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

NEW YORK, Jan. 25  /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices:

   * VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) will replace Reebok International Ltd.
     (NYSE:RBK) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Tuesday,
     January 31.  Reebok is being acquired by S&P Global 1200 constituent
     Adidas-Salomon AG in a deal that is expected to close on or about that
     date.

   * S&P MidCap 400 constituent Harman International Industries Inc.
     (NYSE:HAR) will replace Siebel Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:SEBL) in the S&P
     500 after the close of trading on a date to be announced.  Siebel is
     being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) in a
     deal that is pending final approval.  S&P SmallCap 600 constituent MDC
     Holdings Inc. (NYSE:MDC) will replace Harman in the S&P MidCap 400,
     and Diodes Inc. (NASDAQ:DIOD) will replace MDC in the S&P SmallCap
     600.

   * Harbor Florida Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:HARB) will replace Hudson
     United Bancorp (NYSE:HU) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of
     trading on Tuesday, January 31.  Hudson United is being acquired by a
     majority-owned subsidiary of S&P Global 1200 constituent Toronto-
     Dominion Bank in a deal that is anticipated to close on or about that
     date.



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

VeriSign provides infrastructure services that enable secure digital communications and commerce.  Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS Internet Software & Services Sub-Industry index.

Harman International Industries manufactures and markets high-fidelity audio products and electronic systems for the automotive, consumer and professional markets. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Consumer Electronics Sub-Industry index.

MDC Holdings builds and sells homes, mostly to entry-level and move-up buyers. Headquartered in Denver, CO, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Homebuilding Sub-Industry index.

Diodes manufactures discrete semiconductor products for the communications, computing, industrial, consumer electronics and automotive markets.  Headquartered in Westlake Village, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Semiconductors Sub-Industry index.

Harbor Florida Bancshares provides a range of banking services to an 8- county area of East Central Florida.  Headquartered in Fort Pierce, FL, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Sub-Industry index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:

                     S&P 500 INDEX - January 31, 2006

             COMPANY       GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR     GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED      VeriSign     Information Technology    Internet Software &
                                                         Services
  DELETED    Reebok       Consumer Discretionary         Footwear

                           S&P 500 INDEX - TBA

             COMPANY          GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR     GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED      Harman
              International  Consumer Discretionary   Consumer Electronics
  DELETED    Siebel Systems  Information Technology   Application Software


                        S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - TBA

             COMPANY         GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR       GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED      MDC Holdings    Consumer Discretionary       Homebuilding
  DELETED    Harman
              International  Consumer Discretionary    Consumer Electronics


                       S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - TBA

             COMPANY         GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR       GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED      Diodes          Information Technology      Semiconductors
  DELETED    MDC Holdings    Consumer Discretionary      Homebuilding


                S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - January 31, 2006

             COMPANY         GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR       GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED      Harbor Florida      Financials              Thrifts & Mortgage
                                                               Finance
  DELETED    Hudson United       Financials                Regional Banks




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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