NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P will remove Zenith
National Insurance Co. (NYSE: ZNT) from the S&P SmallCap 600
index after the close of trading tomorrow, Friday, May 21. Fairfax Financial Holdings
Limited (not in the S&P Total Market Index) acquired Zenith
National in a cash deal completed today.
DG FastChannel Inc. (NASD: DGIT) will take Zenith National's
place in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on
Thursday, May 27. The index will
trade with 599 constituents until that time.
Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post
any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.
DG FastChannel provides digital technology services that enable
the electronic delivery of advertisements, syndicated programs, and
video news releases to traditional broadcasters, online publishers,
and other media outlets Headquartered in Irving, TX, the company will be added to the
S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard)
Communications Equipment Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change:
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S&P SMALLCAP 600
INDEX – May 21, 2010
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COMPANY
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GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
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GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
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DELETED
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Zenith National
Insurance
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Financials
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Property & Casualty
Insurance
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S&P SMALLCAP 600
INDEX – May 27, 2010
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COMPANY
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GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
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GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED
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DG FastChannel
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Information
Technology
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Communications
Equipment
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