Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Index
15 Mai 2009 - 12:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc.
(NYSE:HGR) will replace Gevity HR Inc. (NASD: GVHR) in the S&P
SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on a date to be announced.
Gevity HR is being acquired by privately held TriNet Group, Inc. in
a transaction expected to close soon. Standard & Poor's will
monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its
website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Hanger Orthopedic Group
Inc. owns and operates orthotic and prosthetic patient-care centers
and distributes branded and private label orthotic and prosthetic
devices and components. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, the company
will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry
Classification Standard) Health Care Facilities Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change: S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX -
TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Hanger
Orthopedic Health Care Health Care Facilities Group DELETED Gevity
HR Information Technology Data Processing & Outsourced Services
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