Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 03 April 2008:
- Saint-Gobain (France, SEDOL: 7380482, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20102010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, IWF will change to 0.7940, following the acquisition of a 20.6 p.c. stake by Wendel, a French investment firm.
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