NEW YORK, June 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500 and S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the open of trading on Thursday, June 7:

• Netflix Inc. NFLX will replace Monsanto Company MON in the S&P 100, and Twitter Inc. TWTR will replace Monsanto in the S&P 500. Bayer Aktiengesellschaft is acquiring Monsanto in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final conditions.
• REGENXBIO Inc. RGNX will replace General Cable Corp. BGC in the S&P SmallCap 600. Prysmian Group is acquiring General Cable in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final conditions.

Netflix, headquartered in Los Gatos, CA, engages in the Internet delivery of television shows and movies.

Twitter operates as a platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time.  Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Internet Software & Services Sub-Industry index.

REGENXBIO is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Biotechnology Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:

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