ACS Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P MidCap 400 constituent Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) will replace Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (NYSE:ACS) in the S&P 500 index, and Intrepid Potash Inc. (NYSE:IPI) will replace Urban Outfitters in the S&P MidCap 400 index on a date to be announced. Affiliated Computer Services is being acquired by S&P 100 & 500 constituent Xerox Corp. (NYSE:XRX) in a deal expected to be completed soon, pending final approvals. Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Urban Outfitters operates retail specialty stores. Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Apparel Retail Sub-Industry index. Intrepid Potash engages in the production and marketing of potassium chloride and langbeinite. Headquartered in Denver, CO, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P 500 INDEX - TBA ---------------------- GICS ECONOMIC COMPANY SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ------- ------------- ----------------- Urban Consumer ADDED Outfitters Discretionary Apparel Retail ----- ----------- ------------- -------------- Data Affiliated Processing & Computer Information Outsourced DELETED Services Technology Services ------- ----------- ----------- -------------- S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - TBA ----------------------------- GICS ECONOMIC COMPANY SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ------- ------------- ----------------- Fertilizers & Intrepid Agricultural ADDED Potash Materials Chemicals ----- --------- --------- -------------- Urban Consumer DELETED Outfitters Discretionary Apparel Retail ------- ---------- ------------- -------------- For more information about S&P Indices, please visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices. About S&P Indices S&P Indices, the world's leading index provider, maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to meet an array of investor needs. Over $1 trillion is directly indexed to Standard & Poor's family of indices, which includes the S&P 500, the world's most followed stock market index, the S&P Global 1200, a composite index comprised of seven regional and country headline indices, the S&P Global BMI, an index with approximately 11,000 constituents, and the S&P GSCI, the industry's most closely watched commodities index. For more information, please visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices. About Standard & Poor's Standard & Poor's, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With offices in 23 countries and markets, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for nearly 150 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/. 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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