Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index


NEW YORK, June 23, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that XTO Energy Inc. (United States, Oil& Gas, XTO) will be removed from the Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index.

XTO Energy Inc. (United States, Oil & Gas, XTO) will be replaced by Lukoil Holdings ADS (Russia, Oil & Gas, LKOH.RS) in the Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index due to its acquisition by Exxon Mobil Corp. (United States, Oil & Gas, XOM). The changes in the Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday June 28, 2010.

Further information on the Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index can be found at http://www.djindexes.com.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Oil & Gas Titans 30 Index does not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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