Residents of Gurmitkal constituency rejoice whenever their MLA comes calling. Not because Baburao Chinchansoor fast-tracks development work there or ensures their general well-being but simply because he hands out money like it's cotton candy.

"People are living more of their lives online - in the U.S., the average personvisits a staggering 85 sites a month*. Whether for the PC or a mobile device,Yahoo! is bringing greater simplicity and relevance to the way people experiencethe Web," said Ari Balogh, executive vice president of products & chieftechnology officer. This launch is amajor milestone in the Yahoo! Open Strategy, which seeks to mesh the Yahoo!experience with the best online content and services. Today`s launch represents the most significant change to the Yahoo! homepagesince the company`s inception.

By enabling this level of personalization, Yahoo!allows people to get more done, faster, all in a single place. at and will roll-out in France, India,the UK, and on mobile devices over the coming week. Regis Corporation:Mark Fosland, 952-806-1707Vice President, FinanceorAlex Forliti, 952-806-1767Director, Finance-Investor Relations Copyright Business Wire 2009. Consumers can now personalize their Yahoo! experience with the best of the Web;Customizable apps stay with you when you`re mobileSUNNYVALE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Yahoo!® Inc.

(Nasdaq:YHOO)is launching a new homepage that brings together thebest of the Web with the best of Yahoo! in a single destination across both PCand mobile screens. With the new Yahoo! homepage, people can easily add apps -from Yahoo! or virtually any other site on the Web - and access them from theircomputer or mobile devices so that their favorite content, services andexperiences are always at their fingertips The new Yahoo! homepage is availabletoday in the U.S. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation ofan offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of thesesecurities in any state or country in which such offer, solicitation or salewould be unlawful. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offerings to which thiscommunication relates may be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC`swebsite at http:// Alternatively, copies may be obtained fromMerrill Lynch & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 4 World Financial Center, NewYork, NY 10080, (866) 500-5408 or Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attn:Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, (800) 221-1037.

Copies of the registration statement (including the prospectus) filed with theU.S. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC acted as the leadunderwriters for the convertible notes offering and the common stock offering. The notes will be convertible subject to certain conditions at an initialconversion rate of 64.6726 shares of Regis common stock per $1,000 principalamount of notes (representing an initial conversion price of approximately$15.46 per share of Regis common stock), subject to adjustment in certaincircumstances Merrill Lynch & Co. The remaining proceeds will be used for generalcorporate purposes including the repayment of debt. The notes are unsecured, senior obligations of Regis and interest is payablesemi-annually at a rate of 5.0% per year The notes will mature on July 15,2014. The net proceeds toRegis from the over-allotment options are approximately $42.3 million afterdeducting underwriting discounts and before estimated offering expenses. With the closing of the over-allotment options, the Company issued, in theaggregate, $172,500,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.0% convertible seniornotes due 2014 and 13,225,000 shares of common stock.

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