Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
23 1월 2009 - 8:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make
the following changes to the S&P 500 and S&P MidCap 400
after the close of trading on a date to be announced: -- S&P
MidCap 400 constituent Health Care REIT Inc. (NYSE:HCN) will
replace Sovereign Bancorp Inc. (NYSE:SOV) in the S&P 500, and
International Bancshares Corp. (NASD: IBOC) will replace Health
Care REIT in the S&P MidCap 400. Sovereign Bancorp is being
acquired by S&P Global 1200 constituent Banco Santander SA in a
transaction 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/. Health Care REIT
concentrates primarily on senior housing and health care real
estate. Headquartered in Toledo, OH, the company will be added to
the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard)
Specialized REITs Sub-Industry index. International Bancshares
provides commercial and retail banking services in Texas and
Oklahoma. Headquartered in Laredo, TX, the company will be added to
the S&P MidCap 400 Regional Banks Sub-Industry index. Following
is a summary of the changes: S&P 500 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS
ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Health Care REIT Financials
Specialized REITs DELETED Sovereign Bancorp Financials Thrifts
& Mortgage Finance S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS
ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED International Financials
Regional Banks Bancshares DELETED Health Care REIT Financials
Specialized 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 concerned. About Standard & Poor's Index
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indices includes the S&P 500, an index with $1.5 trillion
invested and $4.85 trillion benchmarked, and the S&P Global
1200, a composite index comprised of seven regional and country
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of the Index Committee, Standard & Poor's, +1-212-438-3907 Web
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