Hypo Real Estate replaces HypoVereinsbank In DAX - Deutsche Börse Decides On Changes In Its Equity Indices - Changes Are Effective On 19 December

On Monday, Deutsche Börse has decided on changes in its equity indices DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX®. The changes will be effective on 19 December. Hypo Real Estate will be included in the DAX index replacing HypoVereinsbank, which no longer meets the criteria to remain in the index.

HypoVereinsbank will be taken out of DAX on the basis of the so-called fast-exit rule, which sets a 45th-place ranking in market capitalization or exchange turnover as the cut-off for an interim index adjustment.

HypoVereinsbank ranks 54th in market capitalization in the November 2005 DAX ranking. HypoVereinsbank will move to the MDAX index.

Curanum, D+S Europe, HCI Capital and Interhyp will be included in the SDAX index replacing AIG International, Beru, D. Logistics and Spark Network.

Beru will leave the Prime Standard on 28 February 2006.

ErSol Solar Energy and Q-Cells will be included in the TecDAX index replacing Elmos Semiconductor and Micronas. Elmos Semiconductor will leave the TecDAX index on the basis of the fast-exit rule. Micronas will leave the Prime Standard on 20 December and therefore no longer meets the main criteria to remain in the index.

The next review of the equity indices is scheduled for 3 March 2006.

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