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

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


NEW YORK, March 7  /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following
changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices after the
close of trading on Friday, March 11:

   * National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE:NOV) will replace Power-One Inc.
     (NASD: PWER) in the S&P 500.  National Oilwell Inc. (NYSE:NOI) is
     acquiring fellow S&P MidCap 400 constituent Varco International Inc.
     (NYSE:VRC) in a deal expected to close on or about that date, subject
     to shareholder approval.  After the close of trading on Friday, March
     4, Power-One had a market capitalization of approximately $474 million,
     ranking 500th in the S&P 500.

   * F5 Networks Inc. (NASD: FFIV) will replace National Oilwell, while S&P
     SmallCap 600 constituent Yellow Roadway Corp. (NASD: YELL) will replace
     Varco International, in the S&P MidCap 400.

   * The Finish Line Inc. (NASD: FINL) will replace Yellow Roadway in the
     S&P SmallCap 600.



As previously announced, all S&P index additions will be made at the added
companies' half float-adjusted market capitalization weight.

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

National Oilwell Varco manufactures machinery, motors and tools used in oil and
gas drilling and production. 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.

F5 Networks focuses on application traffic management products to help manage
Internet traffic to servers and network devices. Headquartered in Seattle, WA,
the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 Communications Equipment
Sub-Industry Index.

Yellow Roadway is a transportation service provider. Headquartered in Overland
Park, KS, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Trucking
Sub-Industry Index.

The Finish Line is a mall-based athletic footwear, apparel and accessories
specialty retailer. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, the company will be
added to the S&P SmallCap 600 Apparel Retail Sub-Industry Index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:

                      S&P 500 INDEX - March 11, 2005
                COMPANY      GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR       GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED     National Oilwell       Energy              Oil & Gas Equipment &
                 Varco                                      Services
  DELETED      Power-One         Industrials         Electrical Components &
                                                           Equipment

                  S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - March 11, 2005
               COMPANY      GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR       GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED      F5 Networks   Information Technology  Communications Equipment
            Yellow Roadway      Industrials                 Trucking
  DELETED  National Oilwell       Energy             Oil & Gas Equipment &
                                                            Services
         Varco International      Energy             Oil & Gas Equipment &
                                                            Services

                 S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - March 11, 2005
               COMPANY      GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR       GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED    The Finish Line  Consumer Discretionary       Apparel Retail
  DELETED  Yellow Roadway        Industrials                Trucking



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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