Component Changes Made to Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index

NEW YORK (August 11, 2010) – Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index.

Tomkins PLC (United Kingdom, Industrial Goods & Services, TOMK.LN) will be deleted from the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index and replaced by HMV Group PLC (United Kingdom, Retail, HMV.LN). Tomkins PLC is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payment. The changes in the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, August 16, 2010.

The Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index represents the country’s top 20 stocks by dividend yield. Further information on the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index can be found at http://www.djindexes.com.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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