NEW YORK, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Nike, Inc (United States, Ticker: NKE, Sedol = 2640147) will replace AT&T Corp (United States, Ticker: T, Sedol = 2064888) in the S&P Global 100 after the close of trading on Friday, November 18. AT&T Corp. and SBC Communications Inc are merging. Based on the S&P Global 100 criteria, the surviving company is not a global company. Nike, Inc. creates authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for sports and fitness. Nike and its subsidiaries engage in the design, development, and marketing of footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessory products worldwide. The group operates 21 distribution centers in Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America, Africa and Canada. The shares outstanding for the company will be 261,653,000, with an investable weight factor of 0.7300. Following is a summary of the changes: S&P Global 100 Index - November 18, 2005 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Nike, Inc Consumer Discretionary Footwear DELETED AT&T Corp Telecommunication Services Integrated Telecommunication Services Additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies concerned. About Standard & Poor's Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 6,300 employees located in 20 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit http://www.standardandpoors.com/. About The McGraw-Hill Companies Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education and BusinessWeek. The Corporation has more than 300 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2004 were $5.3 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/. DATASOURCE: Standard & Poor's CONTACT: David Blitzer 212-438-3907 Dave Guarino 212-438-1471 Web site: http://www.standardandpoors.com/

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