Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to S&P Indices
26 10월 2004 - 8:06AM
PR Newswire (US)
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to S&P Indices NEW
YORK, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the
following changes to the S&P 500 and S&P SmallCap 600
Indices: * Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE:LH)
will replace SouthTrust Corp. (NASDAQ:SOTR) in the S&P 500
after the close of trading on a date to be announced. SouthTrust is
being acquired by fellow S&P 500 constituent Wachovia Corp.
(NYSE:WB) in a deal is still subject to shareholder approval. * CIT
Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) will replace AT&T Wireless Services Inc.
(NYSE:AWE) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on a date
to be announced. AT&T Wireless is being acquired by Cingular
Wireless in a transaction still subject to final approvals. *
S&P REIT Composite constituent Parkway Properties Inc.
(NYSE:PKY) will replace Community First Bankshares Inc.
(NASDAQ:CFBX) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of
trading on Friday, October 29. Community First is being acquired by
BancWest Corp. in a deal expected to close on or about that date.
Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any
relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/.
Laboratory Corp. of America is a clinical laboratory organization
that offers clinical tests through a national network of
laboratories. Headquartered in Burlington, NC, the company will be
added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification
Standard) Health Care Services Sub-Industry Index. CIT Group is a
diversified finance company engaged in vendor, equipment,
commercial, consumer and structured financing as well as leasing
activities. Headquartered in Livingston, NJ, the company will be
added to the S&P 500 GICS Specialized Finance Sub-Industry
Index. Parkway Properties is a real estate investment trust
specializing in the operations, acquisition, ownership, management,
and leasing of office properties. Headquartered in Jackson, MS, the
company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Real Estate
Investment Trusts Sub-Industry Index. Following is a summary of the
changes: S&P 500 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Laboratory Health Care Health Care Services
Corp. of America Holdings CIT Group Financials Specialized Finance
DELETED SouthTrust Financials Regional Banks AT&T Wireless
Telecommunication Wireless Services Telecommunication Services
S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - October 29, 2004 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Parkway Financials Real Estate
Properties Investment Trusts DELETED Community Financials Regional
Banks First Bankshares 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. 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 5000
employees located in 20 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
+1-212-438-3907 Web site: http://www.standardandpoors.com/
http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/
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