NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of its Select Dividend Indexes for Global, EPAC (Europe, Pacific, Asia and Canada), Asia/Pacific, Asia, Australia, Canada, Japan and U.S. The changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, December 24, 2007.
The following 17 components will be added to the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100 Index: Macquarie Office Trust (Australia, Financial Services, MOF.AU), Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway, Basic Resources, NHY.OS; NHYDY), Fortis N.V. (Netherlands, Banks, 30086.AE; FORSY), Governor & Co. of the Bank of Ireland (Ireland, Banks, BIR.DB; IRE), VTECH Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong, Technology, 0303.HK; VTKHY), Wereldhave N.V. (Netherlands, Financial Services, 28921.AE), Milano Assicurazioni S.p.A. Ord (Italy, Insurance, MI.MI), ING Office Fund (Australia, Financial Services, IOF.AU), Macquarie Airports (Australia, Industrial Goods & Service, MAP.AU), NCC AB Series B (Sweden, Construction & Materials, NCC-A.SK), Irish Life & Permanent PLC (Ireland, Insurance, IPM.DB), Heijmans N.V. Cert. (Netherlands, Construction & Materials, 34193.AE), BB&T Corp. (United States, Banks, BBT), ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands, Insurance, 30360.AE; ING), D.R. Horton Inc. (United States, Personal & Household Goods, DHI), Allied Irish Banks PLC (Ireland, Banks, ALBK.DB; AIB) and Societe Generale (France, Banks, 13080.FR; SCGLY).
Companies exiting the index: Scottish & Southern Energy PLC (United Kingdom, Utilities, SSE.LN), Crane Group Ltd. (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, CRG.AU), General Motors Corp. (United States, Automobiles & Parts, GM), Royal Dutch Shell PLC B (United Kingdom, Oil & Gas, RDSA.LN; RDSA), American Electric Power Co. Inc. (United States, Utilities, AEP), TransCanada Corp. (Canada, Oil & Gas, TRP.T; TRP), Dominion Resources Inc. (Virginia) (United States, Utilities, D), British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom, Personal & Household Goods, BATS.LN; BTI), Scottish & Newcastle PLC (United Kingdom, Food & Beverage, SCTN.LN), Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singapore, Telecommunications, Z74.SG), OneSteel Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resource, OST.AU), FirstEnergy Corp. (United States, Utilities, FE), Santos Ltd. (Australia, Oil & Gas, STO.AU; STOSY), Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (United Kingdom, Personal & Household Goods, .IMT.LN; ITY), Merck & Co. Inc. (United States, Health Care, MRK), Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (United States, Utilities, PEG) and Unilever PLC (United Kingdom, Food & Beverage, ULVR.LN, UL).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100 Index will increase to 6.59% from 4.78% as a result of these changes.
The following 15 components will be added to the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index: Zinifex Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, ZFX.AU), Pirelli & C. Real Estate S.p.A. (Italy, Financial Services, PRS.MI), Norsk Hydro ASA (Norway, Basic Resources, NHY.OS; NHYDY), Governor & Co. of the Bank of Ireland (Ireland, Banks, BIR.DB; IRE), VTECH Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong, Technology, 0303.HK; VTKHY), Eniro AB (Sweden, Media, ENRO.SK), Royal KPN N.V. (Netherlands, Telecommunications, 00908.AE; KPN), Macquarie Airports (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, MAP.AU), Irish Life & Permanent PLC (Ireland, Insurance, IPM.DB), ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands, Insurance, 30360.AE; ING), Allied Irish Banks PLC (Ireland, Banks, ALBK.DB; AIB), Societe Generale (France, Banks, 13080.FR; SCGLY), Credit Agricole S.A (France, Banks,4507.FR), ENI S.p.A. (Italy, Oil & Gas, ENI.MI; E) and Bank of Montreal (Canada, Banks, BMO.T; BMO),
Companies exiting the index: BBA Aviation PLC (United Kingdom, Industrial Goods & Services, BBA.LN), Davis Service Group PLC (United Kingdom, Industrial Goods & Services, DVSG.LN), National Grid PLC (United Kingdom, Utilities, NG.LN; NGG), Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom, Travel & Leisure, CPG.LN), Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong, Construction & Materials, 1038.HK), Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia, Food & Beverage, CCL.AU), Dampskibsselskabet Torm A/S (Denmark, Industrial Goods & Services, TORM.KO; TRMD), Scottish & Newcastle PLC (United Kingdom, Food & Beverage, SCTN.LN), Unilever N.V. CVA (Netherlands, Food & Beverage, UN; UNA.AE), Shenzhen Investment Ltd. (Hong Kong, Financial Services, 0604.HK), Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singapore, Telecommunications, Z74.SG), OneSteel Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, OST.AU), Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods & Services, 0316.HK), Macarthur Coal Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, MCC.AU) and Centennial Coal Co. Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, CEY.AU).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index will increase to 6.41% from 5.29% as a result of these changes.
The following four components will be added to the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index: Zinifex Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, ZFX.AU), Macquarie Airports (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, MAP.AU), APN News & Media Ltd. (Australia, Media, APN.AU) and Perpetual Ltd. (Australia, Financial Services, PPT.AU).
Companies exiting the index: Bank of East Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong, Banks, 0023.HK; BKEAY), Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Singapore, Telecommunications, Z74.SG), OneSteel Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, OST.AU) and Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods & Services, 0316.HK).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 6.47% from 5.73% as a result of these changes.
The following five components will be added to the Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index: DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Singapore, Banks, D05.SG; DBSDY), Television Broadcasts Ltd. (Hong Kong, Media, 0511.HK), Daegu Bank Ltd. (Korea, Banks, 005270.SE), Industrial Bank of Korea (Korea, Banks, 024110.SE) and Hopewell Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong, Financial Services, 0054.HK; HOWWY).
Companies exiting the index: Fraser & Neave Ltd. (Singapore, Food & Beverage, F99.SG), Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods & Services, 0363.HK), Hang Lung Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong, Financial Services, 0101.HK; HLPPY), Korea Gas Corp. (Korea, Utilities, 036460.SE) and POSCO (Korea, Basic Resources, 005490.SE; PKX).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index remains 3.96%. There was no change to the index's dividend yield as a result of the regular annual review.
The following five components will be added to the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index: Australand Property Group (Australia, Financial Services, ALZ.AU), Macquarie Office Trust (Australia, Financial Services, MOF.AU), Abacus Property Group (Australia, Financial Services, ABP.AU), GPT Group (Australia, Financial Services, GPT.AU) and ING Industrial Fund (Australia, Financial Services, IIF.AU).
Companies exiting the index: Gunns Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, GNS.AU), Sims Group Ltd. (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, SGM.AU), Timbercorp Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, TIM.AU), AWB Ltd. (Australia, Food & Beverage, AWB.AU) and Macarthur Coal Ltd. (Australia, Basic Resources, MMC.AU)
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 6.18% from 4.99% as a result of these changes.
The following two components will be added to the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index: TSX Group Inc. (Canada, Financial Services, X.T) and Manulife Financial Corp. (Canada, Insurance, MFC.T; MFC)
Companies exiting the index: Atco Ltd. Cl I NV (Canada, Utilities, ACO.X.T) and Magna International Inc. (Canada, Automobiles & Parts, MG.A.T; MGA).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index will increase to 3.96% from 3.68% as a result of these changes.
The following seven components will be added to the Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index: SBI Holdings Inc. (Japan, Financial Services, 8473.TO), Japan General Estate Co. Ltd. (Japan, Financial Services, 8878.TO), Ardepro Co. Ltd. (Japan, Financial Services, 8925.TO), Central Glass Co. Ltd. (Japan, Construction & Materials, 4044.TO), Seiko Holdings Corp. (Japan, Personal & Household Goods, 8050.TO), Showa Corp. (Japan, Automobiles & Parts, 7274.TO) and Topy Industries Ltd. (Japan, Basic Resources, 7231.TO).
Companies exiting the index: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (Japan, Industrial Goods & Services, 9107.TO), Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. (Japan, Utilities, 9502.TO), Meitec Corp. (Japan, Industrial Goods & Services, 9744.TO), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (Japan, Industrial Goods & Services, 9104.TO), Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. (Japan, Basic Resources, 5463.TO), Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Japan, Utilities, 9532.TO) and Promise Co. Ltd. (Japan, Financial Services, 8574.TO; PMSEY).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 3.17% from 2.53% as a result of these changes.
The following 10 components will be added to the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index: Umpqua Holdings Corp. (United States, Banks, UMPQ), Lee Enterprises Inc. (United States, Media, LEE), Leggett & Platt Inc. (United States, Personal & Household Goods, LEG), Zenith National Insurance Corp. (United States, Insurance, ZNT), First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (United States, Banks, FNFG), Old Republic International Corp. (United States, Insurance, ORI), South Financial Group Inc. (United States, Banks, TSFG), Watsco Inc. (United States, Construction & Materials, WSO; WSOB), First Bancorp of Puerto Rico (United States, Banks, FBP) and Gannett Co. Inc. (United States, Media, GCI).
Companies exiting the index: Northeast Utilities (United States, Utilities, NU), PPL Corp. (United States, Utilities, PPL), FPL Group Inc. (United States, Utilities, FPL), Abbott Laboratories (United States, Health Care, ABT), Emerson Electric Co. (United States, Industrial Goods & Services, EMR), Coca-Cola Co. (United States, Food & Beverage, KO), Exelon Corp. (United States, Utilities, EXC), Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (United States, Financial Services, BK), Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (United States, Financial Services, WDR) and Lubrizol Corp. (United States, Chemicals, LZ).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index will increase to 4.62% from 3.87% as a result of these changes.
The Dow Jones Select Dividend Index family currently includes global indexes, regional indexes for Europe, Asia and the Americas, and country-specific indexes for Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S. and the U.K. Each index includes a fixed number of components, ranging from 20 to 100, depending on the size of the market, and are selected to the index based on rankings by dividend yield. Index components are weighted by indicated annual dividend.
Further information, as well as the complete component list and methodology of the Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes, can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes Web site at http://www.djindexes.com.
Changes to the Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies being added or deleted.
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