Component Changes Made to Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 and Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Indexes

April 23, 2008

NEW YORK, April 23, 2008 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes in the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 Index and Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Index.

In the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index, UBS AG (Switzerland, Banks, UBS; UBSN.VX) will be replaced by St. Galler Kantonalbank (Switzerland, Banks, SGKN.EB). UBS AG is being removed due to the elimination of its quarterly cash dividend payment.

In the Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 Index and Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Index, Scottish & Newcastle PLC (Great Britain, Food & Beverage, SCTN.LN) will be deleted due to its acquisition by Carlsberg and Heineken.

In the Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 Index, British Energy Group PLC (Great Britain, Utilities, BGY.LN) will replace Scottish & Newcastle PLC.

In the Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Index, Bunge Ltd. (United States, Food & Beverage, BG) will replace Scottish & Newcastle PLC.

The changes in the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 Index and Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Index will be effective before the open of trading on Monday, April 28, 2008.

Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50, and Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Indexes, can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes Web site at http://www.djindexes.com.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 and Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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