Effective March 24, the 25 changes listed below are being made in the following 12 Country Titans Indexes: Dow Jones Japan Titans 100, Dow Jones Sweden Titans 30, Dow Jones Hong Kong Titans 30, Dow Jones Australia Titans 30, Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30, Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30, Dow Jones Spain Titans 30, Dow Jones Italy Titans 30, Dow Jones Germany Titans 30, Dow Jones France Titans 30, Dow Jones Canada Titans 40, and Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50.
| INDEX | ADD | DELETE |
| Dow Jones Australia Titans 30 | Qbe Insurance Group Ltd | Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd |
| Westfield America Trust | Santos Ltd | |
| TABCorp Holdings Ltd | Southcorp Ltd. | |
| Dow Jones Canada Titans 40 | Goldcorp Inc. | ATI Technologies Inc |
| Dow Jones France Titans 30 | Vinci | European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. EADS |
| Thomson | Assurances Generales de France S.A. | |
| Dow Jones Germany Titans 30 | Deutsche Boerse AG | Epcos AG |
| Deutsche Boerse AG | MLP AG | |
| Dow Jones Hong Kong Titans 30 | BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. | Henderson Investments Ltd. |
| Denway Motors Ltd. | Wharf (Holdings) Ltd | |
| Dow Jones Italy Titans 30 | Banca Antonveneta S.p.a | Banca Lombarda S.p.a |
| Banca Lombarda S.p.a | Holding di Partecipazioni Industriali S.p.a | |
| Dow Jones Japan Titans 100 | JFE Holdings Inc. | Teijin Ltd |
| Olympus Optical Co. Ltd | Resona Holdings Inc | |
| Dow Jones Netherlands 30 | Vodafone Libertel N.V. | Getronics N.V. |
| Dow Jones Spain Titans 30 | Vallehermoso S.A. | Promotora de Informaciones S.A. |
| Metrovacesa S.A. | Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona | |
| Dow Jones Sweden Titans 30 | Ssab Svenskt Stal AB A | WM-Data Nordic AB B |
| Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 | Centerpulse AG | Unaxis Holding S.A. |
| Converium Holding AG | Sulzer AG | |
| Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 | Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | Amvescap PLC |
| Boots Group PLC | Hilton Group PLC | |
| Scottish & Southern Energy PLC | Cable & Wireless PLC | |
| J Sainsbury PLC | Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC | |
| Smiths Group PLC | Shire Pharmaceutical Group PLC |
The free float market capitalization in $US of the reconstituted Dow Jones Country Titans as of February 28, 2003:
Dow Jones Australia Titans 30 increased from $US 200 billion to $US 203 billion
Dow Jones Canada Titans 40 increased from $US 279 billion to $US 280 billion
Dow Jones France Titans 30 increased from $US 435 billion to $US 438 billion
Dow Jones Germany Titans 30 increased from $US 276 billion to $US 281 billion
Dow Jones Hong Kong Titans 30 increased from $US 95 billion to $US 97 billion
Dow Jones Italy Titans 30 increased from $US 215 billion to $US 220 billion
Dow Jones Japan Titans 100 increased from $US 943 billion to $US 951 billion
Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30 increased from $US 282 billion to $US 283 billion
Dow Jones Spain Titans 30 increased from $US 191 billion to $US192 billion
Dow Jones Sweden Titans 30 increased from $US 105 billion to $US 106 billion
Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 increased from $US 380 billion to $US 383 billion
Dow Jones UK Titans 50 increased from $US 1173 billion to $US 1196 billion
Changes are being announced today after the conclusion of a regular annual component review using the free float market capitalization for components as of February 28, 2003. The changes will be effective at the start of trading on March 24, 2003. The review is based on a methodology that considers free-float market capitalization. The detailed methodology for each index is published in the indexes' rulebooks, accessible on the Dow Jones Indexes web site at http://www.djindexes.com Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider of investable indexes, including the Dow Jones Averages, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, the Pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes, the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50, the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30, the Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company, which publishes the world's most vital business and financial news and information.
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