Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2009 — Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend, Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 indexes.

In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, Lion Nathan Ltd. (Australia, Food and Beverage, LNN.AU), Esprit Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong, Retail, 0330.HK), Cosco Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods and Services, 1199.HK) and Sims Metal Management Ltd. (Australia, Industrial Goods and Services, SGM.AU) will be replaced by Lorillard Inc. (United States, Personal and Household Goods, LO), Microchip Technology Inc. (United States, Technology, MCHP), United Business Media Ltd. (United Kingdom, Media, UBM.LN) and Swisscom AG (Switzerland, Telecommunications, SCMN.VX), respectively.

In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Lion Nathan Ltd. (Australia, Food and Beverage, LNN.AU), Cosco Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods and Services, 1199.HK) and Sims Metal Management Ltd. (Australia, Industrial Goods and Services, SGM.AU) will be replaced by TELUS Corp. (Canada, Telecommunications, T.T), Metcash Ltd. (Australia, Retail, MTS.AU) and United Business Media Ltd. (United Kingdom, Media, UBM.LN), respectively.

In the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, Lion Nathan Ltd. (Australia, Food and Beverage, LNN.AU), Cosco Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods and Services, 1199.HK) and Sims Metal Management Ltd. (Australia, Industrial Goods and Services, SGM.AU) will be replaced by Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. (Singapore, Retail, C07.SG), Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd. (Hong Kong, Personal and Household Goods, 0551.HK) and Eisai Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4523.TO), respectively.

In the Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index, Cosco Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods and Services, 1199.HK) will be replaced by Taiwan Navigation Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods and Services, 2617.TW).

In the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index, Lion Nathan Ltd. (Australia, Food and Beverage, LNN.AU) will be replaced by Seven Network Ltd. (Australia, Media, SEV.AU).

In the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index, Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. (Italy, Banks, MB.MI) will be replaced by Banca Carige S.p.A. (Italy, Banks, CRG.MI).

Lion Nathan Ltd. (Australia, Food and Beverage, LNN.AU) is being removed from the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index and Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index due to its acquisition by Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan, Food and Beverage, 2503.TO). These changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Thursday, October 8, 2009.

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. (Italy, Banks, MB.MI) is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payment. Esprit Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong, Retail, 0330.HK), Cosco Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods and Services, 1199.HK) and Sims Metal Management Ltd. (Australia, Industrial Goods and Services, SGM.AU) are being removed due to a decrease in their dividend payments. The companies' new dividend yields do not meet the indexes' eligibility requirements. These changes in the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index and Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Friday October 9, 2009.

Further information on the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend, Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 indexes can be found on http://www.djindexes.com.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend, Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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