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

NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 index:

• GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASD: GTAT) will replace Radiant Systems Inc. (NASD: RADS) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Wednesday, August 24. S&P MidCap 400 constituent NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR) is acquiring Radiant Systems in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date.

• Virtusa Corp. (NASD: VRTU) will replace SFN Group Inc. (NYSE: SFN) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Monday, August 29. Randstad North America, L.P. is acquiring SFN Group in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final approvals.

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

GT Advanced Technologies provides manufacturing services for the solar industry. Headquartered in Merrimack, NH, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Semiconductor Equipment Sub-Industry index.

Virtusa provides information technology consulting, technology implementation, and application outsourcing services. Headquartered in Westborough, MA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS IT Consulting & Other Services Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:

S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  – August 24, 2011
	COMPANY	GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR	GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED	GT Advanced Technologies	Information Technology	Semiconductor Equipment
DELETED	Radiant Systems	Information Technology	Systems Software

S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  – August 29, 2011
	COMPANY	GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR	GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED	VIRTUSA	Information Technology	IT Consulting & Other Services
DELETED	SFN Group	Industrials	Human Resources & Employment Services

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About S&P Indices

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For more information contact:

David M. Blitzer, Ph.D.

Managing Director & Chairman of the Index Committee

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