(NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008) — Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced that CIBA Holding AG (Switzerland, Chemicals, CIBN.VX; CSBHY) will be removed from the Dow Jones STOXX TMI, Dow Jones STOXX 600, Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX SWX Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 and Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 indexes. CIBA Holding AG is being removed due to its merger with BASF S.E. (Germany, Chemicals, BAS.XE; BASFY).
In the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes, CIBA Holding AG will be replaced by BASF S.E.
In the Dow Jones STOXX SWX Select Dividend 20 Index, CIBA Holding AG will be replaced by PubliGroupe (Switzerland, Media, PUBN.EB).
In the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index, CIBA Holding AG will be replaced by BIC (France, Personal & Household Goods, 12096.FR).
In the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 Index, CIBA Holding AG will be replaced by Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Switzerland, Industrial Goods & Services, KNIN.VX)
No component will be added to the Dow Jones STOXX TMI Index at this time.
All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Wednesday, November 26, 2008.
Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones STOXX TMI, Dow Jones STOXX 600, Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX SWX Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes can be found on STOXX Web sites at http://www.stoxx.com. Information on the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 Index can be found at www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones STOXX TMI, Dow Jones STOXX 600, Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX SWX Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 and Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.