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Marlboro maker wants spot in S&P 500 index 

PHILIP Morris International Chief Executive-designate Louis Camilleri said he hopes the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will admit his company, Europe's largest cigarette maker.

The company, which will be spun off from parent Altria Group Inc this month, doesn't now meet the index committee's requirement of making revenue in the United States, Camilleri said at a London meeting with investors and analysts yesterday. The committee can waive that rule, and Lausanne, Switzerland-based PMI expects a decision next week, he said.

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