FTSE Group (FTSE), the global index provider, will announce any changes resulting from the quarterly review of the FTSE UK Index Series after the UK market close on Wednesday the 12th September 2007. The indices within this series include the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 250 Index and FTSE All-Share Index.
In accordance with FTSE Ground Rules the review will be prepared by FTSE Group with figures from the close of business on Tuesday 11th September. These are presented to the independent FTSE Europe, Middle East and Africa Regional Committee at its meeting on Wednesday the 12th September for confirmation.
The FTSE4Good Index Series will have its bi-annual review in September 2007. The independent FTSE4Good Policy Committee will meet on the 11th September to confirm the changes and FTSE Group will make an announcement on Thursday 13th September 2007.
Full details of companies joining or leaving indices within the FTSE UK Index Series will be available from the FTSE Press Office or from www.ftse.com/media after the UK market close on Wednesday 12th September 2007. Any approved changes to all the above indices will be applied after UK market close on Friday 21st September 2007.
About FTSE Group
FTSE Group is a world-leader in the creation and management of indexes. With offices in Beijing, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Madrid, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Boston, Shanghai and Tokyo, FTSE Group services clients in 77 countries worldwide. It calculates and manages the FTSE Global Equity Index Series, which includes world-recognized indexes ranging from the FTSE All-World Index, the FTSE4Good series and the FTSEurofirst Index series, as well as domestic indexes such as the prestigious FTSE 100. The company has collaborative arrangements with the Athens, AMEX, Cyprus, Euronext, Johannesburg London, Madrid, NASDAQ and Taiwan exchanges, as well as Nomura Securities and Xinhua Finance of China. FTSE also has a collaborative agreement with Dow Jones Indexes to develop a single sector classification system for global investors.
FTSE indexes are used extensively by investors world-wide for investment analysis, performance measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for creating a wide range of index tracking funds. Independent committees of senior fund managers, derivatives experts, actuaries and other experienced practitioners review all changes to the indexes to ensure that they are made objectively and without bias. Real-time FTSE indexes are calculated on systems managed by Reuters. Prices and FX rates used are supplied by Reuters.
