SWX Swiss Exchange: No Change In Composition Of SMI

At its ordinary meeting held today, the Index Commission of the SWX Swiss Exchange determined that, in keeping with the provisions of the SWX Index Rules, no adjustments need be made on 1 October 2002 to the composition of the SMI . The SPI sector allocation that has been in effect since 30 December 1993 (two industry-group indices, "Services" and "Industry", as well as twelve specific industry-specific indices) will be discontinued at the end of September 2002. Consequently, as of October 2002, only those sectors and industry-specific indices that have been calculated since 2 August 2000 will remain in effect.