S.A.C.I. Falabella (Chile, SEDOL 2771672) will replace Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer - Serie B (Mexico, SEDOL 2968786) in the S&P Latin America 40 Indices after the close of trading on Friday March 19, 2004. Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer - Serie B is being removed from the S&P Latin American Indices due to the Public Tender Offer of its B shares by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Spain).
The number of shares for S.A.C.I. Falabella will be 1,970,257,520 and the IWF is expected to be 0.2796.
Following is a summary of the announced changes:
| S&P Latin America 40 Indices - March 22, 2004 | |||
| Company | GICS Economic Sector | GICS Sub-Industry | |
| Added | S.A.C.I. Falabella | Consumer Discretionary | Department Stores |
| Deleted | Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer - Serie B | Financials | Diversified Banks |
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