STOXX Changes Composition Of Benchmark Indices - Results Of The First Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On March 18, 2013

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the new composition of the STOXX Benchmark and their sub- and sector indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX North America 600 Index and STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index.

Effective as of the open of European markets on March 18, 2013, the following stocks will be added to and deleted from the STOXX Europe 600 Index and its respective size and sector indices:

Additions	Deletions
POLYMETAL INTERNATIONAL (U.K., Basic Resources, POLYP.L)	SGL CARBON (Germany, Industrial Goods & Services, SGCG.DE)
BCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES (Portugal, Banks, BCP.LS)	POSTNL (Netherlands, Industrial Goods & Services, PTNL.AS)
TELEFONICA DEUTSCHLAND (Germany, Telecommunications, o2Dn.DE)	PETROPAVLOVSK (U.K., Basic Resources, POG.L)
OTE (Greece, Telecommunications, OTEr.AT)	LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL (Switzerland, Technology, LOGN.S)
TALKTALK TELECOM GRP (U.K., Telecommunications, TALK.L)	BANKIA (Spain, Banks, BKIA.MC)
DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP (U.K., Insurance, DLGD.L)	JARDINE LLOYD THOMPSON (U.K., Insurance, JLT.L)

As of January 31, 2013, the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted STOXX Europe 600 Index increased to €5.82 trillion from €5.81 trillion.

The STOXX Global 1800 Index, STOXX North America 600 Index and STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index are also part of this regular quarterly review. Additions to and deletions from these indices can be found at: http://www.stoxx.com/download/indices/methodology/fixed_component_changes.xls.

Furthermore, the STOXX Europe Total Market Index, STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market, STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market and STOXX Eastern Europe 300 indices are also part of this regular quarterly review. Their new composition can be found on the respective page at www.stoxx.com on March 18, 2013.

Changes are being announced today after the conclusion of a regular quarterly component review. The adjusted component weightings, including the number of shares and free-float factors, will be announced on March 8, 2013 after the close of markets. All changes will be effective as of the open of markets on March 18, 2013. In the case of upcoming mergers and acquisitions occurring until the final implementation date, the composition of the indices may change.