NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P will make
the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and SmallCap 600
Indices:
- Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: AHL) will replace Baldor
Electric Co. (NYSE: BEZ) in the S&P MidCap 400 index after the
close of trading on Tuesday, January
25. Baldor Electric is being acquired by ABB Ltd.
(NYSE: ABB) in a transaction expected to be completed soon.
- Vitamin Shoppe Inc. will replace Volt Information Sciences Inc.
(NYSE: VOL) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of
trading on Wednesday, January 26.
Volt Information Sciences is being delisted from the New York
Stock Exchange and will begin to trade on the Over-the-Counter
market, making it ineligible for continued inclusion in the S&P
SmallCap 600 index.
Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions and post
any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.
Aspen Insurance Holdings provides insurance and reinsurance
products. Headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, the company will be added
to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification
Standard) Property & Casualty Insurance Sub-Industry index.
Vitamin Shoppe is a specialty retailer and direct marketer of
nutritional products. Headquartered in North Bergen, NJ, the company will be added to
the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Specialty Stores Sub-Industry
index.
Following is a summary of the changes:
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S&P
MIDCAP 400 INDEX – January 25, 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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Aspen
Insurance
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Financials
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Property
& Casualty Insurance
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DELETED
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Baldor
Electric
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Industrials
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Electrical
Components & Equipment
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S&P
SMALLCAP 600 INDEX – January 26, 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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Vitamin
Shoppe
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Consumer
Discretionary
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Specialty
Stores
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DELETED
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Volt
Information Sciences
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Industrials
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Human
Resource & Employment Services
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information, please visit www.standardandpoors.com/indices.
For more information
contact:
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David M. Blitzer,
Ph.D.
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Managing Director & Chairman
of the Index Committee
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(212) 438-3907
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SOURCE Standard & Poor's