Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
21 Febrero 2007 - 4:44PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make
the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 and S&P REIT
Composite indices: * Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. (NASD: MCRI)
will replace ADVO Inc. (NYSE:AD) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after
the close of trading on a date to be announced. ADVO Inc. is being
acquired by S&P MidCap 400 constituent Valassis Communications
Inc. (NYSE:VCI) in a deal that is still pending final approvals. *
American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE:ACC) will replace Trustreet
Properties, Inc. (NYSE:TSY) in the S&P REIT Composite after the
close of trading on Monday, February 26, 2007. Trustreet is being
acquired by General Electric Capital Corporation in a deal expected
to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. * S&P
500 constituent Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE:WY) is in the process of
combining its fine paper business with S&P/TSX 60 constituent
Domtar Inc. in an exchange offer scheduled to expire at midnight,
New York time, on March 2. The new Domtar will be considered a U.S.
company for S&P index purposes, but will not be added to the
S&P Composite 1500 at this time. Standard & Poor's will
monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its
website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Monarch Casino &
Resort engages in the ownership and operation of the Atlantis
Casino Resort located in Reno, Nevada. Headquartered in Reno, NV,
the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Casino
& Gaming Sub-Industry index. American Campus Communities is a
REIT that engages in the acquisition, development, and management
of student housing properties in the United States. Headquartered
in Austin, TX, the company will be added to the S&P REIT
Composite GICS Residential REITs sub-industry. Following is a
summary of the changes: S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - To Be
Announced COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED
Monarch Casino & Resort Consumer Discretionary Casino &
Gaming DELETED ADVO Inc. Consumer Discretionary Publishing S&P
REIT COMPOSITE INDEX - February 26, 2007 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED American Campus Financials
Residential REITs Communities DELETED Trustreet Properties
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 Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of financial
market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices,
risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately
7,500 employees, including wholly-owned affiliates, located in 21
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/. About The McGraw-Hill Companies:
Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) 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 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in
2006 were $6.3 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:
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