Component Changes Made To Dow Jones And Dow Jones STOXX Indexes

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX Nordic 30, Dow Jones STOXX Nordic Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15 indexes.

In the Dow Jones STOXX 50 Index, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom, Banks, RBS.LN) will be replaced by BG Group PLC (United Kingdom, Oil & Gas, BG.LN).

In the Dow Jones STOXX Nordic 30 Index, Swedbank AB (Sweden, Banks, SWED-A.SK) will be replaced by Carlsberg B (Denmark, Food & Beverages, CARL-A.KO).

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC and Swedbank AB are being removed because they have ranked below 75 and 50, respectively, on the relevant indexes' monthly selection lists for the last two consecutive months. Therefore, the two companies qualify for the fast exit rule. The changes in the Dow Jones STOXX 50 and Dow Jones STOXX Nordic 30 indexes will be effective as of the open of trading on Wednesday, April 8, 2009.

In the Dow Jones STOXX Nordic Select Dividend 20 Index, Nobia AB (Sweden, Personal & Household Goods, NOBI.SK) will be replaced by Svenska Cellulosa B (Sweden, Personal & Household Goods, SCA-B.SK).

In the Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15 Index, Nobia AB (Sweden, Personal & Household Goods, NOBI.SK) will be replaced by Atlas Copco AB Series A (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, ATCO-A.SK).

Nobia AB is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payment. The changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Nordic Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15 indexes will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, April 6, 2009.

Further information on the Dow Jones STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX Nordic 30, Dow Jones STOXX Nordic Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15 indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Web sites at http://www.djindexes.com and http://www.stoxx.com.