Further Additions to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Series

NEW YORK (June 16, 2010)—Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, further expanded the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity index series and launched five single commodity subindexes and three 3-month forward single commodity indexes. Each of the new Dow Jones-UBS single commodity indexes consists of a single commodity. The commodities are Brent crude, feeder cattle, gas oil, orange juice and soybean meal. The new Dow Jones-UBS 3 Month Forward Commodity Indexes comprise longer-dated futures contracts for tin, lead and cocoa.

“Along with rising trading volumes and liquidity, commodities futures markets have recently become much more diversified, sophisticated and international,” said Michael A. Petronella, president designate, Dow Jones Indexes. “By adding these new single commodity indexes to the popular Dow Jones-UBS Commodity index series we now offer market participants reliable and accurate measurement tools for up-and-coming commodities market segments and transparent access to previously opaque market data.”

The Dow Jones-UBS Feeder Cattle and the Dow Jones-UBS Soybean Meal Subindexes consist of futures contracts traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CMEG). The Dow Jones-UBS Brent Crude, Dow Jones-UBS Gas Oil and Dow Jones-UBS Orange Juice Subindexes comprise futures contracts traded on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE).

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity index series consist of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index comprising 19 commodities, nine sector subindexes and 28 single commodity subindexes for aluminum, Brent crude, cocoa, coffee, copper, corn, cotton, crude oil, feeder cattle, gas oil, gold, heating oil, lead, lean hogs, live cattle, natural gas, nickel, orange juice, platinum, silver, soybeans, soybean meal, soybean oil, sugar, tin, unleaded gasoline, wheat and zinc.

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Forward Indexes consist of the DJ-UBS Commodity 1-Month Forward Index, the DJ-UBS Commodity 2-Month Forward Index and 3-month forward versions of the DJ-UBS Commodity Index, its 9 Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Sector Subindexes and 26 Dow Jones-UBS Single Commodity Subindexes.

Further information on the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes can be found at http://www.djindexes.com.

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