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Friday, January 23, 2015

BRIEF-HCA Holdings to replace Safeway in S&P 500, (NYSE: HCA), (NYSE: SWY)

* S&P Dow jones indices says HCA Holdings Inc to replace Safeway Inc in S&P 500 * S&P says change to be made after close of trading on January 26 * S&P says change being made as group led by Cerberus Capital Management LP

HCA Holdings, Inc. (HCA) is a holding company whose affiliates owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities. Shares of HCA fell by 2.5% or $-1.76/share to $68.64. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $46.02 and as high as $76.18. On average, 3886960 shares of HCA exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2516888.

Safeway Inc. (Safeway) is a food and drug retailer in North America. Shares of SWY remained unchanged at $35.29. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.70 and as high as $36.03. On average, 1512510 shares of SWY exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 991413.



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