Deutsche Börse Publishes Free-Float Rankings - Ranking Is The Basis For Index Decision On August 13

On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse published the current list of companies ranked by stock-exchange turnover and market capitalization, based on the companies' free float, for the equity indices DAX, MDAX, SDAX and NEMAX 50.

On the basis of this data, a decision will be made on August 13 for the stock indices DAX, MDAX, SDAX and NEMAX 50. Possible changes will be implemented as of September 23. For the first time, Deutsche Börse is deciding for the DAX and mid-cap index MDAX basing on the free float criterium, which was introducted in June this year. Since then, Deutsche Börse is using only the shares in free float for the calculation of its stock indices.

The capitalization of the companies in the ranking is based on the relevant figure on the closing date of July 31, 2002. The turnover figures in euros are based on the order-book turnover from August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002. For companies whose shares were admitted for trading in the course of this period, the turnover has been extrapolated.