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Date |
Removed |
Replaced By |
Reason for Removal |
|---|---|---|---|
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April 30 |
MetroPCS Communications |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals |
Merged with T-Mobile USA, dropping public float below 50% threshold |
|
May 8 |
Coventry Health Care |
The Macerich Co. |
Acquired by Aetna |
|
May 23 |
Dean Foods |
Kansas City Southern |
Equity interest in WhiteWave Foods spun off, making Dean Foods "more representative of the midcap market space" |
|
June 6 |
H. J. Heinz Co. |
General Motors |
Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway |
|
June 21 |
First Horizon National |
Zoetis |
Insufficient market capitalization |
|
June 28 |
Apollo Education Group |
News Corp. |
Insufficient market capitalization |
|
July 8 |
Sprint Nextel |
Nielsen Holding |
Deal with Japan's SoftBank dropped public float below 50% threshold |
|
Sept. 10 |
BMC Software |
Delta Air Lines |
Acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital |
|
Sept. 20 |
Advanced Micro Devices |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals |
Insufficient market capitalization |
|
Sept. 20 |
Science Applications International Corp. |
Ametek |
Split into two companies: SAIC and Leidos Holdings |
|
Oct. 28 |
Dell |
Transocean |
Taken private by founder-led buyout |
|
Nov. 1 |
NYSE Euronext |
Michael Kors |
Acquired by Intercontinental Exchange |
|
Nov. 29 |
J.C. Penney |
Allegion |
Insufficient market capitalization |
|
Dec. 9 |
Molex |
General Growth Properties |
Acquired by privately held Koch Industries |
|
Dec. 20 |
Abercrombie & Fitch |
Alliance Data Systems |
Insufficient market capitalization |
|
Dec. 20 |
JDS Uniphase |
Mohawk Industries |
Insufficient market capitalization |
|
Dec. 20 |
Teradyne |
|
Insufficient market capitalization |
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices.
