Reweighting Of The Amsterdam Exchanges Index And Amsterdam Midkap Index

Under the rules of the Amsterdam Exchanges index (AEX) and the Amsterdam Midkap index (AMX), both indices are reweighted annually on the third Friday of February. On the basis of this reweighting, the following changes are made to the indices from Monday 21 February 2000. The following stock changes will be made to the Amsterdam Exchanges index. Océ, KLM and Buhrmann will be removed from the index and be replaced by Getronics, United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) and Gucci. The following stock changes will be made to the Amsterdam Midkap index. Getronics, Koninklijke Ahrend and AOT will be removed from the index and be replaced by Libertel, Océ, KLM, Versatel, CMG, Buhrmann and Cap Gemini SA. Under article 1.8 of the ground rules for the Amsterdam Exchanges index and the Amsterdam Midkap index, adjustments will be made to the weightings of Gucci and Libertel, based on the percentage of market capitalisation held in fixed hands, being 85% and 75% respectively. This means that only 15% and 25% respectively of the full market capitalisation will be used when calculating the weightings of Gucci and Libertel. These adjustment factors are calculated using information obtained from the Securities Board of the Netherlands (STE) in accordance with the Investment Disclosure Act.