Component Changes Made to Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend and Dow Jones Telecommunication Titans 30 Indexes

October 11, 2006

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2006 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index and the Dow Jones Telecommunication Titans 30 Index.

BellSouth Corp. (NYSE:BLS) is being removed from the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index and the Dow Jones Telecommunication Titans 30 Index due to the company’s acquisition by AT&T (NYSE:T).

Superior Industries International Inc. (NYSE:SUP) will replace BellSouth in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index.

Carso Global Telecom S.A. de C.V. A1 (Mexico) (MX:TELECOM.A1) will replace BellSouth in the Dow Jones Telecommunication Titans 30 Index.

The changes in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend and the Dow Jones Telecommunication Titans 30 Indexes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Friday, October 13, 2006.

Further information as well as the complete list of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend and the Dow Jones Telecommunication 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 U.S. Select Dividend and the Dow Jones Telecommunication Titans 30 Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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