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Share Change For Aeon Co Ltd In The S&P/TOPIX 150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 30/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Friday August 6th 2004:
  • Aeon Co., Ltd. (Japan, SEDOL: 6480048, GICS: Consumer Staples, GICS Code: 30101040) a member of the S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 27,000,000 to 360,274,674 due to its public offering.
Following is a summary of the announced change:

S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 INDEX – August 6th 2004 after the market close

S&P Index Company New Shares
S&P/TOPIX 150 Aeon Co., Ltd. 360,274,674

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