Investable Weight Factor Change For Banca Antonveneta In The S&P/MIB Index

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Banca Antonveneta (Italy, ISIN IT0003270102), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, from 0.615 to 0.728 effective at the close of trading Wednesday, April 20 2005. This is following the acquisition of ordinary shares by Banca Popolare di Lodi SCRL, which has increased its holding to 14.483 percent of shares outstanding and the expiration of the current patto di sindicato (shareholders agreement).

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