Banca Popolare Di Milano Spa Shares Will Replaces Capitalia Spa In The S&P European Indices

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices effective after the close of trading on Friday 28 September, 2007:

• Banca Popolare di Milano SpA shares (Italy, SEDOL: 4072168, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010) will replace Capitalia SpA (Italy, SEDOL: 7154609, GICS: Financials, GICS Code:40101010) in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, following the acquisition of Capitalia SpA by UniCredito Italiano SpA.
• UniCredito Italiano SpA number of shares will increase to 13,340,953,829 following the transaction, and its Investible Weight Factor will remain 1.

Banca Popolare di Milano is an Italy-based cooperative banking group. Its private banking division offers savings, investments, insurance, payment services and personalized accounts services. Banca Popolare di Milano comprises a number of subsidiaries. It is headquartered in Milan, Italy. The number of shares outstanding will be 415,034,000 and the Investible Weight Factor will be 1.

Following is a summary of the announced addition and deletion:

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