Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
2009年5月22日 - 7:11AM
PRニュース・ワイアー (英語)
NEW YORK, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P MidCap 400 constituent
Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC) will replace Embarq Corp.
(NYSE:EQ) in the S&P 500, and Equinix Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) will
replace Western Digital in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close
of trading on a date to be announced. Embarq is being acquired by
S&P 500 constituent CenturyTel Inc. (NYSE:CTL) in a deal
expected to close soon pending final approvals. Standard &
Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant
updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Western
Digital designs, develops, manufactures and sells hard drives.
Headquartered in Lake Forest, CA, the company will be added to the
S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Computer
Storage & Peripheral Sub-Industry index. Equinix provides
global data center services. Headquartered in Forest City, CA, the
company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Internet
Software & Services Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary
of the changes: S&P 500 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Western Information Computer Storage
& Peripherals Digital Technology DELETED Embarq
Telecommunication Integrated Telecommunication Services Services
S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Equinix Information Internet Software &
Services Technology DELETED Western Information Computer Storage
& Peripherals Digital Technology 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 subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill
Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of
independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment
research and data. With approximately 10,000 employees, including
wholly owned affiliates, located in 23 countries and markets,
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, +1-212-438-3907 Web Site:
http://www.standardandpoors.com/
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