Warsaw Stock Exchange Reminds Of Introduction Of A New Sector Sub-Index WIG-Media

The Warsaw Stock Exchange reminds that starting from January 1, 2005 a new sector sub-index WIG-media will be calculated and published.

The WIG-media sub-index will complete the family of sector sub-indices, which comprises of following trades: banking, construction, IT, food and telecommunication.

Following the methodology of sector sub-indices, a portfolio of WIG-media sub-index constitutes companies representing in the WIG index sector media. The size of the packet of each participant is equal the size of the packet in the WIG index. The base date of the new sub-sector index is December 31, 2004 and the base value is equal the close value of WIG index on that day and amounts to 26.636,19.

The WIG-media sub-index will consist of:

AGORA (share 54,45%),
TVN (share 28,49%),
WSIP (share 7,19%),
GRUPAONET (share 4,25%),
ATMGRUPA (share 3,32 %),
RMFFM (share 2,29%).

WIG-media, as previous sector sub-indices, will be published three times a day.

Detailed information about methodology and portfolio composition of the WIG-media sub-index are available at www.wse.com.pl.

The Warsaw Stock Exchange computes 12 different indices, including WIG20 (blue-chip companies), MIDWIG (mid-cap companies) and TechWIG (innovative technologies companies), which are underlying instruments for futures contracts. Other indices: WIG (main market companies), WIRR (small companies) and WIG-PL (main market domestic companies) are all-share benchmark indices. All the WSE index selection criteria are based on free float, liquidity and observance of corporate governance.

Additional information concerning the WSE indices, their methodology, selection criteria and portfolio composition are available at www.wse.com.pl