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

NEW YORK, Feb. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Syniverse Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SVR) will replace Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (NYSE:EYE) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Advanced Medical Optics is being acquired by S&P 100 and 500 constituent Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) in a cash tender offer that is still pending final approvals.

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

Syniverse Holdings is an enabler of wireless voice and data services for telecommunications companies. Headquartered in Tampa, FL, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Wireless Telecommunication Services Sub-Industry index.

  Following is a summary of the change:


                         S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - TBA

              COMPANY     GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR        GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED      Syniverse      Telecommunication    Wireless Telecommunication
                               Services                  Services

  DELETED Advanced Medical     Health Care           Health Care Equipment
               Optics




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