Change in Taiwan’s foreign investment limit: In response to the recent removal of foreign investment limits in the Taiwan equity markets S&P will gradually remove the foreign investment limits applicable to Taiwanese stocks in the S&P Asia 50 Index. Effective October 11, 2004 the foreign investment limit will be increased to 0.75. Effective March 21st the limit will be changed to 1.00 and Taiwan will be treated as 100% open except in certain sectors where foreign ownership is restricted by other government regulations.
New shares outstanding and Investible Weight Factors are included in the attached Excel file.
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.
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