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NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 Indices: -- Solera Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLH) will replace Metavante Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MV) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Thursday, October 1. Metavante Technologies is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (NYSE: NYSE:FIS) in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date. -- EZCORP Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) will replace SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ:SPSS) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. S&P 100 & 500 constituent International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) is acquiring SPSS in a transaction expected to close soon pending final approvals. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Solera Holdings is a provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Application Software Sub-Industry index. EZCORP provides credit services to individuals who do not have cash resources or access to credit. Headquartered in Austin, TX, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Consumer Finance Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - October 1, 2009 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Solera Information Technology Application Software DELETED Metavante Information Technology Data Processing & Technologies Outsourced Services S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - TBA COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED EZCORP Financials Consumer Finance DELETED SPSS Information Application Software Technology 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 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 nearly 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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