Component Changes Made to the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index

NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2007– Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index.

Saurer AG (Switzerland:SAUN) will be deleted from the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index and replaced by EMS-Chemie Holding AG (Switzerland:EMSN). Saurer AG is being removed due to its acquisition by OC Oerlikon Corporation AG (Switzerland:OERL).

The changes in the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index will be effective before the open of trading on Monday, January 15, 2007.

The Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index tracks the top 20 yielding stocks domiciled in Switzerland. The index components are derived from the Dow Jones Switzerland Total Market Index (TMI) — a subset of the Dow Jones STOXX TMI.

Further information, as well as the complete component list and methodology of the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index, can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes Web site at http://www.djindexes.com.

Changes to the Dow Jones SWX Select Dividend 20 Index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies being added or deleted.

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