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Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index
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Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.
Healthcare Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT). Headquartered in
Following is a summary of the change:
S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - July 16, 2009 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Healthcare Realty Financials Specialized REIT's Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy DELETED Wabash National Industrials TrucksAbout Standard & Poor's Index Services
Standard & Poor's Index Services, the world's leading index provider, maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to meet an array of investor needs. Over
About Standard & Poor's
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