Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
2006年7月7日 - 7:52AM
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NEW YORK, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make
the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 and S&P REIT
Composite indices: * Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. (NASD: PMTI)
will replace Laserscope (NASD: LSCP) in the S&P SmallCap 600
after the close of trading on Wednesday, July 12. Laserscope is
being acquired by S&P SmallCap 600 constituent American Medical
Systems Holdings Inc. (NASD: AMMD) in a deal expected to close on
or about that date, pending final approvals. * Kite Realty Group
Trust (NYSE:KRG) will replace CarrAmerica Realty Corp. (NYSE:CRE)
in the S&P REIT Composite after the close of trading on
Tuesday, July 11. CarrAmerica is being acquired by an affiliate of
The Blackstone Group in a deal expected to close on or about that
date, pending final approvals. Standard & Poor's will monitor
these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website:
http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Palomar Medical Technologies
researches and develops proprietary laser systems for hair removal
and other cosmetic laser treatments. Headquartered in Burlington,
MA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS
Health Care Equipment Sub-Industry index. Kite Realty owns,
develops, leases, and manages a portfolio of neighborhood and
community shopping centers. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, the
company will be added to the S&P REIT Composite Retail REITs
Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P
SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - July 12, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR
GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Palomar Medical Health Care Health Care
Equipment Technologies DELETED Laserscope Health Care Health Care
Equipment S&P REIT COMPOSITE INDEX - July 11, 2006 COMPANY GICS
ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Kite Realty Financials
Retail REITs DELETED CarrAmerica Financials Office REITs 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
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