Component Change Made to Dow Jones Bric 50 Index

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2007 — Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index. The changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, September 24, 2007.

The following 12 components will be added to the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index: Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo Pref B (Brazil, Utilities, CESP5.BR), Banco Santander Banespa S/A Pref (Brazil, Banks, SANB4.BR), Bradespar S/A Pref (Brazil, Financial Services, BRAP4.BR), Banco do Brasil S/A Ord (Brazil, Banks, BBAS3.BR), Companhia de Gas de Sao Paulo Ord (Brazil, Utilities, CGAS5.BR), Mobile Telesystems (Russia, Telecommunications, MTSS.RS; MBT), Reliance Communications Ltd. (India, Telecommunications, 532712.BY), Unitech Ltd. (India, Industrial Goods & Services, 507878.BY), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (India, Industrial Goods & Services, 500103.BY), Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (China, Banks, 1398.HK; 601398.SH), China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. H (China, Banks, 600036.SH) and Trina Solar Ltd. ADS (China, Industrial Goods & Services, TSL).

Companies exiting the index: Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S/A Pref (Brazil, Telecommunications, TNLP4.BR; TNE), Embraer-Empresa Brasileiras de Aeronautica S/A (Brazil, Industrial Goods & Services, EMBR3.BR; ERJ), Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S/A (Eletrobra) (Brazil, Utilities, ELET6.BR; CAIFY), TAM S/A Pref (Brazil, Travel & Leisure, TAMM4.BR; TAM), Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais-CEMIG (Brazil, Utilities, CMIG4.BR;CIGC; CIG), Surgutneftegaz JSC (Russia, Oil & Gas, SNGS.RS; SGTZY), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (India, Basic Resources, 500440.BY), Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (India, Oil & Gas, 500312.BY), Hindustan Lever Ltd. (India, Personal & Household Goods, 500696.BY), Huaneng Power International Inc. (China, Utilities, 0902.HK; 600011.SH; HNP), Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. ADS (China, Industrial Goods & Services, STP) and Netease.com Inc. ADS (China, Technology, NEH.XE; NTES).

The float-adjusted market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index increased to US$1.19 trillion from US$895 billion, as of August 31, 2007.

The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index is an investable, blue-chip index that measures the performance of the 50 largest and most liquid companies in Brazil, Russia, India and China. The number of components in the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index is fixed at 15 each for Brazil, India and China and five components for Russia to reflect the size of each market in the index. The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index is calculated in USD and Euro.

Further information on the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes Web site www.djindexes.com/bric50.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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