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NEW YORK, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500 and S&P MidCap 400 indices after the close of trading on a date to be announced: -- Discovery Communications Inc. (NASD: DISCA) will replace Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (NYSE:PBG) in the S&P 500 index. -- Bally Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BYI) will replace PepsiAmericas Inc. (NYSE:PAS) in the S&P MidCap 400 index. S&P 100 & 500 constituent PepsiCo. Inc. (NYSE:PEP) is acquiring Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas in separate deals expected to be completed soon, pending final approvals. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Discovery Communications operates as a media and entertainment company. Headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Broadcasting Sub-Industry index. Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates and distributes slot and video machines to the gaming industry. Headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Casinos & Gaming Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P 500 INDEX - TBA ---------------------- COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ------- -------------------- ----------------- Discovery Consumer ADDED Communications Discretionary Broadcasting ----- --------------- -------------------- ----------------- Pepsi Bottling Consumer DELETED Group Staples Soft Drinks ------- --------------- -------------------- ----------------- S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - TBA ----------------------------- COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ------- -------------------- ----------------- Bally Consumer Casinos & ADDED Technologies Discretionary Gaming ----- --------------- -------------------- ----------------- Consumer DELETED PepsiAmericas Staples Soft Drinks ------- --------------- -------------------- ----------------- For more information about S&P Indices, please visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices. About S&P Indices S&P Indices, the world's leading index provider, maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to meet an array of investor needs. Over $1 trillion is directly indexed to Standard & Poor's family of indices, which includes the S&P 500, the world's most followed stock market index, the S&P Global 1200, a composite index comprised of seven regional and country headline indices, the S&P Global BMI, an index with approximately 11,000 constituents, and the S&P GSCI, the industry's most closely watched commodities index. For more information, please visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices. About Standard & Poor's Standard & Poor's, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With offices in 23 countries and markets, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for 150 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/. DATASOURCE: Standard & Poor's CONTACT: David M. Blitzer, Ph.D., Managing Director & Chairman of the Index Committee, +1-212-438-3907 Web Site: http://www.standardandpoors.com/

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