ZURICH, Switzerland and NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in several Dow Jones and Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend indexes.
Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway, Basic Resources, NHY.OS) will be deleted from the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend, Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 and Dow Jones STOXX Nordic Select Dividend 20 indexes due to the cancellation of its dividend payment.
Perpetual Ltd. (Australia, Financial Services, PPT.AU) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend and Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend indexes due to a decrease in its dividend payment. The company's new dividend yield does not meet the indexes' eligibility requirements.
In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Norsk Hydro ASA will be replaced by Television Broadcasts Ltd. (Hong Kong, Media, 0511.HK).
In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, Norsk Hydro ASA will be replaced by Hexagon AB Series B (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, HEXA-B.SK).
In the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes, Norsk Hydro ASA will be replaced by BNP Paribas S.A. (France, Banks, 13110.FR).
In the Dow Jones STOXX Nordic Select Dividend 20 Index, Norsk Hydro ASA will be replaced by Nobia AB (Sweden, Personal & Household Goods, NOBI.SK).
In the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend Index, Perpetual Ltd. will be replaced by Keppel Corp. Ltd. (Singapore, Industrial Goods & Services, BN4.SG).
In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Perpetual Ltd. will be replaced by Incitec Pivot Ltd. (Australia, Chemicals, IPL.AU).
All changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, February 23, 2009.
Further information on the Dow Jones and Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Web sites at http://www.djindexes.com and http://www.stoxx.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones and 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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