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

NEW YORK, Jan. 25  /PRNewswire/ -- Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: TKTM) will be removed from the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading tomorrow, Tuesday, January, 26. Ticketmaster Entertainment is being acquired by S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Live Nation Inc. (NYSE:LYV) in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date.

Ticketmaster Entertainment's place in the S&P SmallCap 600 index will be taken by NCI Inc. (NASDAQ:NCIT) after the close of trading on Monday, February 1. The index will trade with 599 constituents until that time.

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

NCI provides information technology, engineering, and professional services and solutions. Headquartered in Reston, VA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) IT Consulting & Other Services Sub-Industry index.

  Following is a summary of the change:



  S&P  SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  -  January 26, 2010
  --------------------------------------------

                             GICS ECONOMIC      GICS SUB-
               COMPANY           SECTOR         INDUSTRY
               -------        -------------      ---------
            Ticketmaster        Consumer        Internet
  DELETED   Entertainment    Discretionary       Retail
  -------   -------------   --------------     ---------






  S&P  SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  -  February 1, 2010
  --------------------------------------------

                     GICS ECONOMIC       GICS SUB-
          COMPANY        SECTOR          INDUSTRY
          -------     -------------       ---------
                                      IT Consulting
                      Information         & Other
  ADDED     NCI        Technology        Services
  -----     ---      ------------     --------------





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