Lamb Weston Set to Join the S&P Midcap 400; Ascena Retail Group to Join S&P SmallCap 600

NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2016

Lamb Weston Holdings produces and markets frozen potatoes. Headquartered in Chicago, IL, the company will be added to the S&P Midcap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Packaged Foods & Meats Sub-Industry index.

Ascena Retail Group operates as a specialty retailer of apparel, shoes and accessories. Headquartered in Mahwah, NJ, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Apparel Retail Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:

S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX – NOVEMBER 10, 2016
	COMPANY	GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR ARIVA.DE Börsen-Geflüster Werbung Weiter aufwärts? Kurzfristig positionieren in Conagra Brands HG3UT1 Ask: 0,70 Hebel: 4,25 mit moderatem Hebel Zum Produkt HSBC Den Basisprospekt sowie die Endgültigen Bedingungen und die Basisinformationsblätter erhalten Sie hier: HG3UT1,. Beachten Sie auch die weiteren Hinweise zu dieser Werbung. Der Emittent ist berechtigt, Wertpapiere mit open end-Laufzeit zu kündigen. Kurse Ascena Retail Group -   0,00% Conagra Brands 29,88 $ +2,47% Intrepid Potash 26,83 $ +0,34% S&P Global Inc 427,51 $ +1,40%	GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED	Lamb Weston Holdings	Consumer Staples	Packaged Foods & Meat
DELETED	Ascena Retail Group	Consumer Discretionary	Apparel Retail

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