SL GREEN REALTY CORP. NEW YORK, March 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices:
-- S&P 500 constituents Celgene Corp. (NASD:CELG), Kinder Morgan Inc.
(NYSE:KMI) and Actavis plc (NYSE:ACT) will replace S&P 500 constituents
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE:NOV)
and Apache Corp. (NYSE:APA) in the S&P 100 after the close of trading on
Friday, March 20. All companies being removed from the S&P 100 will
remain in the S&P 500. All companies being added to the S&P 100 are more
representative of the U.S. mega-cap equity space.
-- Three S&P 500 constituents will switch places with 3 S&P MidCap 400
constituents after the close of trading on Friday, March 20. These
transfers will make each index more representative of its market
capitalization range; the companies moving to the S&P 500 have a market
cap above $12 billion, and the companies moving to the S&P MidCap 400
have market caps between $2.5 billion and $5 billion. The transfers will
be as follows:S&P MidCap 400 constituent Equinix Inc. (NASD:EQIX) will
replace Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) in the S&P 500, and Denbury
Resources will replace Equinix in the S&P MidCap 400. S&P MidCap 400
constituent SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE:SLG) will replace Nabors
Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) in the S&P 500, and Nabors Industries will
replace SL Green Realty in the S&P MidCap 400. S&P MidCap 400
constituent Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) will replace Avon Products Inc.
(NYSE:AVP) in the S&P 500, and Avon Products will replace Hanesbrands in
the S&P MidCap 400.
-- S&P MidCap 400 constituent Henry Schein Inc. (NASD:HSIC) will replace
Carefusion Corp. (NYSE:CFN) in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (NASD:BWLD) will replace Henry Schein in the S&P
MidCap 400, and Talmer Bancorp Inc. (NASD:TLMR) will replace Buffalo
Wild Wings in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on
Tuesday, March 17. S&P 500 constituent Becton, Dickinson and Company
(NYSE:BDX) is acquiring Carefusion in a deal expected to be completed on
or about that date, pending final approvals.
Celgene is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Summit, NJ.
Kinder Morgan is an energy infrastructure company headquartered in Houston, TX.
Actavis is a specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Equinix is an interconnection and data center company. Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Internet Software & Services Sub-Industry index.
Denbury Resources operates as an independent oil and natural gas company. Headquartered in Plano, TX, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Sub-Industry index.
S L Green Realty is a real estate investment trust (REIT) engaged in the property management, acquisition, financing, development, construction, and leasing of commercial office and retail properties. Headquartered in New York, NY, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS Office REITs Sub-Industry index.
Nabors Industries provides drilling and rig services, and completion and production services. Headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 Oil & Gas Drilling Sub-Industry index.
Hanesbrands designs, manufactures, sources, and sells a range of basic apparels. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC, the company will be added to the S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Sub-Industry index.
Avon Products manufactures and markets beauty and related products. Headquartered in New York, NY, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 Personal Products Sub-Industry index.
Henry Schein provides health care products and services. Headquartered in Melville, NY, the company will be added to the S&P 500 Health Care Distributors Sub-Industry index.
Buffalo Wild Wings owns, operates, and franchises restaurants. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 Restaurants Sub-Industry index.
Talmer Bancorp provides various commercial and retail banking products and services. Headquartered in Troy, MI, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 Regional Banks Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the changes:
S&P 500 INDEX - March 17, 2015
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COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED Henry Schein Health Care Health Care Distributors
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DELETED Carefusion Health Care Health Care Equipment
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S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - March 17, 2015
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COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED Buffalo Wild Wings Consumer Discretionary Restaurants
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DELETED Henry Schein Health Care Health Care Distributors
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S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - March 17, 2015
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COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED Talmer Bancorp Financials Regional Banks
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DELETED Buffalo Wild Wings Consumer Discretionary Restaurants
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S&P 100 INDEX - March 20, 2015
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COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED Celgene Health Care Biotechnology
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Kinder Morgan Energy Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
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Actavis Health Care Pharmaceuticals
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DELETED Freeport McMoRan Materials Diversified Metals & Mining
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National Oilwell Varco Energy Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
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Apache Energy Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
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S&P 500 INDEX - March 20, 2015
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COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED Equinix Information Technology Internet Software & Services
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S L Green Realty Financials Office REITs
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Hanesbrands Consumer Discretionary Apparel, Accessories & Luxury
Goods
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DELETED Denbury Resources Energy Oil & Gas Exploration &
Production
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Nabors Industries Energy Oil & Gas Drilling
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Avon Products Consumer Staples Personal Products
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S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - March 20, 2015
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COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED Denbury Resources Energy Oil & Gas Production &
Exploration
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Nabors Industries Energy Oil & Gas Drilling
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Avon Products Consumer Staples Personal Products
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DELETED Equinix Information Technology Internet Software & Services
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S L Green Realty Financials Office REITs
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Hanesbrands Consumer Discretionary Apparel, Accessories & Luxury
Goods
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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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