Component Changes Made to Several Dow Jones Country Titans, Select Dividend and Sector Titans Indexes

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2009 — Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Italy Titans 30, Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 and Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil & Gas Titans 30 indexes.

In the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index, Alleanza Assicurazioni S.p.A. (Italy, Insurance, AL.MI) will be replaced by Atlantia S.p.A. (Italy, Industrial Goods & Services, ALT.MI).

In the Dow Jones Italy Titans 30 Index, Alleanza Assicurazioni S.p.A. (Italy, Insurance, AL.MI) will be replaced by Ansaldo STS S.p.A. (Italy, Industrial Goods & Services, STS.MI).

Alleanza Assicurazioni S.p.A. (Italy, Insurance, AL.MI) is being removed from the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones Italy Titans 30 indexes due to its acquisition by Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (Italy, Insurance, G.MI).

In the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 Index, Julius Baer Holding AG (Switzerland, Financial Services, BAER.VX) will be replaced by Julius Baer Group (Switzerland, Financial Services, BAER.EB). Julius Baer Holding AG is being removed due to its spin-off of Julius Baer Group. The new market capitalization of the parent company, Julius Baer Holding AG, does not meet the index’s eligibility requirements.

In the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index, Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. (Argentina, Oil & Gas, PBE.BA) will be replaced by Petrobras Energia S.A. (Argentina, PESA.BA, Oil & Gas). Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. is being removed due to all of its shares being acquired by Petrobras Energia S.A. under the company’s restructuring.

All changes in the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index will be effective before the open of trading on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

All changes in the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones Italy Titans 30 Index and Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 Index will be effective before the open of trading on Thursday, October 1, 2009.

Further information on the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Italy Titans 30, Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 and Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil & Gas Titans 30 Indexes can be found on http://www.djindexes.com/

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Italy Titans 30, Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 and Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil & Gas Titans 30 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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