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Union Bank of California Adds MetaLINCS E-Discovery Software to Control Costs, Strengthen Litigation Readiness

Advanced Search & Analysis Software Speeds Discovery of Key Evidence Buried in Mountains of Electronically Stored Information

More Cost-Effective than Traditional Services Offerings, MetaLINCS Enhances Project Management While Enabling Easy Collaboration with Outside Counsel

SAN JOSE, Calif.,—June 12, 2007—MetaLINCS, a leading provider of E-Discovery software and services, today announced that Union Bank of California, N.A., which is among the 25 largest banks in the United States, based on assets, has added the MetaLINCS Enterprise E-Discovery Suite™ to expand and strengthen its capabilities for managing a wide range of litigation, compliance and investigation-related matters. The MetaLINCS software suite offers a host of powerful capabilities for rapidly finding, analyzing and reviewing key data buried in mountains of electronically stored information (ESI). Unveiled in early 2006, the software is fast emerging as the E-Discovery industry standard for organizations requiring software that is easy to use and yet provides attorneys, investigators and IT staff with the latest and most powerful techniques for data processing, search, analysis and legal review—techniques that are changing the scope and economics of the E-Discovery landscape.

"The ability to collaboratively work with outside counsel on critical electronic discovery matters is very important to our organization. The MetaLINCS E-Discovery Suite enables us to oversee the process and control costs while leveraging this technology with its advanced analysis and review capabilities," said Joseph J. Catalano, Senior Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel for Union Bank of California. "The MetaLINCS Enterprise E-Discovery Suite offers an alternative to the traditional services offerings in the market to assist in the management of legal and investigatory matters."

About Union Bank of California

Based in San Francisco, UnionBanCal Corporation (NYSE:UB) is a bank holding company with assets of $54.6 billion at March 31, 2007. Its primary subsidiary, Union Bank of California, N.A., had 321 banking offices in California, Oregon and Washington, and 2 international offices at March 31, 2007. The company's Web site is located at www.unionbank.com.

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