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

NEW YORK, Sept. 10  /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices after the close of trading on a date to be announced:

-- S&P SmallCap 600 constituent FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) will replace Energy East Corp. (NYSE:EAS) in the S&P MidCap 400, and Landauer Inc. (NYSE:LDR) will replace FactSet Research Systems in the S&P SmallCap 600.  Energy East is in the process of being acquired by S&P Global 1200 constituent Iberdrola S.A. in a transaction that is expected to close soon.

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

FactSet Research Systems provides online integrated database services.  Headquartered in Norwalk, CT, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Application Software

Sub-Industry index.

Landauer provides analytical services to determine occupational and environmental radiation exposure.  Headquartered in Glenwood, IL, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Health Care Services Sub-Industry index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:


                           S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX   - TBA
                COMPANY        GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR     GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
    ADDED  FactSet Research        Information            Application
                Systems             Technology              Software

   DELETED   Energy East           Utilities           Multi-Utilities



                          S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX   - TBA
               COMPANY         GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR     GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
    ADDED      Landauer             Health Care         Health Care Services

   DELETED FactSet Research         Information
               Systems              Technology         Application Software






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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