Hibbett Sporting Goods operates full-line athletic sporting goods stores in small- to mid-sized markets, predominantly in the southeast. The company, headquartered in Birmingham, AL, will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Specialty Stores Sub-Industry Index.
Following is a summary of the change:
| S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX – April 27, 2004 | |||
| COMPANY | GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR | GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
| ADDED | Hibbett Sporting Goods | Consumer Discretionary | Specialty Stores |
| DELETED | Butler Manufacturing | Industrials | Construction & Engineering |
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