Afterpay Limited to Be Removed from the S&P/ASX 200 Index and Replaced by Block, Inc.

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that it will remove Afterpay Limited from the S&P/ASX 200, as a result of the scheme of arrangement whereby the company will be acquired by Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ).

S&P Dow Jones Indices will remove Afterpay Limited from the S&P/ASX 200 effective prior to the open of trading on January 20, 2022. Afterpay Limited will be replaced by Block, Inc. CDIs (XASX: SQ2), in the S&P/ASX 200 effective prior to the open of trading on January 20, 2022.

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