Component Change Made To Dow Jones Sector Titans 30

NEW YORK, January 22, 2002 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced a change in a stock component of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Index.

TJX Cos. (U.S.) will replace Kmart Corp. (U.S.) in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Retail Index. Kmart is to be deleted due to its bankruptcy filing.

The change will be effective with the beginning of trading on Friday, January 25, 2002.

Further information as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes' web site http://www.djindexes.com.

The Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 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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