Euronext: Royal Canin Removed From Next 150 Index

New composition of Next 150
Following the official result of the takeover bid by the French company Masterfoods Holding SAS for the French company Royal Canin (Next 150), Royal Canin will be removed from the Next 150 index effective Monday 23 September 2002.

Following the rules of the Next 150 the removed company will not be replaced immediately, but at the next quarterly review (1 October 2002). As of Monday 23 September 2002, the Next 150 index will consist of 147 companies.

Information/Isin codes
Information about Royal Canin:
Isin code: FR 0000031536
Mkt cap:1 462 million Euro
Shares: 10 084 808
Index: removed from Next 150 index effective Monday 23 September 2002

The Euronext 100 index and Next 150 index have been published since 2 October, 2000. They are constituted of the 250 securities with the highest market capitalisation, traded on the official markets of Euronext. In order to be included in the indices the securities must meet liquidity criteria that are specified in the rules of the indices. Euronext Indices is the compiler of the indices under the supervision of the independent Euronext Indices Steering Committee.