STOXX Changes Composition Of Blue-Chip Indices - Regular Annual Review To Be Effective On September 20, 2010

STOXX Limited, a global index provider and creator of the leading European equity indices, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the STOXX Europe 50, EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Nordic 30, STOXX EU Enlarged 15 and STOXX Sub Balkan 30 indices, as well as the results of the second semi-annual review of the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index. All changes will be effective with the open of European markets on September 20, 2010.

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

Additions	Deletions
STANDARD CHARTERED ( U.K. , Banks, STAN.L)	RWE ( Germany , Utilities, RWEG.DE)
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV ( Belgium , Food & Beverage, ABI.BR)	IBERDROLA ( Spain , Utilities, IBE.MC)
ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES ( Switzerland , Insurance, ZURN.VX)	ARCELORMITTAL (Luxemburg, Basic Resources, ISPA.AS)
HENNES & MAURITZ B ( Sweden , Retail, HMb.ST)	ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI ( Italy , Insurance, GASI.MI)

The following companies will be entering and exiting the EURO STOXX 50 Index:

Addition	Deletion
BMW ( Germany , Automobiles & Parts, BMWG.DE)	AEGON ( Netherlands , Insurance, AEGN.AS)

In the STOXX Nordic 30 Index, the following changes will take place:

Additions	Deletions
DNB NOR ( Norway , Banks, DNBNOR.OL)	STORA ENSO R ( Finland , Basic Resources, STERV.HE)
KONE B ( Finland , Industrial Goods & Services, KNEBV.HE)	NORSK HYDRO ( Norway , Basic Resources, NHY.OL)

The following stocks will be added to and deleted from the STOXX EU Enlarged 15 Index:

Addition	Deletion
PGE ( Poland , Utilities, PGEP.WA)	MARFIN POPULAR BANK ( Cyprus , Banks, MRBr.AT)

The following companies will be entering and exiting the STOXX Sub Balkan 30 Index:

Additions	Deletions
ATLANTIC GRUPA ( Croatia , Food & Beverage, ATGR.ZA)	TEHNIKA ( Croatia , Construction & Materials, THNK.ZA)
KONCAR-ELEKTROINDUSTRIJA ( Croatia , Industrial Goods & Services, KONL.ZA)	INGRA ( Croatia , Construction & Materials, INGR.ZA)

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

Additions	Deletions
FGC UES ( Russia , Utilities, FEES.MM)	NLMK ( Russia , Basic Resources, NLMK.MM)
TURK. HALK BANKASI ( Turkey , Banks, HALKB.IS)	TITAN CEMENT COMPANY ( Greece , Construction & Materials, TTNr.AT)
ENKA INSAAT ( Turkey , Construction & Materials, ENKAI.IS)	MARFIN INVESTMENT GRP ( Greece , Financial Services, MRFr.AT)
YAPI VE KREDI BANKASI ( Turkey , Banks, YKBNK.IS)	KRKA ( Slovenia , Health Care, KRKG.LJ)
BIM BIRLESIK MAGAZALAR ( Turkey , Retail, BIMAS.IS)	HRVATSKI TELEKOM ( Croatia , Telecommunications, HT.ZA)

Changes made to the blue-chip index series are being announced today after the conclusion of the regular annual review. The review is based on the blue-chip rules published on www.stoxx.com using the September 2010 blue-chip selection lists. The selection lists are based on the stocks in the corresponding STOXX Europe 600 Index, EURO STOXX Index, STOXX Nordic Index, STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index (TMI), STOXX Eastern Europe Sub Balkan Total Market Index (TMI), STOXX Eastern Europe 300 Index and their free-float market capitalization as of August 31, 2010. The component selection lists that are used for the 2010 annual STOXX blue-chip index review are based on the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB).

The underlying component data – new numbers of shares and free-float factors – will be announced on September 15, 2010 and reflect all corporate actions effective before the above changes are implemented on the third Friday of September (September 17). The changes will be effective on the next trading day, Monday, September 20, 2010.