Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
20 Mars 2008 - 11:10PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make
the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P
MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices: -- Philip Morris
International Inc. (NYSE:PMwi) will replace S&P 500 constituent
Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ATI) in the S&P 100, and will
replace Circuit City Stores Inc. (NYSE:CC) in the S&P 500,
after the close of trading on Friday, March 28. Philip Morris
International is being spun off by S&P 100 and S&P 500
constituent Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) in a transaction expected
to be completed on or about that date. Allegheny Technologies will
remain in the S&P 500. -- S&P U.S. REIT Composite
constituent HCP Inc. (NYSE:HCP) will replace Commerce Bancorp Inc.
(NYSE:CBH) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Monday,
March 31. Commerce Bancorp is being acquired by S&P Global 1200
constituent The Toronto-Dominion Bank in a transaction expected to
be completed on or about that date. -- Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.
(NYSE:HRCwi) will replace Hillenbrand Industries (NYSE:HB) in the
S&P MidCap 400, and Hillenbrand Inc. (NYSE:HIwi) will replace
Caraustar Industries Inc. (NASD: CSAR) in the S&P SmallCap 600
after the close of trading on Monday, March 31. Hillenbrand is
being spun off by Hillenbrand Industries in a transaction expected
to close on or about that date. In connection with the spin-off,
the Hillenbrand Industries stub will be renamed Hill-Rom Holdings
Inc. As of today's close of trading, Caraustar Industries had an
approximate market capitalization of $45 million, whereas the
minimum market capitalization a company must maintain to be
eligible for admission to the S&P SmallCap 600 is currently
$300 million. -- FairPoint Communications Inc. (NYSE:FRP) will
replace Coachmen Industries Inc. (NYSE:COA) in the S&P SmallCap
600 after the close of trading on Monday, March 31. FairPoint
Communications is merging with certain spun off assets from S&P
500 constituent Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) in a deal
expected to close on or about that date. At today's close of
trading, Coachmen Industries had an approximate market value of $53
million, whereas the minimum market capitalization a company must
maintain to be eligible for admission to the S&P SmallCap 600
is currently $300 million. Standard & Poor's will monitor these
transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website:
http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Philip Morris International
produces, sells, distributes and markets cigarettes and tobacco
products. Headquartered in New York, NY, the company will be added
to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard)
Tobacco Sub-Industry index. HCP Inc. is a REIT focusing on
properties serving the healthcare industry. Headquartered in Long
Beach, CA the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global
Industry Classification Standard) Specialized REITs Sub-Industry
index. Hill-Rom Holdings is a worldwide manufacturer and provider
of medical technologies and related services for the health care
industry. Headquartered in Batesville, IN, the company will be
added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Health Care Equipment
Sub-Industry index. Hillenbrand manufactures, distributes and sells
funeral service products. Headquartered in Batesville, IN, the
company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Specialized
Consumer Services Sub-Industry index. FairPoint Communications is a
provider of communications services to rural communities.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, the company will be added to the
S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Integrated Telecommunication Services
Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P
100 INDEX - March 28, 2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Philip Morris Consumer Staples Tobacco
International DELETED Allegheny Materials Steel Technologies
S&P 500 INDEX - March 28, 2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR
GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Philip Morris Consumer Staples Tobacco
International DELETED Circuit City Consumer Discretionary Computer
& Stores Electronics Retail S&P 500 INDEX - March 31, 2008
COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED HCP Financials
Specialized REITs DELETED Commerce Bancorp Financials Regional
Banks S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - March 31, 2008 COMPANY GICS
ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Hill-Rom Holdings Health
Care Health Care Equipment DELETED Hillenbrand Health Care Health
Care Equipment Industries S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - March 31,
2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED
Hillenbrand Consumer Discretionary Specialized Consumer Services
FairPoint Telecommunication Integrated Communications Services
Telecommunication Services DELETED Caraustar Materials Paper
Packaging Industries Coachmen Consumer Discretionary Automobile
Industries Manufacturers Additions to and deletions from an S&P
equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment
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