Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MPWR) will replace Micrus Endovascular Corp. (Nasdaq: MEND) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Friday, September 17.  Micrus Endovascular is being acquired by S&P 100 & 500 constituent Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) in a deal expected to close soon, pending final approvals.

Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets analog and mixed-signal semiconductors. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Semiconductors Sub-Industry index.  

Following is a summary of the change:

S&P  SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  – September 17, 2010
	COMPANY	GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR	GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED	Monolithic Power Systems	Information Technology	Semiconductors
DELETED	Micrus Endovascular	Health Care	Health Care Equipment

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