NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices: -- Clean Harbors Inc. (NASD: CLHB) will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Monday, October 27. Clean Harbors is taking the place of DRS Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DRS) which was removed from the index after the close of trading today upon completion of its acquisition by S&P Global 1200 constituent Finmeccanica SpA. -- Brink's Home Security Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CFL-w) will replace Charming Shoppes (NASD: CHRS) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Friday, October 31. Brink's Home Security is being spun off from S&P MidCap 400 constituent The Brink's Company (NYSE:BCO) in a transaction expected to be completed on or around that date. The Brink's Company stub will remain in the index. As of today's close, Charming Shoppes had a market capitalization of approximately $156 million whereas the minimum market cap required for inclusion in the index is $1.0 billion. -- Fulton Financial Corp. (NASD: FULT) will replace Foundry Networks, Inc. (NASD: FDRY) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Foundry Networks is being acquired by Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASD: BRCD) in a transaction still pending final approvals. -- CorVel Corp. (NASD: CRVL) will replace OMNOVA Solutions Inc (NYSE: NYSE:OMN) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Monday, October 27. As of today's close, OMNOVA Solutions had a market capitalization of approximately $27 million, ranking it 600th in the index. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Clean Harbors provides environmental services. Headquartered in Norwell, MA, the company will be added to the S&P 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Environmental & Facilities Services Sub-Industry index. Brink's Home Security Holdings markets, installs, services and monitors security alarm systems. Headquartered in Irving, TX, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Specialized Consumer Services Sub-Industry index. Fulton Financial Corporation operates retail banks and other financial services companies. Headquartered in Lancaster, PA the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Regional Banks Sub-Industry index. CorVel Corp. is a provider of medical cost containment and managed care services. Headquartered in Irvine, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Health Care Services Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - October 22, 2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY DELETED DRS Industrials Aerospace & Defense Technologies S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - October 27, 2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Clean Industrials Environmental & Harbors Facilities Services S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - October 27, 2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED CorVel Health Care Health Care Services DELETED OMNOVA Solutions Materials Specialty Chemicals S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - October 31, 2008 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Brink's Home Industrials Specialized Consumer Security Holdings Services DELETED Charming Shoppes Consumer Apparel Retail Discretionary S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Fulton Financial Financials Regional Banks DELETED Foundry Networks Information Technology Communications Equipment 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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