William Lyon Homes Set to Join S&P SmallCap 600

NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- William Lyon Homes (NYSE:WLH) will replace Arctic Cat Inc. (NASD:ACAT) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the open on Monday, March 6. S&P 500 constituent Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) is acquiring Arctic Cat in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final closing conditions.

William Lyon Homes designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family detached and attached homes. Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Homebuilding Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the change:

S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX – March 6, 2017
	COMPANY	GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR	GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED	William Lyon Homes	Consumer Discretionary	Homebuilding
DELETED	Arctic Cat	Consumer Discretionary	Leisure Products

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