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

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.

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