New Composition Of Next 150 Index

Following the official result of the bid by De Lage Landen for the Dutch company Athlon, Athlon will be removed from the Next 150 Index effective Monday 3 July 2006.

Quarterly Review consequences:

The removal of Athlon from the Next 150 has the following consequence for the quarterly review result, effective Monday 3 July 2006:
The French company Virbac (FR0000031577) will not be removed from the Next 150.

Information/Isin codes

Information about Athlon:
Isin code: NL0000380244
Mkt cap: 564 million Euro
Index: removed from Next 150 Index effective Monday 3 July 2006

The Euronext 100 Index and Next 150 Index have been published since 2 October 2000. They are made up of the 250 securities with the highest market capitalisations traded on the official markets of Euronext. In order to be included in the indices the securities must meet liquidity criteria that are specified in the rules of the indices. Euronext Indices B.V. is the compiler of the indices under the supervision of the independent Euronext Indices Steering Committee.