STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced several changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend, Dow Jones Select Dividend and Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 indexes.
All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Monday, October 13, 2008.
In the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100, Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100, Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend indexes, Alliance & Leicester PLC (United Kingdom, Banks, AL.LN) will be removed due to its acquisition by Banco Santander SA (Spain, Banks, SAN.MC; STD).
In the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index and Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index, Alliance & Leicester PLC will be replaced by Voest-Alpine AG (Austria, Basic Resources, VOE.VI)./P>
In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100 Index, Alliance & Leicester PLC will be replaced by Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V. (Netherlands, Construction & Materials, 33731.AE ).
In the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index, Alliance & Leicester PLC will be replaced by Luminar Group Holdings (United Kingdom, Travel & Leisure, LMR.LN). Johnston Press PLC (United Kingdom, Media, JPR.LN) will be replaced by Northgate PLC (United Kingdom, Industrial Goods & Services, NTG.LN). Johnston Press PLC is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payment.
In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Alliance & Leicester PLC will be replaced by Macquarie Group Limited (Australia, Financial Services, MQG.AU; MQBKY).
In the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index, UniCredito S.p.A (Italy, Banks, UCG.MI; UNCFF) will be replaced by Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. (Italy, Banks, BMPS.MI). UniCredit S.p.A is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payment.
In the Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 Index, Migros Turk T.A.S. (Turkey, Retail, MIGRS.IS) will be replaced by Turk Telekomunikasyon A.S. (Turkey, Telecommunications, TTKOM.IS). Migros Turk T.A.S. will be removed due to its acquisition by BC Partners.
Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones and Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend indexes, can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Web sites at http://www.djindexes.com and http://www.stoxx.com
