KCI Kinetic Concepts

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --  S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Signature Bank (NASD: SBNY) will replace Kinetic Concepts Inc. (NYSE: KCI) in the S&P MidCap 400 index, and OPNET Technologies Inc. (NASD: OPNT) will replace Signature Bank in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Friday, November 4. Kinetic Concepts is being acquired by a group led by Apax Partners in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date pending final conditions.

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Signature Bank provides business and personal banking products and services. Headquartered in New York, NY, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Regional Banks Sub-Industry index.

OPNET Technologies provides application and network performance management solutions. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Systems Software Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:

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