Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100 Index and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index.
All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Friday, September 19, 2008.
In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100 Index, National City Corporation will be replaced by Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (Canada, Telecommunications, BA.UN.T).
In the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index, National City Corporation (United States, Banks, NCC) and Washington Mutual, Inc. (United States, Banks, WM) will be replaced by Zions Bancorporation (United States, Banks, ZION) and Progress Energy, Inc. (United States, Utilities, PGN), respectively.
National City Corporation and Washington Mutual, Inc. are being removed due to a decrease in their quarterly dividend payment. The companies’ new lower yield does not meet index eligibility requirements.
Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100 and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes, can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Web sites at http://www.djindexes.com and http://www.stoxx.com