Component Changes Made to Dow Jones STOXX 50 and Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Indexes

July 17, 2008

ZURICH, Switzerland, July 17, 2008 — STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in several Dow Jones and Dow Jones STOXX indexes. All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Tuesday, July 22, 2008.

Suez (France, Utilities, SZE.FR) will be deleted from the Dow Jones STOXX 50, Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX 600, Dow Jones STOXX TMI, Dow Jones France Titans 30 and Dow Jones Utilities Titans 30 indexes. Suez is being removed due to its merger with Gaz de France.

In the Dow Jones STOXX 50, Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 and Dow Jones Utilities Titans 30 indexes, Suez will be replaced by Gaz de France (France, Utilities, 1020848).

In the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index, Suez will be replaced by Enodis (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, ENO.LN).

In the Dow Jones France Titans 30 Index, Suez will be replaced by Unibail-Rodamco S.A (France, Financial Services, UL.FR).

No component will be added to the Dow Jones STOXX TMI Index at this time.

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

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

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