NEW YORK, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- rue21 Inc. (NASD:RUE) will replace RC2 Corp. (NASD:RCRC) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. RC2 is being acquired by the Tomy Company Ltd. in a deal expected to be completed soon.

Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.

rue 21 Inc. is a specialty apparel retailer. Headquartered in Warrendale, PA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Apparel Retail Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the change: 

    S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX  - April 20, 2011

                        GICS ECONOMIC     GICS SUB-
             COMPANY        SECTOR         INDUSTRY
                           Consumer        Apparel
     ADDED     rue21    Discretionary       Retail
                           Consumer        Leisure
    DELETED     RC2     Discretionary      Products

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