NEW YORK, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- rue21 Inc.
(NASD:RUE) will replace RC2 Corp. (NASD:RCRC) in the S&P
SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. RC2 is being
acquired by the Tomy Company Ltd. in a deal expected to be
completed soon.
Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post
any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.
rue 21 Inc. is a specialty apparel retailer. Headquartered
in Warrendale, PA, the company
will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry
Classification Standard) Apparel Retail Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change:
S&P
SMALLCAP 600 INDEX – April 20, 2011
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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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rue21
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Consumer
Discretionary
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Apparel
Retail
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DELETED
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RC2
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Consumer
Discretionary
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Leisure
Products
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SOURCE Standard & Poor's