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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

                       Sun Enters S&P 500

SunFLASH Vol 44 #22					         August 1992 
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17:11 Wang Labs Chapter 11 filing triggers changes in the S&P indices

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sun Microsystems Inc., a leading supplier of
high-performance workstations, servers and networking software based in
Mountain View, Calif., will be added to the S&P 500 effective at the
close of trading on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1992.

Sun is replacing Wang Laboratories Inc., a computer systems
manufacturer, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier
today.  Sun will be added to the S&P 500 Computer Systems industry
group.

Ruddick Corp., a diversified holding company, will replace Sun
Microsystems Inc., in the S&P MidCap 400 Index effective at the close
of trading on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1992.  Ruddick is based in Charlotte,
N.C. and its four primary businesses include: American & Efird - a
manufacturer and distributor of industrial sewing thread and sales
yarn; Harris Teeter - a regional chain of supermarkets; Jordan Graphics
- a producer and distributor of business forms and printed products;
and Ruddick Investment Co. - an investment manager and venture capital
investor.

           CONTACT: Standard & Poor's Corp., New York
             Cindy Giglio, 212/208-8968
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Some additional information:

The S&P 500 is formally known as the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price
Index.  It is maintained as an accurate indicator of the price
movements of U.S. public company common stocks, and is a "market
value-weighted basket" of 500 key issues on the New York and American
Stock exchanges and the NASDAQ National Market System.

The index represents about 74% of the total U.S. equity market
capitalization. It is organized by sector into four major groups:
Industrials, Utilities, Financials and Transportations.

The index is managed by a committee of senior S&P managers who
regularly review and evaluate potential replacement companies for the
Index.  Candidates for inclusion first undergo an extensive screening
process, and must be approved by a unanimous vote of the committee
members.

Guidelines for inclusion in the S&P 500 include:
1. Large Market Value: 
   Companies entering the 500 should generally have the largest market
   value within their industry.

2. Industry Group Classification: 
   Companies are selected based on their representation of important
   industry segments.

3. Trading Activity: 
   Stocks must be relatively actively traded.

4. Fundamental Analysis: 
   The finances and business prospects of a candidate for inclusion in
   the S&P 500 are rigorously analyzed.


The S&P 500 is widely used as a proxy for the performance of the stock
market as a whole.  Many institutional investors are not permitted to
invest in any companies other than those on the S&P 500, and many index
funds automatically own S&P 500 stocks.  As a result, the number of
potential stockholders is now significantly larger than in the past.

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