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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices NEW YORK, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices: S&P MidCap 400 constituent Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE:WFT) will replace Toys "R" Us Inc. (NYSE:TOY) in the S&P 500, and S&P 500 constituent Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) will replace Toys "R" Us in the S&P 100, after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Toys "R" Us is being acquired by a group of investors. Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) will replace Weatherford in the S&P MidCap 400. NCI Building Systems Inc. (NYSE:NCS) will replace OshKosh B'Gosh Inc. (NASDAQ:GOSHA) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Thursday, July 14. OshKosh is being acquired by Carter's Inc. (NYSE:CRI) in a deal expected to close on or about that date. Carter's Inc. will not be added to an S&P index at this time. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Weatherford International provides equipment and services used for the drilling and production of oil and natural gas. Headquartered in Houston, TX, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Sub-Industry Index. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Target Corp. operates general merchandise stores. Denbury Resources is an oil and natural gas operator. Headquartered in Plano, TX, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Sub-Industry Index. NCI Building Systems creates products for the non-residential construction industry. Headquartered in Houston, TX, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Building Products Sub-Industry Index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P 500 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Weatherford Energy Oil & Gas Equipment Int'l & Services DELETED Toys "R" Us Consumer Specialty Stores Discretionary S&P 100 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Target Corp. Consumer General Merchandise Discretionary Stores DELETED Toys "R" Us Consumer Specialty Stores Discretionary S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Denbury Energy Oil & Gas Exploration Resources & Production DELETED Weatherford Energy Oil & Gas Equipment Int'l & Services S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - July 14, 2005 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED NCI Building Industrials Building Products Systems DELETED OshKosh B'Gosh Consumer Apparel, Accessories Discretionary & Luxury Goods 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 Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations. With 6,500 employees located in 22 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/. Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Education. The Corporation has more than 290 offices in 37 countries. Sales in 2004 were $5.3 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/. DATASOURCE: Standard & Poor's CONTACT: David M. Blitzer, Ph.D. Managing Director & Chairman of the Index Committee (212) 438-3907 Web site: http://www.standardandpoors.com/ http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/

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