NEW YORK, July 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announces that Catamaran Corporation (Nasdaq:CTRX) will be removed from the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Index (Nasdaq:NDXX) prior to market open on Friday, July 24, 2015. Catamaran had previously announced that its shareholders approved the acquisition of Catamaran in a cash transaction.
The replacement company will be effective prior to market open on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, and will be determined and announced after 8pm ET today, July 23, 2015.
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