Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index
29 Setembro 2008 - 7:10PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc.
(NYSE: DPS) will replace Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE:WWY) in the
S&P 500 after the close of trading on Friday, October 3.
Wrigley is being acquired by Mars Inc. in a deal expected to be
completed before the market opens on Monday, October 6, pending
final approvals. Standard & Poor's will monitor this
transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website:
http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group is an
integrated refreshment beverage business, marketing more than 50
beverage brands throughout North America. Headquartered in Plano,
TX, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global
Industry Classification Standard) Soft Drinks Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change: S&P 500 INDEX - October
3, 2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Dr.
Pepper Snapple Group Consumer Staples Soft Drinks DELETED Wm.
Wrigley Jr. Consumer Staples Packaged Foods & Meats 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 Index Services Standard
& Poor's Index Services, the world's leading index provider,
maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to
meet an array of investor needs. Its family of indices includes the
S&P 500, an index with $1.5 trillion invested and $4.85
trillion benchmarked, and the S&P Global 1200, a composite
index comprised of seven regional and country headline indices. For
more information, please visit
http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices. About Standard &
Poor's Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of financial
market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices,
risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately
8,500 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 21
countries. 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/. 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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