Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 and Dow Jones Arabia Titans 50 Indexes

NEW YORK (August 18, 2010) – Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that Groupe ONA (Morocco, Financial Services, ONA.CL) will be removed from the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 and Dow Jones Arabia Titans 50 indexes.

In the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index, Elswedy Cables Holding Co. (Egypt, Industrial Goods & Services, SWDY.CI) will replace Groupe ONA. In the Dow Jones Arabia Titans 50 Index, Suez Cement Co. (Egypt, Construction & Materials, SUCE.CI) will replace Groupe ONA. Groupe ONA is being removed due to its acquisition by a consortium led by Societe National d’Investissement (Morocco, SNI.CL).

All changes in the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index and Dow Jones Arabia Titans 50 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Friday, August 20, 2010. Further information on the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 and Dow Jones Arabia Titans 50 indexes can be found on http://www.djindexes.com.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 and Dow Jones Arabia Titans 50 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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