STOXX Announces Results Of Regular STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index Semi-Annual Review And Component Changes Made In Euro STOXX 50 And STOXX Europe 50 Indices

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, substantial and global index concepts, today announced the results of the first of the two regular semi-annual reviews of the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index. Furthermore, component changes in the EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Europe 50 indices due to the fast entry rule are also being announced. All changes become effective with the open of markets on March 18, 2013.

The following stocks will be added to and deleted from the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index:

Additions	Deletions
TURK HAVA YOLLARI (Turkey, Travel & Leisure, THYAO.IS)	ASSECO POLAND (Poland, Technology, ACPP.WA)
OTE (Greece, Telecommunications, OTEr.AT)	ALPHA BANK (Greece, Banks, ACBr.AT)
TATNEFT (Russia, Oil & Gas, TATN.MM)	SEVERSTAL (Russia, Basic Resources, CHMF.MM)

Changes in the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index are being announced today after the conclusion of the first of the two regular semi-annual reviews. The adjusted component weightings, including the number of shares and free-float factors, will be announced on March 13, 2013 after the close of markets. All changes will be effective as of the open of markets on March 18, 2013.

As of February 28, 2013, the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index increased to €302.87 billion from €286.85 billion.

Effective as of the open of European markets on March 18, 2013, the following companies will be added to and deleted from the EURO STOXX 50 Index:

Addition	Deletion
EADS (France, Industrial Goods & Services, EAD.PA)	NOKIA (Finland, Technology, NOK1V.HE)

The following stocks will be added to and deleted from the STOXX Europe 50 Index:

Addition	Deletion
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (France, Industrial Goods & Services, SCHN.PA)	GDF SUEZ (France, Utilities, GSZ.PA)

Today’s announcement regarding the component changes in the EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Europe 50 indices is based on the fast entry rule. Under the fast entry rule, all stocks that rank in the “lower buffer” category of the selection list during the quarterly rebalance will be eligible for fast entry into the respective indices, i.e. those components on rank 40 or higher for the EURO STOXX 50 Index. Previously, fast entries were only possible for initial public offering (IPO) companies that ranked among the ”lower buffer” category on the selection list.

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