- Publicis Groupe SA (ADR) (France, SEDOL 577952) will be added to the S&P ADR Index after the close of business on Monday, October 21, 2002. Publicis Groupe SA is a provider of international advertising and communications services. For index calculation purposes, the number of ADRs outstanding is expected to be 196,051,275. Each ADR represents one B share. The Investable Weight Factor will be 0.7226. The company, headquartered in France will be added to the S&P ADR GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Media sub-industry group and the Media industry group.
S&P ADR Index - October 21, 2002 |
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COMPANY ADDED |
GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR |
GICS SUB-INDUSTRY |
Publicis Group SA |
Consumer Discretionary |
Media |
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