Component Change To Be Made To Dow Jones Sector Titans 30

NEW YORK, March 21, 2002 - Dow Jones Indexes today announced a change in a stock component of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Index.

Effective Tuesday, March 26, 2002, Tokyo Marine & Fire Insurance Co. (Japan) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Sector Titans Insurance Index due to its merger with Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance Co (Japan). The Tokyo Stock Exchange will delist both companies before the opening of trading Tuesday, March 26, 2002.The new company formed from this merger will be named Millea Holdings Inc (Japan). It will be added to the Dow Jones Sector Titans Insurance Index on April 1, 2002, when it lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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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