ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 28, 2008 — STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 indexes.

All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Friday, October 31, 2008.

Aegon N.V. (Netherlands, Insurance, 30370.AE; AEG) will be deleted from the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 indexes due to the cancellation of its dividend payment.

In the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index, Aegon N.V. will be replaced by Daimler AG (Germany, Automobiles & Parts, DAI.XE; DAI).

In the Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 Index, Aegon N.V. will be replaced by Hunter Douglas N.V. (Netherlands, Personal & Household Goods, 41861.AE).

Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones and Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend indexes, can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Web sites at http://www.djindexes.com and http://www.stoxx.com.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.