Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index
08 June 2006 - 8:55AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Palm Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) will
replace Anteon International Corp. (NYSE:ANT) in the S&P MidCap
400 after the close of trading on Thursday, June 8. Anteon is being
acquired by S&P 500 and S&P 100 constituent General
Dynamics Corp. (NYSE:GD) in a deal scheduled to close on or about
that date. Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and
post any relevant updates on its website:
http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Palm provides personal companion
products, including its series of handheld computers and the Treo
smartphone. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, the company will be
added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry
Classification Standard) Computer Hardware Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change: S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX -
June 8, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED
Palm Information Technology Computer Hardware DELETED Anteon
Information Technology IT Consulting & Other Services 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 independent credit ratings, indices, risk
evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 6,300
employees located in 21 countries and markets, 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 is
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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 290 offices in 38 countries. Sales in
2005 were $6.0 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:
http://www.standardandpoors.com/
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