Replacement Of Component Issues For The FTSE Japan Index

According to delisting of a component of the FTSE Japan Index, FTSE announced the following partial change of the components.

Issue to be Deleted (Code)	Issue to be Added (Code)	Effective date
Mitsukoshi,Ltd.(8231)	Mitsukoshi,Ltd.(2779)	9/1/ 2003

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The deleted issue will remain in the FTSE Japan Index until August 29, 2003, adopting the last trade value as of August 25, 2003.