- Allied Irish Banks plc (Ireland, SEDOL 0019783, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010) a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices; the pricing source will be changed from LSE (London) to ISE (Dublin) due to liquidity reasons. New SEDOL is 4020684 and new RIC is ALBK.I. Number of shares and IWF (Investable Weight Factor) will remain the same and there will be no adjustment factor applied to the December 16, 2005 closing price.
- Bank of Ireland (Ireland, SEDOL 3060625, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010) a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices; the pricing source will be changed from LSE (London) to ISE (Dublin) due to liquidity reasons. New SEDOL is 3070732 and new RIC is BKIR.I. Number of shares and IWF (Investable Weight Factor) will remain the same and there will be no adjustment factor applied to the December 16, 2005 closing price.
- CRH plc (Ireland, SEDOL 0182704, GICS: Materials, GICS Code: 15102010) a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices; the pricing source will be changed from LSE (London) to ISE (Dublin) due to liquidity reasons. New SEDOL is 4182249 and new RIC is CRH.I. Number of shares and IWF (Investable Weight Factor) will remain the same and there will be no adjustment factor applied to the December 16, 2005 closing price.
- Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG (Austria, SEDOL 5289837, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010) will replace Epcos AG (Germany, SEDOL 5785993) in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, after the close of trading on Friday 16 December 2005. Epcos AG is being deleted from the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices due to the company’s low market capitalization.
Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG attracts deposits and offers retail, corporate, and investment banking services. The number of shares outstanding is 243,183,600 and the Investable Weight Factor will be 0.6780. The company will be added to the S&P Europe 350 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Diversified Banks sub-industry.
- Banco de Sabadell SA (Spain, SEDOL 7095388, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010) will replace Dimension Data Holdings plc (Great Britain, SEDOL 0843540) in the S&P Europe 350 and will be added to the S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, after the close of trading on Friday 16 December 2005. Dimension Data Holdings plc is being deleted from the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices due to the company’s low market capitalization.
Banco de Sabadell attracts deposits and offers commercial banking services. The number of shares outstanding is 306,003,420 and the Investable Weight Factor will be 0.857. The company will be added to the S&P Europe 350 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Diversified Banks sub-industry.
| S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro, S&P United Kingdom – close of trading 16 December 2005 | |||
| COMPANY | GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR | GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
| ADDED | Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG | Financial | Diversified Banks |
| DELETED | Epcos AG | Information Technology | Electronic Equipment Manufacturers |
| ADDED | Banco de Sabadell SA | Financial | Diversified Banks |
| DELETED | Dimension Data Holdings plc | Information Technology | IT Consulting & Other Services |
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