NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
(NASD: KALU) will replace Superior Well Services Inc. (NASD: SWSI)
in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on a
date to be announced. Superior Well Services is being
acquired by S&P 500 constituent Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:
NBR) in a deal expected to close soon, pending final
conditions.
Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post
any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.
Kaiser Aluminum manufactures semi-fabricated aluminum products.
Headquartered in Foothill Ranch,
CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600
GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Aluminum
Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change:
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S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX
– TBA
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COMPANY
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GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR
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GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED
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Kaiser Aluminum
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Materials
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Aluminum
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DELETED
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Superior Well
Services
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Energy
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Oil & Gas Equipment &
Services
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