NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P MidCap
400 constituent Atmos Energy Corp. (NYSE: ATO) will replace
Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE: NFX) in the S&P 500, S&P
SmallCap 600 constituent Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) will replace Atmos
Energy in the S&P MidCap 400, and NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.
(NYSE: NRE) will replace Spire in the S&P SmallCap 600
effective prior to the open of trading on Friday, February 15. EnCana Corp. (NYSE: ECA) is
acquiring Newfield Exploration in a transaction expected to be
completed on February 14 pending
final conditions.
Atmos Energy engages in the regulated natural gas distribution,
and pipeline and storage businesses. Headquartered in Dallas, TX, the company will be added to the
S&P 500 (Global Industry Classification Standard) GICS Gas
Utilities Sub-Industry index.
Spire engages in the purchase, retail distribution, and sale of
natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and other
end-users of natural gas. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, the company will be added to
the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Gas Utilities Sub-Industry index.
NorthStar Realty Europe is a European-focused real estate
Investment Trust (REIT) with predominately-prime office properties.
Headquartered in New York, NY, the
company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Office REITs
Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the changes:
|
S&P 500 INDEX
– February 15, 2019
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
|
ADDED
|
Atmos
Energy
|
Utilities
|
Gas
Utilities
|
|
DELETED
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Newfield
Exploration
|
Energy
|
Oil & Gas
Exploration &
Production
|
|
|
|
S&P MIDCAP 400
INDEX – February 15, 2019
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
|
ADDED
|
Spire
|
Utilities
|
Gas
Utilities
|
|
DELETED
|
Atmos
Energy
|
Utilities
|
Gas
Utilities
|
|
|
|
S&P SMALLCAP
600 INDEX – February 15, 2019
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
|
ADDED
|
NorthStar Realty
Europe
|
Real
Estate
|
Office
REITs
|
|
DELETED
|
Spire
|
Utilities
|
Gas
Utilities
|
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