GDT Guidant Corp

NEW YORK, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 on a date to be announced: * S&P MidCap 400 constituent Legg Mason Inc. (NYSE:LM) will replace Guidant Corp. (NYSE:GDT) in the S&P 500. Guidant is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) in a deal that is pending final approval. S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Oshkosh Truck Corp. (NYSE:OSK) will replace Legg Mason in the S&P MidCap 400, and Skechers USA Inc. (NYSE:SKX) will replace Oshkosh Truck in the S&P SmallCap 600. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Legg Mason is a diversified investment manager serving individual and institutional investors through offices around the US. Headquartered in Baltimore, MD, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Asset Management & Custody Banks Sub-Industry index. Oshkosh Truck manufactures specialty trucks and truck bodies for the defense, fire and emergency, concrete placement and refuse hauling markets. Headquartered in Oshkosh, WI, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks Sub-Industry index. Skechers USA designs and markets contemporary branded lifestyle casual footwear for men, women, and children. Headquartered in Manhattan Beach, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Footwear Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the changes S&P 500 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Legg Mason Financials Asset Management & Custody Banks DELETED Guidant Health Care Health Care Equipment S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Oshkosh Truck Industrials Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks DELETED Legg Mason Financials Asset Management & Custody Banks S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Skechers USA Consumer Discretionary Footwear DELETED Oshkosh Truck Industrials Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks 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 and data. With approximately 6,300 employees located in 20 countries and markets, 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/. About The McGraw-Hill Companies 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, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 290 offices in 38 countries. Sales in 2005 were $6.0 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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