Dow Jones Indexes Announces Changes In The Dow Jones Global Titans 50, Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 And Dow Jones Tiger Titans 50 Changes Coincide With Fifth Anniversary Of Dow Jones Global Titans50

NEW YORK, June 3, 2004 – Dow Jones Indexes announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, Dow Jones Tiger Titans 50 and Dow Jones Asian Titans 50.

The following two component stocks are being changed in the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 index: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea), which will be added to the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, and Lloyds TSB Group PLC (United Kingdom), which will be deleted.

Total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index increased to $5.834 trillion from $5.821 trillion as of May 28, 2004.

The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, a float-adjusted index containing 50 of the world's largest and best-known blue-chip companies, was designed five years ago, not only with international exposure as a primary objective, but also for liquidity, low turnover, stability and lack of risk. With only 50 components, this blue-chip index represents 26.13% of the free-float market capitalization of the Dow Jones World Index. Since its inception in 1999, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index has proved to be very popular with the marketplace underlying nearly $6 billion in assets as of March 2004.

Regional allocation of Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, based on country of origin of the component stock (based on free-float market capitalization as of March 31, 2004):

REGION

BEFORE REVIEW

AFTER REVIEW

Americas

67.22%

67.07%

Europe

30.94%

30.12%

Asia/Pacific

1.84%

2.81%

Regional allocation of Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, based on percentage of revenue from the region (based on free-float market capitalization as of March 31, 2004):

REGION

BEFORE REVIEW

AFTER REVIEW

Americas

53.86%

53.41%

Europe

41.70%

40.56%

Asia/Pacific

4.44%

6.03%

In the Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 the following three component stocks will be added to the index: KDDI Corp. (Japan), Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (Japan) and Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Taiwan). Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan), Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan) and KT Corp. (Korea) will be deleted.

Total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index increased to $1.154 trillion from $1.109 trillion as of May 28, 2004.

The following stocks are being changed in the Dow Jones Tiger Titans 50 Index: Au Optronics Corp. (Taiwan), Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (Taiwan), First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Taiwan), BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. (Hong Kong) and SK Corp. (Korea) will be added to the index. Bank of East Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong), PCCW Ltd. (Hong Kong), Kia Motors Corp. (Korea), LG Chem Ltd. (Korea) and China Development Financial Holding Corp. (Taiwan) will be deleted.
Total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Tiger Titans 50 Index increased to $540 billion from $530 billion as of May 28, 2004.

The changes will be effective with the opening of trading on June 21, 2004. Full component lists, including market capitalization and weightings are available at http://www.djindexes.com.

Dow Jones Indexes has decided to postpone the annual review of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 indexes to September. The global sector blue-chip indexes will be reviewed utilizing the new Dow Jones Indexes/FTSE Industry Classification Benchmark format. The 2005 annual review of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 will follow the regular review calendar and is scheduled for June 2005.

# # #

Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release or contact Dow Jones Indexes press office:

New York: +1-212-597-5720
London: +44-20-3379-3804

About Dow Jones Indexes

Dow Jones Indexes is a leading full-service index provider that develops, maintains and licenses indexes for use as benchmarks and as the basis of investment products. Best-known for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones Indexes offers more than 130,000 equity indexes as well as fixed-income and alternative indexes, including measures of hedge funds, commodities and real estate. Dow Jones Indexes employs clear, unbiased and systematic methodologies that are fully integrated within index families. Dow Jones Indexes is part of a joint venture company owned 90 percent by CME Group Inc. and 10 percent by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., a News Corporation company (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

"Dow Jones®," "Dow Jones Indexes," and all other index names listed above are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones"), and have been licensed for use by CME Group Index Services LLC ("CME Indexes").

Posted in: Component Change