Facebook Set to Join the S&P 100 & 500; Alliance Data Systems and Mohawk to Join the S&P 500; Changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P SmallCap 600

NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2013

• Facebook Inc. (NASD:FB) will replace The Williams Companies Inc. (NYSE:WMB) in the S&P 100, and Facebook will replace Teradyne Inc. (NYSE:TER) in the S&P 500. Teradyne will replace Scholastic Corp. (NASD:SCHL) in the S&P MidCap 400, and Scholastic will replace Lincoln Education Services Corp. (NASD:LINC) in the S&P SmallCap 600. The Williams Company will remain in the S&P 500. Lincoln Education Services currently ranks 600th in the S&P SmallCap 600 and is no longer representative of the small cap market space.
• Two S&P 500 constituents will switch places with two S&P MidCap 400 constituents, and two S&P MidCap 400 constituents will switch places with two S&P SmallCap 600 constituents. These transfers will make each index more representative of its market capitalization range; the companies moving to the S&P 500 have market caps above $10 billion, the companies moving to the S&P MidCap 400 have market caps between $2 billion and $4.5 billion, and the companies moving to the S&P SmallCap 600 have market caps below $1 billion. The transfers will be as follows:
  
  S&P MidCap 400 constituents Alliance Data Systems Corp. (NYSE:ADS) and Mohawk Industries Inc. (NYSE:MHK) will replace Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) and JDS Uniphase Corp. (NASD:JDSU) in the S&P 500, and, likewise, Abercrombie & Fitch and JDS Uniphase will replace Alliance Data Systems and Mohawk Industries in the S&P MidCap 400.
  
  S&P SmallCap 600 constituents Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (NASD:ODFL) and Brunswick Corp. (NYSE:BC) will replace Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI)  and Regis Corp. (NYSE:RGS) in the S&P MidCap 400, and likewise, Arch Coal and Regis will replace Old Dominion Freight Line and Brunswick in the S&P SmallCap 600.

Facebook operates as a social networking company. Headquartered in Menlo Park, CA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Internet Software & Services Sub-Industry index.

Teradyne provides automatic test equipment. Headquartered in North Reading, MA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Semiconductor Equipment Sub-Industry index.

Scholastic operates as a children's publishing, education, and media company. Headquartered in New York, NY, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Publishing Sub-Industry index.

Alliance Data Systems provides marketing and loyalty solutions.  Headquartered in Plano, TX, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS Data Processing & Outsourced Services Sub-Industry index.

Mohawk Industries produces floor covering products for residential and commercial applications. Headquartered in Calhoun, GA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS Home Furnishings Sub-Industry index.

Abercrombie & Fitch operates as a specialty retailer of casual apparel. Headquartered in New Albany, OH, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Apparel Retail Sub-Industry index.