Stoxx, Ltd. To Announce Results Of Its Blue-Chip Indexes Annual Review On September 02, 2002 Changes To Be Effective On September 23, 2002

ZURICH, August 15, 2002 – STOXX, Ltd. will announce the results of its annual blue-chip index review on September 02, 2002 after markets close (8:00 p.m. CET/7:00 p.m. GMT).

The Component changes in the Dow Jones STOXX 50, Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 and Dow Jones STOXX Nordic 30 will be based on data as of August 30, 2002. The changes will be effective with the opening of trading on September 23, 2002.

The current selection list, published on August 01, 2002 is available on www.stoxx.com. Also included on www.stoxx.com is the ranking of present index components including their market capitalization.

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