- United Business Media PLC (ADR) (Great Britain, NASDAQ: UNEWY, CUSIP: 90969M101, Sedol: 2918695) will be excluded from the S&P ADR Indices. The company has decided to delist its shares from NASDAQ.
- Electrolux AB – B Shares (ADR) (Sweden, NASDAQ: ELUX, CUSIP: 010198208, Sedol: 2309567) will be excluded from the S&P ADR Indices. The company has decided to delist its shares from NASDAQ.
- As part of the S&P Global 1200 share and IWF rebalancing, Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the IWFs and the number of ADRs used for the purposes of calculating the S&P ADR Indices. The following link contains additional details about the changes:
Following is a summary of the announced changes:
| S&P ADR Index – March 21, 2005 | |||
| Company | GICS Economic Sector | GICS Sub-Industry | |
| REMOVED | United Business Media PLC (ADR) | Consumer Discretionary | Publishing |
| REMOVED | Electrolux AB – B Shares (ADR) | Consumer Discretionary | Household Appliances |
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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