Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan 500 and S&P Japan SmallCap 250 Indices effective after the close of trading Thursday, July 31st, 2008:
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Deletions and additions
S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices
– July 31st, 2008 after the market close-
Index COMPANY
SEDOL
GICS SECTOR
GICS SUB- INDUSTRY
Deleted
S&P Japan 500, S&P Japan SmallCap250
Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos Co Ltd
6643528
Financials
Consumer Finance
Deleted
S&P Japan 500, S&P Japan SmallCap250
SBI Securities Co Ltd
B03KLX6
Financials
Investment Banking & Brokerage
Added
S&P Japan 500, S&P Japan SmallCap250
Keihin Corp
6487328
Industrials
Auto Parts and Equipments
Added
S&P Japan 500, S&P Japan SmallCap250
Sysmex Corp
6883807
Health Care
Health Care Equipment
- Reasons for deletions
Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos and SBI Securities are deleted from the S&P Japan 500 indices because they become wholly-owned subsidiaries of their respective parent companies.
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Details for added companies
- Keihin Corp (Japan, SEDOL: 6487328, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 25101010) shares used for index calculation will be 73,985,000 and its IWF will be 0.54.
- Sysmex Corp (Japan, SEDOL: 6883807, GICS: Health Care, GICS Code: 35101010) shares used for index calculation will be 51,212,000 and its IWF will be 0.72.
- Change in shares outstanding
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SBI Holding Inc (Japan, SEDOL: 6309466, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40203010) a member of the S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 4,318,731 to 16,755,463 and its IWF will remain 0.87 due to the new share issuance.
S&P Japan 500 and S&P Japan SmallCap 250
– February 27, 2008 after the market close-
S&P Index
Company
New Shares
New IWF
S&P Japan MidCap 100
SBI Holding Inc
16,755,463
0.87
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SBI Holding Inc (Japan, SEDOL: 6309466, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40203010) a member of the S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 4,318,731 to 16,755,463 and its IWF will remain 0.87 due to the new share issuance.