Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index
2007年9月11日 - 6:50AM
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NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicell Inc. (NASD: OMCL) will
replace Chaparral Steel Co. (NASD: CHAP) in the S&P SmallCap
600 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Chaparral
Steel is being acquired by Gerdau AmeriSteel Corp. (NYSE:GNA) in a
deal that is still pending final approvals. Standard & Poor's
will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its
website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Omnicell provides
medication control and patient safety solutions for acute care
health facilities. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, the company
will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry
Classification Standard) Health Care Technology Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change: S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX -
To Be Announced COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED Omnicell Health Care Health Care Technology DELETED Chaparral
Steel Materials Steel 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
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(NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of financial market
intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk
evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 8,500
employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 21
countries, 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
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Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in
2006 were $6.3 billion. Additional information is available at
http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/. DATASOURCE: Standard & Poor's
CONTACT: David M. Blitzer, Ph.D. Managing Director & Chairman
of the Index Committee (212) 438-3907 Web site:
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