PGL Peoples Energy Corp

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600, and S&P REIT Composite indices: * S&P MidCap 400 constituent Varian Medical Systems Inc. (NYSE:VAR) will replace Equity Office Properties Trust (NYSE:EOP) in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Cerner Corp. (NASD: CERN) will replace Varian in the S&P MidCap 400, PSS World Medical Inc. (NASD: PSSI) will replace Cerner in the S&P SmallCap 600, and Extra Space Storage Inc. (NYSE:EXR) will replace Equity Office in the S&P REIT Composite after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Equity Office is being acquired by The Blackstone Group in a deal that is still pending final approvals. * Integrys Energy Group, Inc. will replace Peoples Energy Corp. (NYSE:PGL) in the S&P 500 and Netflix, Inc. (NASD: NFLX) will replace WPS Resources Corp. (NYSE:WPS) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Peoples Energy is being acquired by WPS Resources in a deal that is still pending final approvals. Upon completion of the deal, WPS Resources will change its name to Integrys Energy Group, Inc. and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TEG. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Varian manufactures and sells integrated cancer therapy systems. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Health Care Equipment Sub-Industry index. Integrys will operate in the energy and energy related businesses. Headquartered in Chicago, IL, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS Multi-Utilities Sub-Industry index. Cerner supplies healthcare information technology solutions. Headquartered in North Kansas City, MO, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Health Care Technology Sub-Industry index. Netflix operates as an online movie rental subscription service provider. Headquartered in Los Gatos, CA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Internet Retail Sub-Industry index. PSS World Medical distributes medical products, equipment, and pharmaceutical related products to alternate-site healthcare providers. Headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Health Care Distributors Sub-Industry index. Extra Space Storage is a REIT that engages in the ownership, operation, acquisition, development, and redevelopment of self-storage facilities. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, the company will be added to the S&P REIT Composite Specialized REITs sub-industry. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P 500 INDEX - To Be Announced COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Varian Health Care Health Care Equipment DELETED Equity Office Financials Office REITs Properties S&P 500 INDEX - To Be Announced COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Integrys Energy Utilities Multi-Utilities DELETED Peoples Energy Utilities Gas Utilities S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - To Be Announced COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Cerner Health Care Health Care Technology DELETED Varian Health Care Health Care Equipment S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - To Be Announced COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Netflix Consumer Discretionary Internet Retail DELETED WPS Resources Utilities Multi-Utilities S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - To Be Announced COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED PSS World Medical Health Care Health Care Distributors DELETED Cerner Health Care Health Care Technology S&P REIT COMPOSITE INDEX - To Be Announced COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Extra Space Storage Financials Specialized REITs DELETED Equity Office Properties Financials Office REITs 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. 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