NEW YORK, June 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that BP PLC (United Kingdom, Oil & Gas, BP.LN ) will be removed from the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend indexes.
BP PLC is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payment.
In the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index, BP PLC will be replaced by Catlin Group Ltd. (United Kingdom, Insurance, CGL.LN).
In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, BP PLC will be replaced by Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany, Telecommunications, DTE.XE).
All changes in the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.
Further information on the Dow Jones Select Dividend indexes can be found at http://www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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