Standard & Poor's Announces Change to S&P Index

Standard & Poor's Announces Change to S&P Index 


NEW YORK, Aug. 16  /PRNewswire/ -- Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNA) will replace
U.S. Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:USON) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of
trading on Friday, August 20.  U.S. Oncology is being taken private by Oiler
Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX L.P., in
a transaction expected to close on or about that date.  The deal is still
pending shareholder approval.  Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction,
and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/.

Synaptics develops and supplies custom-designed user interface solutions for
notebook computers.  Headquartered in San Jose, CA, the company will be added
to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Computer
Storage & Peripherals Sub-Industry Index.

  Following is a summary of the change:

                  S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - August 20, 2004

               COMPANY      GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR      GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
   ADDED    Synaptics Inc.  Information Technology    Computer Storage &
                                                         Peripherals
   DELETED  U.S. Oncology   Health Care               Health Care Services

                Inc.



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