S&P Indices Announces Changes to U.S. Index

NEW YORK, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Indices will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 index:

• OpenTable, Inc. (NASD: OPEN) will replace ZOLL Medical Corp. (NASD: ZOLL) after the close of trading on Friday, April 20. Asahi Kasei Corp. is acquiring ZOLL in a deal expected to be completed soon, pending final conditions.
• Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASD: SPPI) will replace Midas, Inc. (NYSE: MDS) after the close of trading on Tuesday, April 24.  Midas is being acquired by TBC Corp. in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final conditions.

OpenTable is a provider of real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Internet Software & Services Sub-Industry index.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals acquires, develops, and commercializes prescription drug products. Headquartered in Henderson, NV, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Biotechnology Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:

S&P  SMALLCAP 600  INDEX  – April 20, 2012
	COMPANY	GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR	GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED	OpenTable	Information Technology	Internet Software & Services
DELETED	ZOLL Medical	Health Care	Health Care Equipment

S&P SMALLCAP 600  INDEX  –  April 24, 2012
	COMPANY	GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR	GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED	Spectrum Pharmaceuticals	Health Care	Biotechnology
DELETED	Midas	Consumer Discretionary	Automotive Retail

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