Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes

NEW YORK (Dec. 17, 2003) — Dow Jones Indexes today announced changes in the stock components of the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes.

Effective with the opening of trading Monday, December 22, 2003, Siemens (Germany) will be reclassified from Technology to Industrial Goods and Services and will be added to the Dow Jones Sector Titans Industrial Goods and Services Index. Dai Nippon (Japan) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Sector Titans Industrial Goods and Services Index. Analog Devices (U.S.) will be added to the Dow Jones Sector Titans Technology Index to replace Siemens.

Normally, changes are made to Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes annually. Among the reasons for extraordinary changes are sector reclassifications of component companies.

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