Brooktrout, Inc. Added to S&P SmallCap 600 Index.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000 Standard & Poor's will replace Wynn's International (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WN) in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index with Brooktrout, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BRKT BRKT Bracket ) after the close of trading on Thursday, July 20, 2000. S&P 500 component Parker Hannifin Parker Hannifin Corporation (originally Parker Appliance Company) NYSE: PH, of Cleveland, Ohio, is a manufacturer of motion and control technologies. Founded in 1924, the company has been publicly traded on the NYSE since December 9, 1964. (NYSE:PH) is acquiring Wynn's International via a tender offer that is anticipated to expire on that date, unless extended. Brooktrout, Inc. is a worldwide supplier of electronic communications products that let customers deliver solutions for the integration and management of image, voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. in telecommunications and networking environments. The company, headquartered in Needham, MA, will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 Communications Equipment industry group. Following is a summary of the announced changes:
S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX--July 20, 2000
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COMPANY ECONOMIC SECTOR INDUSTRY GROUP
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ADDED Brooktrout, Inc. Technology Communications
Equipment
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DROPPED Wynn's International Consumer Cyclicals Auto Parts &
Equipment
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