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

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


NEW YORK, June 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following
changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices:

  * Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC) will replace Caesars Entertainment
    Inc. (NYSE:CZR) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on
    Monday, June 13.  Caesars is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent
    Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  (NYSE:HET) in a deal expected to close on
    or about that date, subject to final approval.
  * SS&C Technologies Inc. (NASD: SSNC) will replace Concord Communications
    Inc. (NASD: CCRD) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on
    a date to be announced.  Concord is being acquired by S&P 500
    constituent Computer Associates International Inc. (NYSE:CA) in a deal
    still pending final approvals.



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

Western Digital designs and manufactures hard disk drives for personal
computing.  Headquartered in Lake Forest, CA, the company will be added to the
S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Computer Storage
& Peripherals Sub-Industry Index.

SS&C Technologies provides software, business process outsourcing services and
application service provider solutions to the financial services industry.
Headquartered in Windsor, CT, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600
GICS Application Software Sub-Industry Index.

  Following is a summary of the changes:


                   S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - June 13, 2005
                COMPANY           GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR     GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED     Western Digital      Information Technology   Computer Storage
                                                           & Peripherals
  DELETED  Caesars Entertainment Consumer Discretionary    Casinos & Gaming


                       S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - TBA
             COMPANY          GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR         GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
  ADDED     SS&C Technologies  Information Technology        Application
                                                              Software
  DELETED     Concord          Information Technology        Application
            Communications                                    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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