WLV Wolverine Tube

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices: * S&P 500 constituent Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE:LPX) will replace Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (NYSE:FIS) in the S&P MidCap 400, Fidelity National Information Services Inc. will replace Louisiana-Pacific Corp. in the S&P 500, and Nuveen Investments Inc. (NYSE:JNC) will replace Fidelity National Financial Inc. (NYSE:FNF) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Thursday, November 9. Fidelity National Financial is being acquired by Fidelity National Information Services in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. * Intevac Inc. (NASDAQ:IVAC) will replace Wolverine Tube Inc. (NYSE:WLV) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Monday, November 6. At today's close of trading, Wolverine had a market capitalization of approximately $19.6 million, ranking 600th in the index. * A replacement for Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:TRBS) will be announced at a later date. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: http://www.standardandpoors.com/. Fidelity National Information Services Inc. provides payment and processing services to financial institutions and merchants in the United States. Headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Data Processing & Outsourced Services Sub-Industry index. Louisiana-Pacific Corp. is a forest products company that engages in the manufacture and distribution of building products for new home construction, repair and remodeling, and manufactured housing. Headquartered in Nashville, TN, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Forest Products Sub- Industry index. Nuveen Investments Inc. is an investment manager that provides its services to institutions, high net-worth investors, and the financial advisors that serve them. Headquartered in Chicago, IL, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Asset Management & Custody Banks Sub-Industry index. Intevac Inc. provides disk sputtering equipment to manufacturers of magnetic media used in hard disk drives worldwide. Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Semiconductor Equipment Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P 500 INDEX - November 9, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Fidelity Information Information Technology Data Processing Services & Outsourced Services DELETED Louisiana-Pacific Materials Forest Products S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - November 9, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Louisiana-Pacific Materials Forest Products DELETED Fidelity Information Information Data Processing Services Technology & Outsourced Services S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - November 9, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Nuveen Investments Financials Asset Management & Custody Banks DELETED Fidelity National Financials Property & Casualty Financial Insurance S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - November 6, 2006 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Intevac Information Technology Semiconductor Equipment DELETED Wolverine Tube Industrials Industrial Machinery 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. About Standard & Poor's Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 7,500 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 21 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 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/. About The McGraw-Hill Companies: Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 240 offices in 36 countries. Sales in 2005 were $6.0 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.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/ http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/

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