- Alstom (ADR) (France, NYSE: ALS, CUSIP: 021244108, Sedol: 2249384) will be excluded from the S&P ADR Index. The New York Stock Exchange will suspend quotation in the shares before the market open on Thursday, August 19, 2004.
| S&P ADR Index – August 9, 2004 | |||
| COMPANY | GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR | GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
| REMOVED | Alstom (ADR) | Industrials | Heavy Electrical Equipment |
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