Tokyo Stock Exchange: Constituent Change In TOPIX New Index Series

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) will make changes to the constituents of the TOPIX New Index Series, including TOPIX Core30, TOPIX 100, TOPIX 500 and TOPIX 1000, effective on Friday, October 28, 2011.

Indices in the TOPIX New Index Series are free-float adjusted market capitalization-weighted indices based on companies listed on the TSE First Section and are widely used as sub-indices of TOPIX.  Component stocks of the indices series are reviewed according to free-float adjusted market capitalization and liquidity (trading value) and it will be conducted annually in October.

Deletions and additions to the list of constituents for the TOPIX New Index Series are attached.