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

NEW YORK, May 28  /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices after the close of trading on Thursday, June 4:

  --  S&P 500 constituent MetLife Inc. (NYSE:MET) will replace Covidien
      Ltd. (NYSE:COV) in the S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400 constituent FMC
      Technologies Inc. (NYSE:FTI) will replace Covidien in the S&P 500,
      S&P SmallCap 600 constituent MICROS Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) will
      replace FMC Technologies in the S&P MidCap 400, and IPC The
      Hospitalist Company Inc. (NASDAQ:IPCM) will replace MICROS Systems in
      the S&P SmallCap 600. Covidien is in the process of redomesticating to
      Ireland, rendering it ineligible for continued inclusion in the S&P
      100 & 500 indices.


  --  Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ:SFNC) will replace Guaranty
      Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:GFG), and DTS Inc. (NASDAQ:DTSI) will
      replace Irwin Financial Corp. (NYSE:IFC) in the S&P SmallCap 600. As
      of today's close of trading, Guaranty Financial and Irwin Financial
      had market capitalizations of approximately $37 million and $35
      million respectively, whereas the minimum market cap needed to be
      admitted to the index is currently $200 million.



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

MetLife is a provider of insurance and other financial services. It is headquartered in New York, NY.

FMC Technologies is a provider of technology solutions for the energy industry. Headquartered in Houston, TX, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Sub-Industry index.

MICROS Systems is a designer, manufacturer, marketer and servicer of enterprise information solutions. Headquartered in Columbia, MD, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Systems Software Sub-Industry index.

IPC The Hospitalist is a national hospitalist physician group practice. Headquartered in North Hollywood, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Health Care Services Sub-Industry index.

Simmons First National owns community banks in Arkansas. Headquartered in Pine Bluff, AR, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Regional Banks Sub-Industry index.

DTS is a provider of branded entertainment technologies. Headquartered in Agoura Hills, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Electronic Components Sub-Industry index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:

                       S&P 100 INDEX  -  June 4, 2009
            COMPANY     GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR         GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
    ADDED   MetLife       Financials             Life & Health Insurance
   DELETED  Covidien      Health Care            Health Care Equipment


                        S&P 500 INDEX  -  June 4, 2009
            COMPANY     GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR         GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
    ADDED      FMC            Energy            Oil & Gas Equipment &
           Technologies                                Services
   DELETED   Covidien        Health Care        Health Care Equipment


                      S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX -  June 4, 2009
            COMPANY     GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR         GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
    ADDED    MICROS    Information Technology         Systems Software
             Systems
   DELETED    FMC             Energy               Oil & Gas Equipment &
           Technologies                                   Services


                      S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  -  June 4, 2009
            COMPANY     GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR          GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
    ADDED   IPC The          Health Care           Health Care Services
          Hospitalist
          Simmons First      Financials            Regional Banks
            National
             DTS        Information Technology     Electronic Components
   DELETED  MICROS      Information Technology     Systems Software
           Systems
           Guaranty          Financials            Thrifts & Mortgage
           Financial                                  Finance
            Group
            Irwin            Financials            Regional Banks
           Financial


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