NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2006 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Retail Titans 30 Index.
Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Series V (Mexico, MX: WALMEX.V) will replace GUS PLC (Great Britain, LSE: GUS) in the Dow Jones Retail Titans 30 Index.
GUS PLC is being removed due to its spin-off of Home Retail Group (Great Britain, LSE: HOME). Immediately following the spin-off, the subsector classification for GUS PLC will change from Broadline Retailers to Financial Administration, according to the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), making it ineligible for inclusion in the Dow Jones Retail Titans 30 Index.
The changes in the Dow Jones Retail Titans 30 Index will be effective as of the opening of trade on Tuesday, October 10, 2006.
Further information as well as the complete list of the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes Web site at http://www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.