Component Changes Made to Dow Jones STOXX and Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes

June 26, 2008

ZURICH, Switzerland, June 26, 2008 — STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in Dow Jones STOXX and Dow Jones Select Dividend indexes.

All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Tuesday, July 1, 2008.

Fortis N.V. (Netherlands, Banks, 30086.AE, FORSY) will be deleted from the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100 indexes.

Fortis N.V. is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payment.

In the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index, Fortis N.V will be replaced by NKT Holding A/S (Denmark, Construction & Materials, NKT.KO).

In the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index, Fortis N.V. will be replaced by Aegon N.V. (Netherlands, Insurance, 30370.AE, AEG).

In the Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 Index, Fortis N.V. will be replaced by Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V. (Netherlands, Construction & Materials, 33724.AE) and replaced by Tishman Speyer Office Fund (Australia, Real Estate, TSO.AU) in the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100 Index.

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

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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