Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes Index Review Results: 2nd Quarter 2008

NEW YORK, June 18, 2008 — Dow Jones Indexes today announced the results of the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market (DJIM) Indexes. All changes will be effective prior to the start of trading on Monday, June 23, 2008.

Results are being announced today for the following indexes:

The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Islamic Market World Index decreased to US$15.49 trillion from US$16.54 trillion(1).

The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Islamic Market Regional Indexes:

The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Islamic Market Country Indexes:

The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Islamic Market Sustainability Index decreased to US$4.66 trillion from US$5.08 trillion.

Dow Jones Islamic Market Industry Indexes, other Dow Jones Islamic Market Country Indexes and other Dow Jones Islamic Market Global Indexes are also part of this regular quarterly review.

The Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans Indexes are reviewed annually in June and the Dow Jones DFM Indexes annually in March.

The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes were introduced in 1999 as the first indexes intended to measure the global universe of investable equities that pass screens for Shari’ah compliance. To determine their eligibility for the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes, stocks are screened based on their industry type and their financial ratios. Excluded are companies engaged in the following lines of business: alcohol, tobacco, pork-related products, financial services, defense/weapons and entertainment. Also excluded are companies for which the following financial ratios are 33% or more: debt divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization; cash plus interest-bearing securities divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization; and accounts receivables divided by trailing 12-month average market capitalization.

More information on the Dow Jones Islamic Market indexes is available on www.djindexes.com.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

(1) The market capitalization values of all indexes cited in this report are as of June 16, 2008.

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