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

NEW YORK, Oct. 4  /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices:

  * Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM) will replace Neiman-Marcus Group Inc.
    (NYSE:NMG.A) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on
    Thursday, October 6.  Neiman-Marcus is being acquired by a private
    equity consortium in a transaction expected to close on or about that
    date.

  * GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) will replace Keane Inc. (NYSE:KEA) in the
    S&P MidCap 400, Keane will replace GameStop (NYSE:GME.B) in the S&P
    SmallCap 600, and Laserscope (NASD: LSCP) will replace Electronics
    Boutique Holdings Corp. (NASD: ELBO) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the
    close of trading on Friday, October 7.  GameStop is acquiring fellow S&P
    SmallCap 600 constituent Electronics Boutique in a deal expected to
    close before the market open on Monday, October 10.

    (Please note that GameStop's price in the SmallCap is currently based on
    its Class B shares, while the Class A shares will determine its price in
    the MidCap.)



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

Ingram Micro is a wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services.  Headquartered in Santa Ana, CA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Technology Distributors Sub-Industry Index.

GameStop is a video game and PC entertainment software specialty retailer. Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Computer & Electronics Retail Sub-Industry Index.

Keane provides information technology and business process services. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS IT Consulting & Other Services Sub-Industry Index.

Laserscope specializes in surgical, dermatologic and therapeutic laser systems and related surgical instrumentation, as well as disposable supplies and accessories.  Headquartered in San Jose, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Health Care Equipment Sub-Industry Index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:

                  S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - October 6, 2005
           COMPANY         GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR      GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED    Ingram Micro    Information Technology    Technology Distributors
  DELETED  Neiman-Marcus   Consumer Discretionary    Department Stores


                  S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - October 7, 2005
            COMPANY    GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR    GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED     GameStop   Consumer Discretionary  Computer & Electronics Retail
  DELETED   Keane      Information Technology  IT Consulting & Other Svcs.


                 S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - October 7, 2005
            COMPANY      GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR    GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED     Keane        Information Technology  IT Consulting & Other Svcs.
            Laserscope   Health Care             Health Care Equipment
  DELETED   GameStop     Consumer Discretionary  Computer & Electronics
                                                  Retail
            Electronics  Consumer Discretionary  Computer & Electronics
             Boutique                             Retail



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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