NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow
Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap
400 and SmallCap 600 indices:
- Domino's Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) will replace Plains Exploration
& Production Co. (NYSE: PXP) in the S&P MidCap 400 after
the close of trading on Thursday, May
30. S&P 100 & 500 constituent Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) is acquiring Plains Exploration
& Production in a deal expected to be completed on or about
that date.
- Cynosure Inc. (NASD: CYNO) will replace NCI Building Systems
Inc. (NYSE: NCS) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of
trading on Friday, May 31. NCI
Building Systems announced the conversion of some preferred stock
which will leave the company's public float substantially below the
50% threshold needed for continued inclusion in the index.
Domino's Pizza operates as a pizza delivery company.
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI,
the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global
Industry Classification Standard) Restaurants Sub-Industry
index.
Cynosure develops, manufactures, and markets aesthetic treatment
systems. Headquartered in Westford,
MA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600
GICS Health Care Equipment Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the changes:
S&P MIDCAP 400
INDEX – May 30, 2013
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Domino's
Pizza
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
Restaurants
|
DELETED
|
Plains Exploration
& Production
|
Energy
|
Oil & Gas
Exploration & Production
|
S&P SMALLCAP
600 INDEX – May 31, 2013
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Cynosure
|
Health
Care
|
Health Care
Equipment
|
DELETED
|
NCI Building
Systems
|
Industrials
|
Building
Products
|
Additions to and deletions from S&P Dow Jones Indices
do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of
the companies involved.
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