Standard & Poor’s Announces Change to U.S. Index

NEW YORK, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) will replace Millipore Corp. (NYSE: MIL) in the S&P 500 index after the close of trading on Wednesday, July 14. Millipore is being acquired by S&P Global 1200 constituent Merck KGaA in a deal expected to close on or about that date.

Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.

ACE provides a range of insurance and reinsurance products to commercial and individual customers. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Property & Casualty Insurance Sub-Industry index.  

Following is a summary of the change:

S&P 500 INDEX  – July 14, 2010
	COMPANY	GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR	GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED	ACE	Financials	Property & Casualty Insurance
DELETED	Millipore	Health Care	Life Sciences Tools & Services

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