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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices - 05-05-08 - May 27 2008 1:38AM
Monday, May 05, 2008 5:43 PM


Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices g changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600:
    -- DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (NYSE: DWA) will replace Millennium
       Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: MLNM) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the
       close of trading on Thursday, May 8. Millennium Pharmaceuticals is
       being acquired by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. in a deal expected
       to close on or about that date, pending final approvals.

    -- HealthSpring Inc. (NYSE: HS) will replace Franklin Bank Corp.
       (Nasdaq: FBTX) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on
       Wednesday, May 7. As of today's close of trading, Franklin Bank had a
       market cap of $26 million, ranking 600th in the index.

    -- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (Nasdaq: GMCR) will replace Matria
       Healthcare Inc. (Nasdaq: MATR) in the S&P SmallCap 600 on a date to be
       announced.  Matria Healthcare is being acquired by Inverness Medical
       Innovations  (Amex: IMA) that is still pending final approvals.

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

DreamWorks Animation SKG principally develops and produces computer-generated animated feature films. Headquartered in Glendale, CA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Movies & Entertainment Sub-Industry index.

HealthSpring is a managed care organization. Headquartered in Franklin, TN, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Managed Health Care Sub-Industry index.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is involved in the specialty coffee industry.



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