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Re: jigjag post# 19973

Wednesday, 11/18/2009 5:34:24 PM

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:34:24 PM

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You see how they brought it down late in the day? Now 2 mil AH.

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

* Press Release
* Source: Standard & Poor's
* On 6:01 pm EST, Wednesday November 11, 2009

NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index:

* Cantel Medical Corp. (NYSE: CMN - News) will replace NATCO Group Inc. (NYSE: NTG - News) after the close of trading on a date to be announced. NATCO is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Cameron International Corp. (NYSE: CAM - News) in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final approvals.

* Calavo Growers Inc. (Nasdaq: CVGW - News) will replace Sterling Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: STSA - News) after the close of trading on Wednesday, November 18. Sterling Financial has a market capitalization below $35 million, ranking it 600th in the index.

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

Cantel Medical is a provider of infection prevention and control products. Headquartered in Little Falls, NJ, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Health Care Equipment Sub-Industry index.

Calavo Growers procures and markets avocados and other perishable commodities and prepares and distributes processed avocado products. Headquartered in Santa Paula, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Packaged Foods & Meats Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:

S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - TBA
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COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
------- -------------------- -----------------
ADDED Cantel Medical Health Care Equipment Health Care

DELETED NATCO Group Energy Oil & Gas Equipment &
Services

S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - November 18, 2009
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COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
------- -------------------- -----------------
ADDED Calavo Consumer Staples Packaged Foods & Meats
Growers

DELETED Sterling Financials Regional Banks
Financial


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