drug Administration Science Board, the Advisory
Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health and The
National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine.
"Since we recruit people from different cultural backgrounds, it is
important that there is a venue in New Jersey that offers outstanding and
diverse entertainment," said Dr."

The four executives join a volunteer board comprised of 45 of the region's
top corporate, philanthropic and community leaders, including representatives
from American Express, AT+T, The Chubb Corporation, Horizon Blue Cross Blue
Shield of NJ, IDT, Merck + Co.C. The terms "prime rate" and
"reference rate" refer to the same rate.
Bank of America is the No.

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(In some Bank of America loan documentation, the term "reference rate" has
been used to refer to this lending rate. The company provides unmatched
convenience in the United States, serving 33 million consumer relationships
through more than 5,800 retail banking offices and 16,700 ATMs and through
award-winning online banking with more than thirteen million active users. NEWARK, N. "We are delighted to welcome four
new leaders to our Board. In 2001, DiPiazza
was elected President of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York City."

Ann Limberg
As the senior Bank of America executive for New Jersey, Ann Limberg
provides statewide leadership for business, civic and philanthropic
activities. Peek is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton
University where he received a Bachelor's Degree in International Affairs. Peek said. CHARLOTTE, N.

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National Bank announced today that they are raising their prime-lending rate
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Very active in civic affairs, DiPiazza serves on the International
Advisory Board of Junior Achievement, the Executive Council of the Inner City
Scholarship Fund, the Board of Directors of the New York City Ballet and the
Executive Committee of the National Corporate Theatre Fund."

Cecil B. "NJPAC is that venue and can make a
difference in attracting potential employees to New Jersey.)
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions,
serving individual consumers, small businesses and large corporations with a
full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and
risk-management products and services. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC ) is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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S. Dr., Pfizer, Inc., announced
today that it is raising its prime-lending rate to 6.50 percent from 6. The company serves clients in 150 countries and has
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The company serves clients in 150 countries and has
relationships with 96 percent of the U.,
Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Ann Limberg, President -- Bank of America
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positions in retail and private banking at NatWest and CitiBank.
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Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr. He also serves as a Trustee for the Teachers College
of Columbia University, Treasurer for the New York City Ballet, and is a
member of the Business Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pickett has served as
a member of the U.