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Standard & Poor’s Announces Change To U.S. Index

Date 03/09/2010

Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (NASD:KALU) will replace Superior Well Services Inc. (NASD:SWSI) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Superior Well Services is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) in a deal expected to close soon, pending final conditions.

Standard & Poor’s will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com .

Kaiser Aluminum manufactures semi-fabricated aluminum products. Headquartered in Foothill Ranch, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Aluminum Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the change:

S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX – TBA
  COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED Kaiser Aluminum Materials

Aluminum

DELETED Superior Well Services Energy Oil & Gas Equipment & Services