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

NEW YORK, Nov. 28  /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600:

   * Brightpoint Inc. (NASDAQ:CELL) will replace Action Performance
     Companies Inc. (NYSE:ATN) after the close of trading on Thursday,
     December 1. Action Performance is being acquired by Speedway
     Motorsports Inc. (NYSE:TRK) and S&P MidCap 400 constituent
     International Speedway Corp. (NASDAQ:ISCA) in a deal expected to close
     on or about that date, pending final approvals.

   * South Jersey Industries Inc. (NYSE:SJI) will replace Commercial
     Federal Corp. (NYSE:CFB) after the close of trading on Friday,
     December 2.  Commercial Federal is being acquired by privately-held
     BancWest Corp. in a deal expected to close on or about that date,
     pending final approvals.

   * Glacier Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:GBCI) will replace Amegy Bancorporation
     Inc. after the close of trading on Friday, December 2. Amegy is being
     acquired by S&P 500 constituent Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) in
     a deal expected to close before the open of trading on Monday, December
     5, pending final approvals.



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

Brightpoint distributes wireless devices and provides logistics services to mobile operators worldwide.  Headquartered in Plainfield, IN, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Technology Distributors Sub-Industry Index.

South Jersey Industries markets natural gas and provides total energy management services.  Headquartered in Folsom, NJ, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Gas Utilities Sub-Industry Index.

Glacier Bancorp operates banking offices in Montana, Idaho, Utah and Washington.  Headquartered in Kalispell, MT, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Regional Banks Sub-Industry Index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:

                   S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - December 1, 2005

            COMPANY          GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR    GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED     Brightpoint      Information Technology  Technology Distributors
  DELETED   Action
             Performance     Consumer Discretionary   Leisure Products


                   S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - December 2, 2005
            COMPANY          GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR    GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED     South Jersey     Utilities               Gas Utilities
             Industries
            Glacier Bancorp  Financials              Regional Banks
  DELETED   Commercial
             Federal         Financials              Thrifts & Mortgage
                                                     Finance
            Amegy
             Bancorporation  Financials              Regional Banks




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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