Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices NEW YORK, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Standard & Poor's hereby announces changes to the S&P 500 and S&P SmallCap 600 Indices. Both company additions will be made at full market cap weight, and are as follows: * Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (NYSE:FSL.B) will replace Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. (NYSE:WIN) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Thursday, December 2. Freescale Semiconductor is being spun off by S&P 500 constituent Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT). At the close of trading on Friday, November 26, Winn-Dixie had a market capitalization of roughly $580 million, ranking 500th in the Index. * Stage Stores Inc. (NASD: STGS) will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Tuesday, November 30. Stage Stores is taking the place of Information Holdings Inc. (NYSE:IHI), which is being removed from the Index after this evening's market close. Information Holdings is being acquired by S&P/TSX Composite Index constituent Thomson Corp. (NYSE:TOC) in a deal expected to close before tomorrow's market open. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Freescale is a global semiconductor company focused on providing embedded processing and connectivity products for large, high-growth markets. Headquartered in Austin, TX, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Semiconductors Sub-Industry Index. Stage Stores is a regional specialty department store retailer operating under the Stage, Bealls, Palais Royal and Peebles trade names. Headquartered in Houston, TX, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Apparel Retail Sub-Industry Index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P 500 INDEX - December 2, 2004 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY Freescale Information ADDED Semiconductor Technology Semiconductors Winn-Dixie Consumer DELETED Stores Staples Food Retail S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - November 29, 2004 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY Information Consumer DELETED Holdings Discretionary Publishing S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - November 30, 2004 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY Stage Consumer ADDED Stores Inc. Discretionary Apparel Retail 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 Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations. With 6,000 employees 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 http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Education. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2003 were $4.8 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: http://www.standardandpoors.com/ http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/

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