ZURICH, August 13, 2002 -STOXX, Ltd. today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and its sector indexes.
Effective September 23, the following 20 stocks will be added to the Dow Jones STOXX 600 and its respective sectors: Amer (Finland), Carlsberg ‘B’ (Denmark), Easy Jet (Great Britain), Enagas (Spain), Green Property (Ireland), Halma (Great Britain), Iberia (Spain), ICAP (Great Britain), Immofinanz Immobilien (Austria), Investec (Great Britain), Klepierre (France), Lindt & Spruengli (Switzerland), Metrovacesa (Spain), Omega Pharma (Belgium), Premier Farnell (Great Britain), SIG (Switzerland), Suedzucker (Germany), William Hill (Great Britain) and John Wood Group (Great Britain).
Companies exiting the index include Actelion N (Switzerland), Aixtron (Germany), Amey (Great Britain), BTG (Great Britain), Cambridge Antibody Tech G (Great Britain), Cookson (Great Britain), Dimension Data (Great Britain), Hugo Boss Pref. (Germany), Infogrames (France), JJB Sports (Great Britain), Modern Times GR B (Sweden), Petroleum Geo Services (Norway), Phonak (Switzerland), Pizzaexpress (Great Britain), Riverdeep (Ireland), Sonae SGPS (Portugal), St. James’s Place Capital (Great Britain), Verwaltungs- und Privat Bank (Switzerland) and Xansa (Great Britain).
The market sectors for the following Dow Jones STOXX 600 components will change: Almanij (Belgium): from Banks to Financial Services and Taylor Woodrow (Great Britain): from Construction to Cyclical Goods & Services.
A list with all changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index is available on www.stoxx.com.
Changes are being announced today after the conclusion of a regular quarterly component review. The adjusted component weightings, including the number of shares and free-float factors, will be announced on September 18, 2002. All changes will be implemented after the close of European trading on Friday, September 20, 2002, effective on Monday, September 23, 2002.
| ADDITIONS | DELETIONS | ||
| AMER | Cyclical goods & Services | ACTELION N | Healthcare |
| AMER | Cyclical Goods & Services | ACTELION N | Healthcare |
| CARLSBERG ‘B’ | Food & Beverage | AIXTRON | Industrial Goods & Services |
| EASYJET | Cyclical Goods & Services | AMEY | Healthcare |
| ENAGAS | Energy | BTG | Industrial Goods & Services |
| GREEN PROPERTY | Financial Services | CAMBRIDGE ANTIBODY TECH | Healthcare |
| HALMA | Industrial Goods & Services | COOKSON | Industrial Goods & Services |
| IBERIA | Cyclical Goods & Services | DIMENSION DATA | Industrial Goods & Services |
| ICAP | Financial Services | HUGO BOSS PREF. | Cyclical Goods & Services |
| IMMOFINANZ IMMOBILIEN | Financial Services | INFOGRAMES ENTERT | Technology |
| INVESTEC | Financial Services | JJB SPORTS | Retail |
| KLEPIERRE | Financial Services | MODERN TIMES GR B |
Media |
| LINDT & SPRUENGLI | Food & Beverage | PETROLEUM GEO SERVICES | Energy |
| METROVACESA | Financial Services | PHONAK | Healthcare |
| OMEGA PHARMA | Healthcare | PIZZAEXPRESS | Cyclical Goods & Services |
| PREMIER FARNELL |
Industrial Goods & Services | RIVERDEEP | Technology |
| SIG HOLDING AG |
Cyclical Goods & Services | SONAE SGPS | Noncyclical Goods & Services |
| SUEDZUCKER | Food & Beverage | ST. JAMES’S PLACE CAPITAL |
Insurance |
| WILLIAM HILL |
Cyclical Goods & Services | VERWALTUNGS- UND PRIVAT BANK |
Banks |
| WOOD GROUP (JOHN) | Industrial Goods & Services |
XANSA | Technology |