Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices 


NEW YORK, June 22  /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 D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE:DHI) will replace
    Veritas Software Corp. (NASD: VRTS) in the S&P 500 after the close of
    trading on a date to be announced.  Veritas Software is being acquired
    by S&P 500 constituent Symantec Corp. (NASD: SYMC) in a deal that is
    still subject to final approvals.  Macerich Co. (NYSE:MAC) will replace
    D.R. Horton in the S&P MidCap 400.

  * TreeHouse Foods Inc. (NYSE:THSwi) will replace OCA Inc. (NYSE:OCA) in
    the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Monday, June 27.
    TreeHouse Foods is being spun off by Dean Foods Co. (NYSE:DF), which
    will remain in the S&P MidCap 400.  OCA has traded below $1.00 per share
    for more than five consecutive days.



Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant
updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/.

D.R. Horton builds and sells single-family homes.  Headquartered in Fort Worth,
TX, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry
Classification Standard) Homebuilding Sub-Industry Index.

Macerich owns and manages a portfolio of regional shopping and community
centers throughout the U.S.  Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, the company
will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Real Estate Investment Trusts Sub-
Industry Index.

TreeHouse is a food manufacturer servicing primarily the retail grocery and
foodservice channels.  Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, the company will be
added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Packaged Foods & Meats Sub-Industry Index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:

                           S&P 500 INDEX -- TBA
            COMPANY             GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR     GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED     D.R. Horton         Consumer Discretionary   Homebuilding
  DELETED   Veritas Software    Information Technology   Systems Software


                       S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX -- TBA
           COMPANY         GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR          GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED    Macerich        Financials                    Real Estate
                                                         Investment Trusts
  DELETED  D.R. Horton     Consumer Discretionary        Homebuilding


                 S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX -- June 27, 2005
           COMPANY           GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR    GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED    TreeHouse Foods   Consumer Staples        Packaged Foods & Meats

  DELETED  OCA               Health Care             Health Care Services




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.

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