Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index
March 18 2008 - 5:48PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Perry Ellis International Inc.
(NASDAQ:PERY) will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 after the
close of trading on Thursday, March 20, 2008. PERY will take the
place of Bell Microproducts Inc. (NASDAQ:BELM), which was removed
from the S&P SmallCap 600 after today's close of trading due
its failure to comply with NASD listing requirements. Standard
& Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant
updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Perry
Ellis International is an apparel company that engages in the
designing, sourcing, marketing, and licensing of apparel products
in the United States and internationally. Headquartered in Miami,
FL, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS
(Global Industry Classification Standard) Apparel, Accessories
& Luxury Goods Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of
the change: S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - March 20, 2008 COMPANY
GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Perry Ellis Consumer
Apparel, Accessories & International Discretionary Luxury Goods
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