NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 30:



    --  Coty Inc. (NYSE: COTY) will replace Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.
        (NYSE: DO) in the S&P 500, and Diamond Offshore Drilling will replace
        Polycom Inc. (NASD: PLCM) in the S&P MidCap 400. Siris Capital Group
        acquired Polycom in a deal completed today. Diamond Offshore Drilling is
        ranked at the bottom of the S&P 500 and has a market capitalization more
        representative of the mid-cap market space.
    --  Tile Shop Holdings Inc. (NASD: TTS) will replace Epiq Systems Inc.
        (NASD: EPIQ) in the S&P SmallCap 600. Omers Private Equity is acquiring
        Epiq in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final conditions.

Coty manufactures, markets, and distributes beauty products. Headquartered in New York, NY, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Personal Products Sub-Industry index.

Diamond Offshore Drilling provides contract drilling services to the energy industry. Headquartered in Houston, TX, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Oil & Gas Drilling Sub-Industry index.

Tile Shop Holdings operates as a specialty retailer of manufactured and natural stone tiles, setting and maintenance materials. Headquartered in Plymouth, MN, the Company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Home Improvement Retail Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:



                       S&P 500 INDEX - September 30, 2016
                       ----------------------------------

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

      ADDED            Coty                     Consumer Staples   Personal Products
      -----            ----                     ----------------   -----------------

     DELETED Diamond Offshore Drilling               Energy        Oil & Gas Drilling
     ------- -------------------------               ------        ------------------


                           S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - September 30, 2016
                           -----------------------------------------

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

      ADDED  Diamond Offshore Drilling                Energy            Oil & Gas Drilling
      -----  -------------------------                ------            ------------------

     DELETED          Polycom                 Information Technology Communications Equipment
     -------          -------                 ---------------------- ------------------------


                     S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - September 30, 2016
                     -------------------------------------------

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

      ADDED  Tile Shop Holdings              Consumer Discretionary Home Improvement Retail
      -----  ------------------              ---------------------- -----------------------

     DELETED    Epiq Systems                 Information Technology  Application Software
     -------    ------------                 ----------------------  --------------------

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

David Blitzer
Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee
New York, USA
(+1) 212 438 3907
david.blitzer@spdji.com

Soogyung Jordan
Global Head of Communications
New York, USA
(+1) 212 438 2297
soogyung.jordan@spdji.com

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