Component Change Made to Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes

NEW YORK, December 6, 2005 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Industrial Goods & Services Titans 30 Index.

Eiffage S.A. (France) will replace BPB PLC (Great Britain) in the Dow Jones Industrial Goods & Services Titans 30 Index. BPB PLC is being deleted due to its acquisition by Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A.

The changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Goods & Services Titans 30 Index will be effective at the start of trading Friday, December 9, 2005.

Further information as well as the complete component lists can be found on the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes web site.

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.

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