Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index
NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Synchronoss Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: SNCR) will replace Bowne & Co. Inc. (NYSE: BNE) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Wednesday, November 24. S&P 500 constituent R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. (Nasdaq: RRD) is acquiring Bowne in a deal expected to be completed soon, pending final approvals.
Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.
Synchronoss Technologies provides on-demand transaction management platforms. Headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Application Software Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change:
S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX – November 24, 2010 |
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COMPANY |
GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR |
GICS SUB-INDUSTRY |
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ADDED |
Synchronoss Technologies |
Information Technology |
Application Software |
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DELETED |
Bowne & Co. |
Industrials |
Commercial Printing |
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For more information about S&P Indices, please visit www.standardandpoors.com/indices.
About S&P Indices
S&P Indices, a part of McGraw-Hill Financial, is the world's leading index provider maintaining a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices. Over $1.25 trillion is directly indexed to Standard & Poor's family of indices, which includes the S&P 500, the world's most followed stock market index, the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, the S&P Global BMI, an index with approximately 11,000 constituents, the S&P GSCI, the industry's most closely watched commodities index, and the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index, the premier investable index for U.S. municipal bonds. For more information, please visit www.standardandpoors.com/indices.
About McGraw-Hill Financial
McGraw-Hill Financial, a part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading provider of research and analytical tools for investment advisors, wealth managers and institutional investors. It deploys the latest innovative technology strategies to deliver to customers a portfolio of cross-asset analytics, integrated desktop services, valuation and index benchmarks and investment recommendations in the rapidly growing $16 billion financial information, data and analytics market.
For more information contact: |
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David M. Blitzer, Ph.D. |
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Managing Director & Chairman of the Index Committee |
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(212) 438-3907 |
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SOURCE Standard & Poor's
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