Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
2008年7月18日 - 6:50AM
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NEW YORK, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make
the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P
SmallCap 600 indices on dates to be announced: -- S&P SmallCap
600 constituent Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE:PCX) will replace CBRL
Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) in the S&P MidCap 400, and CBRL will
replace Patriot Coal in the S&P SmallCap 600. Patriot Coal is
in the process of acquiring privately-held Magnum Coal Co. for
stock in a transaction that will substantially increase its market
capitalization. CBRL's profitability and market value make it an
appropriate addition to the S&P SmallCap 600. -- Eclipsys Corp.
(NASDAQ:ECLP) will replace W-H Energy Services Inc. (NYSE:WHQ) in
the S&P SmallCap 600. W-H Energy is being acquired by S&P
500 constituent Smith International Inc. (NYSE:SII) 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/. Patriot Coal produces
and sells coal. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, the company will be
added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry
Classification Standard) Coal & Consumable Fuels Sub-Industry
index. CBRL operates Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants
and gift shops located in 41 states. Headquartered in Lebanon, TN,
the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS
Restaurants Sub-Industry index. Eclipsys provides advanced
clinical, financial and management information software and service
solutions to health care facilities. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA,
the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Health
Care Technology Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the
changes: S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Patriot Coal Energy Coal &
Consumable Fuels DELETED CBRL Group Consumer Discretionary
Restaurants S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED CBRL Group Consumer Discretionary
Restaurants Eclipsys Health Care Health Care Technology DELETED
Patriot Coal Energy Coal & Consumable Fuels W-H Energy Energy
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Services 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 Index Services Standard & Poor's Index
Services, the world's leading index provider, maintains a wide
variety of investable and benchmark indices to meet an array of
investor needs. Its family of indices includes the S&P 500, an
index with $1.5 trillion invested and $4.85 trillion benchmarked,
and the S&P Global 1200, a composite index comprised of seven
regional and country headline indices. For more information, please
visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices. 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
8,500 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/. DATASOURCE: Standard & Poor's
CONTACT: David M. Blitzer, Ph.D. Managing Director & Chairman
of the Index Committee (212) 438-3907 Web site:
http://www.standardandpoors.com/
http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices
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