NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend indexes.
Felix Resources Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, FLX.AU) will be removed from the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend indexes due to its acquisition by Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (China, Basic Resources, 1171.HK). The changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, December 14, 2009.
In the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index, Felix Resources Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, FLX.AU) will be replaced by Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia, Food & Beverage, CCL.AU).
In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Felix Resources Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, FLX.AU) will be replaced by Swisscom AG (Switzerland, Telecommunications, SCMN.VX).
In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, Felix Resources Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, FLX.AU) will be replaced by StarHub Ltd. (Singapore, Telecommunications, CC3.SG).
Due to component changes being announced today, the results of the regular annual review, announced on December 3, 2009, are being adjusted. Peab AB Series B (Sweden, Construction & Materials, PEAB-B-SK) will be added to the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index in place of StarHub Ltd. (Singapore, Telecommunications, CC3.SG). Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4528.OK) will be added to the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index in place of Swisscom AG (Switzerland, Telecommunications, SCMN.VX). Component changes as a result of the regular index review will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, December 18, 2009.
Further information on the Dow Jones Select Dividend indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes Web site at http://www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Australia Dividend 30 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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