FTSE Kaigai Index Revised

FTSE Group (FTSE), the global index provider, today announces a revision of the FTSE Kaigai Index, an international equity index designed by FTSE for Japanese investors, to exclude Advanced Emerging Markets.

This revision comes after an extensive market consultation with Japanese pension fund and asset managers who expressed an interest in focusing their international investment on Developed markets. Using the same award winning international indexing methodology developed for the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), the revised FTSE Kaigai Index features the 23 markets represented in the FTSE Developed Index family, excluding the Japanese equity market.

The FTSE Kaigai Index review is aligned with the FTSE GEIS review methodology and timing with quarterly rebalancing by regions. More information is available at www.ftse.com/kaigai

Nomura Securities publishes regular research on FTSE Kaigai, which is accessible at www.ftseall-world.com and is updated on a monthly basis. Nomura Securities July research will include a special feature on the FTSE Kaigai modifications.