NEW YORK, March 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15, Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend indexes.
In the Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15 Index, Seco Tools AB Series B (Sweden, Industrial Goods and Services, SECO-B.SK) will be replaced by Tele2 AB Series B (Sweden, Telecommunications, TEL2-B.SK).
In the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index, BRIT Insurance Holdings N.V. (United Kingdom, Insurance, BRE.LN) will be replaced by RSA Insurance Group PLC (United Kingdom, Insurance, RSA.LN).
In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, BRIT Insurance Holdings N.V. (United Kingdom, Insurance, BRE.LN) will be replaced by Tate & Lyle PLC (United Kingdom, Food and Beverage, TATE.LN).
Seco Tools AB Series B and BRIT Insurance Holdings N.V. are being removed due to the cancellation of their dividend payments. All changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Thursday, March 4, 2010.
Further information on the Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15, Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend indexes can be found at http://www.djindexes.com
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15, Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 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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