Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to S&P SmallCap 600 Index

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to S&P SmallCap 600 Index



NEW YORK, July 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following
changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index after the close of trading Thursday, July
15, 2004:

  * S&P SmallCap 600 components Belden Inc. (NYSE:BWC) and Cable Design
    Technologies (NYSE:CDT) are merging in a transaction anticipated to
    close on or about that date, pending shareholder approval.  The merged
    company, Belden CDT Inc. (NYSE:BDC), will replace Cable Design
    Technologies, while FindWhat.com (NASD: FWHT) will replace Belden, in
    the S&P SmallCap 600.

  * S&P REIT Composite Index constituent CRT Properties (NYSE:CRO) will
    replace InVision Technologies Inc. (NASD: INVN) in the Index.  InVision
    is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE)
    in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending regulatory
    approval.



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

Belden CDT is a manufacturer of high-speed electronic copper cable, focusing on
the specialty electronics and data networking markets. Headquartered in St.
Louis, MO, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global
Industry Classification Standard) Communications Equipment Sub-Industry Index.

FindWhat.com develops and markets performance-based advertising services for
the Internet.  Headquartered in Fort Myers, FL, the company will be added to
the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Internet Software & Services Sub-Industry Index.

CRT Properties is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages suburban
office buildings in the southeastern and southwestern U.S. Headquartered in
Boca Raton, FL, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 Real Estate
Investment Trusts Sub-Industry Index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:

                       S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - July 15, 2004
              COMPANY          GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR     GICS SUB-INDUSTRY

  ADDED     Belden CDT Inc.   Information Technology     Communications
                                                           Equipment

            FindWhat.com      Information Technology   Internet Software &
                                                            Services

            CRT Properties Inc.     Financials        Real Estate Investment
                                                              Trusts

  DELETED   Cable Design      Information Technology     Communications
            Technologies                                    Equipment

            Belden Inc.            Industrials         Electrical Components
                                                           & Equipment

            InVision Technologies  Industrials          Aerospace & Defense




Additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect
an opinion on the investment merits of the companies concerned.

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