NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow
Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P
SmallCap 600:
- Easterly Government Properties Inc. (NYSE: DEA) will replace
PharMerica Corp. (NYSE: PMC) effective prior to the open of trading
on Tuesday, December 12. KKR and
affiliates acquired PharMerica in a transaction completed
today.
- Cutera Inc. (NASD: CUTR) will replace Tesco Corp. (NASD: TESO)
effective prior to the open of trading on Friday, December 15. S&P MidCap 400
constituent Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR) is acquiring Tesco
in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date, pending
final conditions.
Easterly Government Properties, a real estate investment trust
(REIT), focuses primarily on the acquisition, development and
management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the
U.S. Government. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the company will be added to
the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification
Standard) Office REITs Sub-Industry index.
Cutera designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services
laser and other energy based aesthetics systems. Headquartered in
Brisbane, CA, the company will be
added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Health Care Equipment
Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the changes:
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S&P SMALLCAP
600 INDEX – DECEMBER 12, 2017
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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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Easterly Government
Properties
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Real
Estate
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Office
REITs
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DELETED
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PharMerica
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Health
Care
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Health Care
Distributors
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S&P SMALLCAP
600 INDEX – DECEMBER 15, 2017
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COMPANY
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GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
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ADDED
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Cutera
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Health
Care
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Health Care
Equipment
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DELETED
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Tesco
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Energy
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Oil & Gas
Equipment & Services
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