Share Change For Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena SpA And GICS Change For Pirelli & C. SpA In The S&P/MIB Index

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/MIB Index effective, using closing prices, after the close of trading Friday, May 30, 2008:

• Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (Italy, ISIN: IT0001334587, GICS: Financials), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, shares will increase to 5,492,986,286 following the successful completion of the capital increase. The capped IWF for Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA will remain the same: 0.541595.
• Pirelli & C. SpA (Italy, ISIN: IT000007275) sector classification will change to Consumer Discretionary, GICS 25101020 (Tires & Rubber); from Industrials, GICS 20105010 (Industrial Conglomerates).

Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.