Component Changes Made To Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index - Changes Are The Result Of The Regular Annual Review

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index.

The following three components will be added to the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index: OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S/A Ord (Brazil, Oil & Gas, OGXP3.BR), Jindal Steel & Power Limited (India, Basic Resources, 532286.BY) and Baidu Inc. ADS (China, Technology, BIDU).

Companies exiting the index: Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo Pref B (Brazil, Utilities, CESP5.BR), Cairn India Limited (India, Oil & Gas, 532792.BY) and Focus Media Holding Limited ADS (China, Media, FMCN).

The float-adjusted market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index increased to US$794 billion from US$760 billion, as of September 2, 2009.

The changes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 18, 2009.

The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index is an investable, blue-chip index that measures the performance of the 50 largest and most liquid companies in Brazil, Russia, India and China Offshore. The number of components in the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index is fixed at 15 each for Brazil, India and China and five components for Russia to reflect the size of each market in the index. The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index is calculated in USD and Euro.

Further information on the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index can be found on www.djindexes.com.