- Allied Domecq PLC (ADR) (Great Britain, NYSE: AED, CUSIP: 019121201, Sedol: 2968009) will be excluded from the S&P ADR Index. Pernod Ricard (France) has completed its cash and share acquisition of the company, pending UK High Court approval on July 25, 2005. The ADRs will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on effective before the opening of Monday, July 25, 2005.
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