New York, N.Y.—-Alabama National BanCorporation (NASDAQ:ALAB) of Birmingham, Alabama, will become a component of the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index^®, effective at the beginning of trading Tuesday, December 10, 2002. Alabama National BanCorporation will replace Interactive Data Corporation (NASDAQ:IDCO).

With a market capitalization of $547 million, Alabama National BanCorporation is a $3.2 billion bank holding company operating 62 locations through eleven bank subsidiaries in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.

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