NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100, Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend, Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 and Dow Jones UK Select Dividend 20 indexes.
All changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
Bank of Ireland (The Governor and Company) (Ireland, Banks, IRE; BIR.DB) will be removed from the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index, Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index and Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index.
St. George Bank Limited (Australia, Banks, SGB.AU; STGKY) will be removed from the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, and Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index.
SNS Reaal Groep N.V. (Netherlands, Financial Services SR.AE) will be removed from the Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 Index.
Travis Perkins (United Kingdom, Industrial Goods & Services, TPK.LN) will be removed from the Dow Jones UK Select Dividend 20 Index.
Bank of Ireland, SNS Reaal Groep N.V. and Travis Perkins are being removed due to the cancellation of their dividend payments. St. George Bank Limited is being removed due to its acquisition by Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia, Banks, WBC.AU; WBK).
In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, Bank of Ireland will be replaced by Singapore Airlines Limited (Singapore, Travel & Leisure, C6L.SG), and St. George Bank Limited will be replaced by UOL Group Limited (Singapore, Real Estate, U14.SG).
In the Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index and Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index, Bank of Ireland will be replaced by Baloise-Holding (Switzerland, Insurance, AG BALN.VX).
In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Bank of Ireland will be replaced by EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. (Greece, Banks, EUROB.AT), and St. George Bank Limited will be replaced BASF S.E. (Germany, Chemicals, BAS.DE).
In the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index, Bank of Ireland will be replaced by Peugeot S.A. (France, Automobiles & Parts, 12150.FR).
In the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, St. George Bank Limited will be replaced by Esprit Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong, Retail, 0330.HK).
In the Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 Index, SNS Reaal Groep NV. (Netherlands, Financial Services, SR.AE) will be replaced by Randstad Holding N.V. (Netherlands, Industrial Goods & Services RAND.AE).
In the Dow Jones UK Select Dividend 20 Index, Travis Perkins (United Kingdom, Industrial Goods & Services, TPK.LN) will be replaced by Old Mutual PLC (United Kingdom, Insurance, OML.LN).
Further information, as well as the complete component lists of the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100, Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend, Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 and Dow Jones UK Select Dividend 20 indexes, can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Web sites at http://www.djindexes.com and http://www.stoxx.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones and Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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