NEW YORK, March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P 500
constituent CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) will replace Solera
Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SLH) in the S&P MidCap 400, and American
Water Works Company Inc. (NYSE: AWK) will replace CONSOL Energy in
the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Thursday, March 3. Vista Equity Partners is
acquiring Solera in a deal expected to be completed on or about
that date pending final conditions.
American Water Works provides water and wastewater services.
Headquartered in Voorhees, NJ, the
company will be added to the S&P 500 (Global Industry
Classification Standard) Water Utilities Sub-Industry index.
CONSOL Energy is an integrated energy company specializing in
exploration and production and coal. Headquartered in Canonsburg, PA the company will be added to
the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Coal & Consumable Fuels
Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the changes:
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S&P 500 INDEX
– March 3, 2016
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COMPANY
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GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
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GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED
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American Water
Works
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Utilities
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Water
Utilities
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DELETED
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CONSOL
Energy
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Energy
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Coal & Consumable
Fuels
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S&P MIDCAP 400
INDEX – March 3, 2016
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COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
|
ADDED
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CONSOL
Energy
|
Energy
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Coal & Consumable
Fuels
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DELETED
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Solera
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Information
Technology
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Application
Software
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