NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P
SmallCap 600 constituent Kilroy Realty Corp. (NYSE: KRC) will
replace Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the S&P MidCap
400, and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NASD: AAWW) will
replace Kilroy Realty in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close
of trading on Thursday, February 28.
S&P 500 constituent Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE: LUK) is
acquiring Jefferies Group in a deal expected to be completed on or
around that date, pending final approvals.
Kilroy Realty is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that
operates a portfolio of commercial properties. Headquartered in
Los Angeles, CA, the company will
be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry
Classification Standard) Office REITs Sub-Industry index.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings provides outsourced aircraft and
aviation operating services. Headquartered in Purchase, NY, the company will be added to the
S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Air Freight & Logistics Sub-Industry
index.
Following is a summary of the changes:
S&P
MIDCAP 400 INDEX – February 28, 2013
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|
COMPANY
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GICS
ECONOMIC SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Kilroy
Realty
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Financials
|
Office
REITs
|
DELETED
|
Jefferies
Group
|
Financials
|
Investment
Banking & Brokerage
|
S&P
SMALLCAP 600 INDEX – February 28, 2013
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS
ECONOMIC SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Atlas Air
Worldwide Holdings
|
Industrials
|
Air
Freight & Logistics
|
DELETED
|
Kilroy
Realty
|
Financials
|
Office
REITs
|
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