CORRECTING AND REPLACING — Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Stoxx and Dow Jones Indexes

ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 10, 2007 — In a release issued earlier today, NORTHERN ROCK PLC was listed as going to replace ABN AMRO in the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index. CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC will be replacing ABN AMRO in the EPAC Select Dividend Index instead. The corrected release follows:

STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in several Dow Jones STOXX and Dow Jones indexes.

ABN AMRO (Netherlands, Banks, ABN; 30110.AE) will be deleted from the Dow Jones STOXX 50, the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX 600, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30, Dow Jones Banks Titans 30, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 indexes. The changes occur due to the takeover of ABN AMRO by Royal Bank of Scotland, Fortis and Santander.

In the Dow Jones STOXX 50 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by ARCELORMITTAL (Luxemburg, Basic Resources, MT; MT.AE).

In the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG (Germany, Financial Services, DB1.XE).

In the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and the respective sector indexes ABN AMRO will be replaced by BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER N.V. (Netherlands, Construction & Materials, BOKA.AE).

In the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by DEUTSCHE POST AG (Germany, Industrial Goods & Services, DPW.XE).

In the Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by TELE ATLAS N.V. (Netherlands, Media, 23394.AE).

In the Dow Jones Banks Titans 30 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by INTESA SANPAOLO S.P.A. (Italy, Banks, ISNPY; ISNPY.MI).

In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC (U.K., Financial Services, CBG.LN).

In the Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by CSM N.V. (Netherlands, Food & Beverage, CSM.AE).

All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Monday, October 15, 2007.

Further information as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones STOXX and Dow Jones indexes can be found on the STOXX Indexes and Dow Jones Indexes Web site at www.stoxx.com , www.djindexes.com/mdsidx/?event=showSectorTitans, www.djindexes.com/mdsidx/?event=showCountryTitans and www.djindexes.com/mdsidx/?event=showSelectDiv

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Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones STOXX 50, Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX 600, Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30 Index, Dow Jones Banks Titans 30, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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