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NEW YORK, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600, and S&P REIT Composite indices: * S&P 500 constituent ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) will replace Lucent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:LU) in the S&P 100 and IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASD:IACI) will replace Lucent Technologies in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Thursday, November 30. Lucent is being acquired by S&P Global 1200 constituent Alcatel in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. * S&P 500 constituent Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) will replace OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE:OMX) in the S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400 constituent Questar Corp. (NYSE:STR) will replace North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. (NYSE:NFB) in the S&P 500, and ValueClick Inc. (NASD:VCLK) will replace Questar Corp. in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Thursday, November 30. North Fork is being acquired by Capital One in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. At today's close of trading, OfficeMax had a market capitalization of approximately $3.6 billion, ranking 100th in the S&P 100. * DirecTV Group Inc. (NYSE:DTV) will replace Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (NYSE:FSL.B) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Freescale is being acquired by a consortium of private equity firms led by The Blackstone Group in a deal that is still pending final approvals. * Cascade Bancorp Inc. (NASD:CACB) will replace Glenborough Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:GLB) in the S&P SmallCap 600 and Diamondrock Hospitality Co. (NYSE:DRH) will replace Glenborough in the S&P REIT Composite after the close of trading on Wednesday, November 29. Glenborough is being acquired by certain funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. ConocoPhillips is an integrated oil and gas company. Capital One offers various consumer financial products and services. IAC/InterActiveCorp is an interactive commerce and content company. Headquartered in New York, NY, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS Internet Retail Sub-Industry index. Questar is a natural gas-focused energy company. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS Gas Utilities Sub-Industry index. DirecTV is a leading provider of direct broadcast satellite television service. Headquartered in El Segundo, CA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS Broadcasting & Cable TV Sub-Industry index. ValueClick provides Internet advertising solutions for publishers of Web sites and online advertisers. Headquartered in Westlake Village, CA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Internet Software & Services Sub-Industry index. Cascade provides commercial and retail banking services. Headquartered in Bend, OR, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Regional Banks Sub-Industry index. Diamondrock is a REIT that owns, acquires, and invests in upscale hotel properties. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, the company will be added to the S&P REIT Composite GICS Specialized REITs sub-industry. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P 100 INDEX - November 30, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED ConocoPhillips Energy Integrated Oil & Gas Capital One Financials Consumer Finance DELETED Lucent Information Technology Communications Equipment OfficeMax Consumer Discretionary Specialty Stores S&P 500 INDEX - November 30, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED IAC/InterActiveCorp Consumer Discretionary Internet Retail Questar Utilities Gas Utilities DELETED Lucent Information Technology Communications Equipment North Fork Financials Regional Banks S&P 500 INDEX - To Be Announced COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED DirecTV Consumer Discretionary Broadcasting & Cable TV DELETED Freescale Information Technology Semiconductors S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - November 30, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED ValueClick Information Technology Internet Software & Services DELETED Questar Utilities Gas Utilities S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - November 29, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Cascade Financials Regional Banks DELETED Glenborough Financials Office REITs S&P REIT COMPOSITE INDEX - November 29, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED DiamondRock Financials Specialized REITs DELETED Glenborough Financials Office REITs Additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies concerned. 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