KCBD, NewsChannel 11 Lubbock |Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Index

NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index:

• Cantel Medical Corp. (NYSE: CMN) will replace NATCO Group Inc. (NYSE: NTG) after the close of trading on a date to be announced. NATCO is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Cameron International Corp. (NYSE: CAM) in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final approvals.
  

• Calavo Growers Inc. (Nasdaq: CVGW) will replace Sterling Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: STSA) after the close of trading on Wednesday, November 18. Sterling Financial has a market capitalization below $35 million, ranking it 600th in the index.
  

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

Cantel Medical is a provider of infection prevention and control products. Headquartered in Little Falls, NJ, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Health Care Equipment Sub-Industry index.

Calavo Growers procures and markets avocados and other perishable commodities and prepares and distributes processed avocado products. Headquartered in Santa Paula, CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Packaged Foods & Meats Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:

                         S&P  SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  -  TBA
                         -------------------------------
               COMPANY       GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR     GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
               -------       --------------------     -----------------
     ADDED  Cantel Medical   Health Care Equipment       Health Care

    DELETED  NATCO Group            Energy           Oil & Gas Equipment &
                                                           Services

                   S&P  SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  -  November 18, 2009
                   ---------------------------------------------
               COMPANY       GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR     GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
               -------       --------------------     -----------------
     ADDED     Calavo          Consumer Staples     Packaged Foods & Meats
               Growers

    DELETED    Sterling           Financials            Regional Banks
              Financial

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