- Belgacom SA (Belgium, SEDOL B00D9P6, GICS: Telecommunication Services, GICS Code: 50101020) will replace BPB (United Kingdom, SEDOL 0068707) in the S&P Europe 350, and will be added to the S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, after the close of trading on Wednesday 07 December 2005. BPB is being deleted from the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices following the successful recommended offer by fellow S&P Europe 350 constituent, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, which has been declared wholly unconditional.
Belgacom SA is the leading telecommunications company in Belgium and operates in a number of areas, including retail and wholesale fixed-line telephony services, mobile communications services and broadband data and Internet services. The number of shares outstanding is 361,775,135 and the Investable Weight Factor will be 0.5. The company will be added to the S&P Europe 350 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Integrated Telecommunication Services sub-industry.
S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro, S&P United Kingdom – close of trading 07 December 2005 | |||
COMPANY | GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR | GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
ADDED | Belgacom SA | Telecommunication Services | Integrated Telecommunication Services |
DELETED | BPB | Industrials | Building Products |
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