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To: Sr K who wrote (602)

10/29/2014 2:53:30 PM

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Agilent spins off Keysight Friday.

Keysight Technologies and Halyard Health Set to Join the S&P MidCap 400; Universal and ADTRAN to Join the S&P SmallCap 600

S&P Dow Jones IndicesOctober 27, 2014 6:34 PM

NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices effective after the close of trading on Friday, October 31:

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYSwi) will replace Universal Corp. ( UVV) in the S&P MidCap 400, and Universal will replace Rubicon Technology Inc. ( RBCN) in the S&P SmallCap 600. S&P 500 constituent Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is spinning off Keysight Technologies in a transaction expected to be completed on that date. Agilent will remain in the S&P 500 following the distribution. Universal's market capitalization is approximately $1.0 billion, making it more representative of the small cap market space. Rubicon Technology is ranked at the bottom of the S&P SmallCap 600.Halyard Health Inc. (NYSE:HYHwi) will replace ADTRAN Inc. ( ADTN) in the S&P MidCap 400, and ADTRAN will replace Forest Oil Corp. ( FST) in the S&P SmallCap 600. S&P 500 constituent Kimberly-Clark Corp. ( KMB) is spinning off Halyard Health in a transaction expected to be completed on that date. Kimberly-Clark will remain in the S&P 500 following the distribution. ADTRAN's market capitalization is below $1.2 billion, making it more representative of the small cap market space. Forest Oil is ranked near the bottom of the S&P SmallCap 600.Keysight Technologies provides electronic measurement solutions. Headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Electronic Equipment & Instruments Sub-Industry index.

Universal operates as a leaf tobacco merchant and processor. Headquartered in Richmond, VA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Tobacco Sub-Industry index.

Halyard Health sells surgical and anti-infection products for operating rooms. Headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Health Care SuppliesSub-Industry index.

ADTRAN manufactures and sells networking and communications equipment. Headquartered in Huntsville, AL, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS CommunicationsEquipment Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:

S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX – October 31, 2014
	COMPANY	GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR	GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED	Keysight Technologies	Information Technologies	Electronic Equipment & Instruments
	Halyard Health	Health Care	Health Care Supplies
DELETED	Universal	Consumer Staples	Tobacco
	ADTRAN	Information Technology	Communications Equipment

S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX – October 31, 2014
	COMPANY	GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR	GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED	Universal	Consumer Staples	Tobacco
	ADTRAN	Information Technology	Communications Equipment
DELETED	Rubicon Technology	Information Technology	Semiconductor Equipment
	Forest Oil	Energy	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

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To: Sr K who wrote (602)	5/18/2015 10:46:44 PM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 620

One of those robot generated news stories.... Agilent misses Street 2Q forecasts Agilent Technologies misses 2Q profit and revenue expectations 5 hours ago SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) _ Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) on Monday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $83 million. On a per-share basis, the Santa Clara, California-based company said it had profit of 25 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 38 cents per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 39 cents per share. The scientific instrument maker posted revenue of $963 million in the period, which also did not meet Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $993 million. For the current quarter ending in July, Agilent expects its per-share earnings to range from 38 cents to 42 cents. The company said it expects revenue in the range of $995 million to $1.01 billion for the fiscal third quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $1.01 billion. Agilent expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.67 to $1.73 per share, with revenue ranging from $4.05 billion to $4.11 billion. Agilent shares have increased slightly more than 4 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen slightly more than 3 percent. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $42.69, a fall of 22 percent in the last 12 months. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on A at zacks.com _____ Keywords: Agilent Technologies, Earnings Report