NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the open of trading on Thursday, November 30:


    --  CONSOL Mining Corporation, to be renamed CONSOL Energy Inc., (NYSE:
        CEIX) will replace Iconix Brand Group Inc. (NASD: ICON). S&P MidCap 400
        constituent CONSOL Energy Inc., to be renamed CNX Resources Corp.,
        (NYSE: CNX) is spinning off CONSOL Mining in a transaction expected to
        be completed after the close of trading on Tuesday, November 28 pending
        final conditions. Post spin-off, the newly named CNX Resources will
        remain in the S&P MidCap 400 and will change its Global Industry
        Classification Standard (GICS) to Oil & Gas Exploration & Production.
        Iconix Brand Group is ranked near the bottom of the S&P SmallCap 600 and
        is no longer representative of the small-cap market space.
    --  PDF Solutions Inc. (NASD: PDFS) will replace Black Box Corp. (NASD:
        BBOX) in the S&P SmallCap 600. With a market capitalization below $60
        million, Black Box is ranked at the bottom of the S&P SmallCap 600 and
        is no longer representative of the small-cap market space.

CONSOL Energy (new) focuses on the extraction and preparation of coal in the Appalachian Basin. Headquartered in Canonsburg, PA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Coal & Consumable Fuels Sub-Industry index.

PDF Solutions provides infrastructure technologies and services to enhance yield and optimize performance of integrated circuits. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Semiconductor Equipment Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:



                        S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - NOVEMBER 30, 2017
                        ------------------------------------------

                   COMPANY                     GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR           GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
                   -------                     --------------------           -----------------

      ADDED  CONSOL Energy (new)                      Energy               Coal & Consumable Fuels
      -----  ------------------                       ------               -----------------------

                PDF Solutions                 Information Technology       Semiconductor Equipment
                -------------                 ----------------------       -----------------------

     DELETED Iconix Brand Group               Consumer Discretionary Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
     ------- ------------------               ---------------------- -----------------------------------

                  Black Box                   Information Technology      Communications Equipment
                  ---------                   ----------------------      ------------------------

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