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SanDisk CORP TO JOIN NASDAQ-100 INDEX BEGINNING NOV. 13

SanDisk Corp of Sunnyvale, Calif., will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index, effective at the beginning of trading Nov. 13. SanDisk also will be included in the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock. SanDisk will replace Biogen, Inc, which is scheduled to be acquired by Idec Pharmaceuticals Corp. Idec will then change its name and symbol to Biogen Idec Inc and BIIB, respectively.

With a market capitalization of approximately $6.3 billion, SanDisk designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology.

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