Apollo Group, Inc. to Join the Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning December 17, 2001

New York, NY—December 13, 2001-Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL), of Phoenix, Arizona, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index^® (Nasdaq:NDX), effective at the beginning of trading Monday, December 17, 2001. Apollo will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock ^SM (Amex:QQQ). Apollo Group, Inc. will replace XO Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:XOXO), which is delisting from The Nasdaq Stock Market^®.

With a market capitalization of over $5.2 billion, Apollo Group, Inc., parent company of the University of Phoenix, has been providing higher education programs to working adults for over 25 years. Apollo Group, Inc. operates through its subsidiaries The University of Phoenix Inc., Institute for Professional Development, The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp., and Western International University Inc.

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