- Group 4 Securicor PLC (United Kingdom, SEDOL B01FLG6, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20201030) will replace Group 4 Falck (Denmark, SEDOL 7370115) in the S&P Europe 350 index after the close of trading on Monday, July 19, 2004. Group 4 Securicor PLC will be added to the S&P United Kingdom index. Group 4 Falck will be deleted from the S&P Euro Plus index.
- Further to Standard & Poor’s previous announcement dated July 15 2004, the scheme of arrangement in relation to the merger between Group 4 Falck and Securicor PLC has been approved by the High Court. The merger is still however subject to a satisfactory acceptance of the tender offer, which closed 15 July 2004.
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