Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. Announces Changes In TOPIX New Index Series

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) will make changes to the constituents of the TOPIX New Index Series, including TOPIX Core 30, TOPIX 100 and TOPIX 500, effective after the close of trading Friday, September 12.

Indices in the TOPIX New Index Series are market capitalization-weighted indices and are widely used as sub-indices of TOPIX. Component stocks of the indices series are reviewed annually according to market capitalization and liquidity on the 1st section of TSE.

With the changes, TOPIX 1000 will be added to the index series and calculation and publication will begin on it from September 16, 2003.