TRZ Trizec Properties

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, MidCap 400, SmallCap 600 and REIT Composite indices: * S&P 500 constituent Wachovia Corp. (NYSE:WB) will replace Unisys Corp. (NYSE:UIS) in the S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400 constituent Smith International Inc. (NYSE:SII) will replace Golden West Financial Corp. (NYSE:GDW) in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent ResMed Inc. (NYSE:RMD) will replace Smith International in the S&P MidCap 400, and Crocs Inc. (NASD: CROX) will replace ResMed in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Friday, September 29. Golden West Financial is being acquired by Wachovia Corp. in a deal expected to close before the open of trading on Monday, October 2. At today's close of trading Unisys had a market capitalization of roughly $1.9 billion, ranking 100th in the S&P 100. * Spirit Finance Corp. (NYSE:SFC) will replace Heritage Property Investment Trust Inc. (NYSE:HTG) in the S&P REIT Composite after the close of trading on Tuesday, October 3. Heritage Property is being acquired by S&P/ASX 50 constituent Centro Properties Group in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. * Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:HST) will replace Trizec Properties Inc. (NYSE:TRZ) in the S&P REIT Composite after the close of trading on Thursday, October 5. Trizec Properties is being acquired by the Blackstone Group and S&P/TSX MidCap constituent Brookfield Properties Corp. in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Wachovia engages in capital management, general banking, wealth management, and the corporate and investment bank businesses. Smith International is an international supplier of products and services primarily used in drilling for oil and gas. 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. ResMed develops, makes and markets medical equipment for the treatment and diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing. Headquartered in Poway, CA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Health Care Equipment Sub- Industry index. Crocs is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of footwear for men, women and children. Headquartered in Niwot, CO, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Footwear Sub-Industry index. Spirit Finance acquires single tenant, operationally essential real estate to be leased to retail, distribution and service-oriented companies. Headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, the company will be added to the S&P REIT Composite GICS Diversified REITs Sub-Industry. Host Hotels & Resorts owns and manages a portfolio of luxury and upper- upscale full service hotels. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, the company will be added to the S&P REIT Composite GICS Specialized REITs Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P 100 INDEX - September 29, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Wachovia Corp. Financials Diversified Banks DELETED Unisys Corp. Information Technology IT Consulting & Other Services S&P 500 INDEX - September 29, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Smith International Energy Oil & Gas Equipment & Services DELETED Golden West Financial Financials Thrifts & Mortgage Finance S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - September 29, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED ResMed Health Care Health Care Equipment DELETED Smith International Energy Oil & Gas Equipment & Services S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - September 29, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Crocs Consumer Discretionary Footwear DELETED ResMed Health Care Health Care Equipment S&P REIT COMPOSITE INDEX - October 3, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Spirit Finance Financials Diversified REITs DELETED Heritage Property Financials Retail REITs S&P REIT COMPOSITE INDEX - October 5, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Host Hotels & Resorts Financials Specialized REITs DELETED Trizec Properties Financials Office REITs 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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