- Sanofi-Aventis (France) will replace Aventis S.A. (France, Sedol = 4736817) in the S&P Global 100 Index after the close of trading August 19 2004. Aventis is being acquired by Sanofi-Synthelabo in a stock and cash transaction to form Sanofi-Aventis.
Following is a summary of the changes:
| S&P Global 100 INDEX – August 20 2004 | |||
| COMPANY | GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR | GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
| ADDED | Sanofi-Aventis | Health Care | Pharmaceuticals |
| DELETED | Aventis S.A | Health Care | Pharmaceuticals |
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