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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus And S&P Euro Indices

Date 29/08/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and the S&P Euro Indices, effective the close of trading Friday, August 30, 2002:
  • MAN AG (Germany, SEDOL 5563520, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20106020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and Euro Indices, shares will increase by 30,694,350 to 140,974,350 via a new issue. The Investable Weight Factor for the company will also change to 0.7179 from 0.64. The changes are due to the conversion of company's preference shares into ordinary shares.
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