ZURICH, Switzerland, Dec. 30, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index.
UST Inc. (United States, Personal & Household Goods, UST) will be deleted from the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index and replaced by Southern Co. (United States, Utilities, SO). UST Inc. is being removed due to its pending acquisition by Altria Group, Inc. (United States, Personal & Household Goods, MO).
All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Monday, January 5, 2009.
Further information, as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Indexes, can be found on the STOXX Web site at http://www.stoxx.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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