ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, today announced changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index and Dow Jones STOXX NORDIC Select Dividend 20 Index.
Norske Skogindustrier A (Norway, Basic Resources, NSG.OS) will be deleted from the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index and Dow Jones STOXX NORDIC Select Dividend 20 Index due to the cancellation of its dividend payment.
Tomkins (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, TKS; TOMK.LN) will replace Norske Skogindustrier A in the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index.
FL Group (Iceland, Travel & Leisure, FL.IC) will replace Norske Skogindustrier A in the Dow Jones STOXX NORDIC Select Dividend 20 Index.
The changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index and Dow Jones STOXX NORDIC Select Dividend 20 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Tuesday, February 12, 2008.
Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Indexes, can be found on the STOXX Limited Web site at http://www.stoxx.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones STOXX indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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