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NEW YORK, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices: -- Assurant Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) will replace Realogy Corporation (NYSE:H) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Monday, April 9. Realogy is being acquired by an affiliate of Apollo Management L.P. in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. -- Frontier Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:FTBK) will replace Altiris Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRS) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Altiris is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC) in a deal that is still pending final approvals. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Assurant provides specialized insurance products and related services. Headquartered in New York, NY, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Multi-line Insurance Sub-Industry index. Frontier Financial provides various commercial banking services in the state of Washington. Headquartered in Everett, WA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Regional Banks Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P 500 INDEX - April 9, 2007 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC GICS SUB-INDUSTRY SECTOR ADDED Assurant Financials Multi-line Insurance DELETED Realogy Financials Real Estate Management & Development S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - To Be Announced GICS ECONOMIC GICS COMPANY SECTOR SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Frontier Financial Financials Regional Banks DELETED Altiris Information Technology Application Software Additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies concerned. About Standard & Poor's Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 7,500 employees, including wholly-owned affiliates, located in 21 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure, and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/. About The McGraw-Hill Companies: Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2006 were $6.3 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/. DATASOURCE: Standard & Poor's CONTACT: David M. Blitzer, Ph.D. Managing Director & Chairman of the Index Committee +1-212-438-3907 Web site: http://www.standardandpoors.com/

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