Component Change Made to Dow Jones Sector Titans

NEW YORK (Apr. 2, 2001) – Dow Jones Indexes today announced a change in a stock component of its new Dow Jones Sector Titans Index.

Effective today, U.S. Bancorp will replace Sakura Bank Ltd. (Japan) in the Banks sector. Japanese Sakura Bank is being deleted because of its acquisition by Sumitomo Bank Ltd.

Further information as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones Sector Titans can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes’ web site at http://djindexes.com.

The Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes are a family of 18 indexes that represent the leading global companies in each of the following stock market sectors:

Basic Resources, Chemicals, Automobiles, Cyclical Goods & Services, Media, Retail, Food & Beverage, Non Cyclical Goods & Services, Energy, Banks, Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, Construction, Industrial Goods & Services, Technology, Telecommunications and Utilities.

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