Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Index

NEW YORK, Nov 02, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Compellent Technologies Inc.

(NYSE: CML) will replace Central Pacific Financial Corp. (NYSE: CPF), and Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) will replace Independent Bank Corp.

(Nasdaq: IBCP) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Monday, November 9. Central Pacific Financial and Independent Bank have market capitalizations below $35 million ranking them 599th & 600th respectively in the index, whereas the minimum market capitalization necessary to be added to the S&P Small Cap 600 is currently $200 million.

Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.

Compellent Technologies is a provider of enterprise-class network storage solutions. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Computer Storage & Peripherals Sub-Industry index.

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Biotechnology Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes: S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - NOVEMBER 9, 2009 -------------------------------------------- COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC GICS SECTOR SUB-INDUSTRY ------- ------------- ------------- ADDED Compellent Information Computer Technologies Technology Storage & Peripherals ------------ ------------- ------------- Emergent Health Care Biotechnology BioSolutions ------- ------------ ------------- ------------- DELETED Central Financials Regional Pacific Banks Financial ------------ ------------- ------------- Independent Financials Regional Bank Banks ------------ ------------- ------------- About Standard & Poor's Index Services Standard & Poor's Index Services, 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 www.standardandpoors.com/indices.

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