March Half Yearly Review Of S&P/MIB Index Constituents

Following the March half yearly review of the S&P/MIB Index constituents, Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/MIB Index effective after the close of trading of Friday, 20 March 2009.

Stock being added to the Index:

Ansaldo STS (Italy, ISIN: IT0003977540, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20305020)
CIR (Italy, ISIN: IT0000080447, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20105010)
Campari (Italy, ISIN: IT0003849244, GICS: Consumer Staples, GICS Code: 30201020)

Stock being removed from the Index:

Fastweb (Italy, ISIN IT0001423562, GICS: Telecommunication Services, GICS Code: 50101010)
Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso (Italy, ISIN: IT0001398541, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25401040)
Seat Pagine Gialle (Italy, ISIN: IT0004458094, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25401040)

The number of shares outstanding and the Investable Weight Factors (IWFs) for Ansaldo STS, CIR and Campari as well as changes to share numbers and IWFs for all other stocks in the index, effective after the close of Friday, 20 March 2009, will be announced Tuesday, 17 March 2009.

Note: the index adjustment will be made using Friday, 20 March 2009 closing prices.

Half Yearly Review: In March & September, Standard & Poor’s reviews the constituents of the S&P/MIB Index to determine if any changes need to be made to increase the sector representation of the index and/or remove any stocks that show insufficient free float market capitalization or trading levels to remain on the index.

Quarterly Rebalancing: In March, June, September and December, Standard & Poor’s updates the shares outstanding and IWFs (Investable Weight Factors) of the constituents of the index. The share information is primarily sourced from Borsa Italiana’s Official List and is made effective the Monday morning after the third Friday of each quarter. IWF’s (Investable Weight Factors) are also reviewed at this time using information primarily sourced from CONSOB.

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.