NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin Electric Co. (NASD: FELE) will replace Arch Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: ARJ) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Wednesday, October 19. Arch Chemical is being acquired by Lonza Group Ltd. in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final conditions.

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Franklin Electric engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of groundwater and fuel pumping systems. Headquartered in Bluffton, IN, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Electrical Components & Equipment Sub-Industry index.

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