NEW YORK, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Micrus Endovascular Corp.
(NASD:MEND) will replace CKE Restaurants Inc. (NYSE:CKR) in the
S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on
Wednesday, July 7. CKE
Restaurants is being acquired by affiliates of Apollo Management in
a transaction expected to be completed on or about that date.
Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post
any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com/.
Micrus Endovascular Corporation develops, manufactures, and
markets implantable and disposable medical devices. Headquartered
in San Jose, CA, the company will
be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry
Classification Standard) Health Care Equipment Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change:
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S&P SMALLCAP 600
INDEX – July 7, 2010
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COMPANY
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GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
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GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED
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Micrus Endovascular
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Health Care
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Health Care
Equipment
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DELETED
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CKE Restaurants
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Consumer
Discretionary
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Restaurants
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