NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2009 — Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index.
Addax Petroleum Corporation (Canada, Oil & Gas, AXC.T) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index and replaced by Riversdale Mining Limited (Australia, Basic Resources, RIV.AU). Addax Petroleum Corporation is being removed due to its acquisition by Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (not a public company).
The changes in the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Tuesday, September 1, 2009.
The Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index is a pan-African index that measures the performance of 50 companies that are headquartered in or generate the majority of their revenues in Africa.
Further information on the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index can be found on http://www.djindexes.com
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.