Manor Care (HCR) In The S&P 500

The Carlyle Group’s (a private equity firm) acquisition of HCR is expected to be completed after the close of trading on Thursday, November 8, not November 7 as previously announced. As a result, S&P MidCap 400 constituent Pepco Holdings Inc. (POM) will replace Manor Care in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Energen Corp. (EGN) will replace Pepco in the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P REIT Composite constituent DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (DRH) will replace Energen in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on November 8.