Component Changes Made To Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 And Dow Jones STOXX 600 Indexes

ZURICH, July 22, 2004 – STOXX Ltd. today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX 600 and its sector indexes as well as the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800.

Effective with the open of European markets on July 28, 2004, Aventis (France, Healthcare sector) will be deleted from the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX 600 and its respective sectors as well as the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800. Aventis is being deleted because of its merger with Sanofi Synthelabo (France, Healthcare sector).

SAP (Germany, Technology sector), the largest stock on the July 2004 selection list will replace Aventis in the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50. Tandberg (Norway, Technology sector) will replace Aventis in the Dow Jones STOXX 600 and its sector indexes as well as in the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 index.

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