NEW YORK, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P MidCap 400 constituent FMC Corp. will replace Centex Corp. in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Informatica Corp. will replace FMC Corp. in the S&P MidCap 400, and AAON Inc. will replace Informatica in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Tuesday, August 18. Centex is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Pulte Homes Inc. in a deal expected to close on or about that date.
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FMC Corporation is a diversified chemical company. Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Diversified Chemicals Sub-Industry index.
Informatica Corp. is a provider of enterprise data integration, and data quality software and services. Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Application Software Sub-Industry index.
AAON Inc. manufactures and sells air-conditioning and heating equipment. Headquartered in Tulsa, OK, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Building Products Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change: S&P 500 INDEX - August 18, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------ COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ------- -------------------- ----------------- ADDED FMC Materials Diversified Chemicals DELETED Centex Consumer Discretionary Homebuilding S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - August 18, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------ COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ------- -------------------- ----------------- ADDED Informatica Information Application Technology Software DELETED FMC Materials Diversified Chemicals S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - August 18, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------ COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ------- -------------------- ----------------- ADDED AAON Industrials Building Products DELETED Informatica Information Application Software Technology About Standard & Poor's Index Services
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