- Pernod Ricard (France, SEDOL: 4682329, GICS: Consumer Staples), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices - the Investable Weight Factor will change to 0.8659. This is following the merger of the holding company SIFA into Pernod Ricard.
- Alpha Bank (Greece, SEDOL: 4235864, GICS: Financials, GICS: Code 40101010) will replace TDC A/S (Denmark, SEDOL 5698790) in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P Euro Plus Indices, and will be added to the S&P Euro Index. TDC A/S is being removed following the acquisition of a controlling stake by the Nordic Telephone Company APS, in a cash deal, which will significantly reduce the available market cap.
Following is a summary of the announced changes:
| S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro – close of trading 24th January 2005 | |||
| COMPANY | GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR | GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
| ADDED | Alpha Bank | Financials | Diversified Banks |
| DELETED | TDC A/S | Telecommunication Services | Integrated Telecommunication Services |
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