S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement: Rebalancing News - South Africa- Treatment Of Closing Prices In South Africa (Eff. 11/1/02)

S&P/EMDB will change its closing field for obtaining prices for the South African constituents effective November 1, 2002. Currently, S&P/EMDB use the last traded price from Reuters to obtain prices for the South African constituents. Effective November 1, 2002, S&P/EMDB will use the closing auction prices for all stocks in South Africa.