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DOW JONES INDEXES ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN THE DOW JONES SECTOR TITANS


 
   

NEW YORK, September 7, 2004—Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes to the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 as a result of an annual review that also utilizes the new Dow Jones Indexes/FTSE Industry Classification Benchmark format.

Normally, the Dow Jones Sector Titans indexes are reviewed annually in June. The review was postponed to coincide with the implementation of the new Dow Jones Indexes/FTSE Industry Classification system (ICB) by Dow Jones Indexes. The ICB system will create a single, seamless structure covering equities and corporate bonds globally and will cover 50,000 companies. The extraordinary changes in the Dow Jones Sector Titans indexes are a result of sector reclassifications of component companies with the implementation of the new ICB system as well as the annual review. The following companies will be added/deleted from the Dow Jones Sector Titans indexes:

Country Company
Add/Delete
Reason for Removal
US Valero Energy Corp.
add
Annual Review
South Africa Sasol Ltd.
add
ICB Sector Change
US Transocean Inc.
delete
Annual Review
US Kerr-McGee Corp.
delete
Annual Review
Dow Jones Sector Titans Chemicals
US Monsanto Co.
add
Annual Review
Taiwan Formosa Petrochemical Corp.
add
Annual Review
Japan Toray Industries Inc.
add
Annual Review
South Africa Sasol Ltd.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US Engelhard Corp.
delete
Annual Review
US Eastman Chemical Co.
delete
Annual Review
Dow Jones Sector Titans Basic Resources
Country Company
Add/Delete
Reason for Removal
Japan Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd.
add
Annual Review
US Phelps Dodge Corp.
add
Annual Review
Canada Placer Dome Inc.
add
Annual Review
US MeadWestvaco Corp.
add
Annual Review
US Georgia-Pacific Corp.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Canada Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.
delete
Annual Review
South Africa Anglo American Platinum Corp. Ltd.
delete
Annual Review
Germany ThyssenKrupp AG
delete
Annual Review
Dow Jones Sector Titans Construction & Materials
US Fortune Brands Inc.
add
ICB Sector Change
US American Standard Cos. Inc.
add
Annual Review
Japan Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
add
Annual Review
US Georgia-Pacific Corp.
add
ICB Sector Change
Great Britain BPB PLC
delete
Annual Review
Japan Taiheiyo Cement Corp.
delete
Annual Review
Hong Kong CITIC Pacific Ltd.
delete
Annual Review
US Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
delete
Annual Review
Dow Jones Sector Titans Industrial Goods & Services
France Schneider Electric S.A.
add
Annual Review
Japan Toshiba Corp.
add
ICB Sector Change
Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
delete
Annual Review
Japan East Japan Railway Co.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Dow Jones Sector Titans Automobiles & Parts
US Harley-Davidson Inc.
add
ICB Sector Change
Japan Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
delete
Annual Review
Dow Jones Sector Titans Personal & Household Goods
Japan Sony Corp.
add
ICB Sector Change
France LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
add
ICB Sector Change
Japan Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
add
ICB Sector Change
Japan Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.
add
ICB Sector Change
Netherlands Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
add
ICB Sector Change
Japan Sharp Corp.
add
ICB Sector Change
US Nike Inc. Cl B
add
ICB Sector Change
Switzerland Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A.
add
ICB Sector Change
Japan Nintendo Co. Ltd.
add
ICB Sector Change
US Eastman Kodak Co.
add
ICB Sector Change
US Electronic Arts Inc.
add
ICB Sector Change
Japan Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.
add
ICB Sector Change
US Mattel Inc.
add
ICB Sector Change
Japan Sekisui House Ltd.
add
ICB Sector Change
Sweden AB B
add
ICB Sector Change
US Cendant Corp.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US eBay Inc.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US IAC/InterActiveCorp.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Great Britain J Sainsbury PLC
delete
Annual Review
Great Britain Tesco PLC
delete
ICB Sector Change
Netherlands Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
delete
ICB Sector Change
France Carrefour S.A.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Japan Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Australia Woolworths Ltd.
delete
Annual Review
US Albertsons Inc.
delete
Annual Review
US Kroger Co.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US Safeway Inc.
delete
Annual Review
US Sysco Corp.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US Fortune Brands Inc.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
delete
Annual Review
Dow Jones Sector Titans Healthcare
US Boston Scientific Corp.
add
Annual Review
US Tenet Healthcare Corp.
delete
Annual Review
Dow Jones Sector Titans Retail
Great Britain Tesco PLC
add
ICB Sector Change
France Carrefour S.A.
add
ICB Sector Change
US Sysco Corp.
add
ICB Sector Change
US IAC/InterActiveCorp.
add
ICB Sector Change
US Kroger Co.
add
ICB Sector Change
US eBay Inc.
add
ICB Sector Change
Japan Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd.
add
ICB Sector Change
Netherlands Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
add
ICB Sector Change
US Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
delete
Annual Review
Mexico Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A. de C.V. V
delete
Annual Review
France Pinault-Printemps-Redoute S.A.
delete
Annual Review
US May Department Stores Co.
delete
Annual Review
Country Company
Add/Delete
Reason for Removal
US Sears, Roebuck & Co.
delete
Annual Review
Great Britain Boots Group PLC
delete
Annual Review
US AmerisourceBergen Corp. (Holding Co.)
delete
Annual Review
US Limited Brands Inc.
delete
Annual Review
Dow Jones Sector Titans Media
Japan Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.
add
Annual Review
Japan Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.
add
Annual Review
US Cox Communications Inc. Cl A
delete
Annual Review
Netherlands Wolters Kluwer N.V. Cert.
delete
Annual Review
Dow Jones Sector Titans Travel & Leisure
Japan East Japan Railway Co.
add
ICB Sector Change
US Cendant Corp.
add
ICB Sector Change
Japan Central Japan Railway Co.
add
Annual Review
Great Britain Carnival PLC
add
Annual Review
Japan West Japan Railway Co.
add
Annual Review
US Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
add
Annual Review
US Hilton Hotels Corp.
add
Annual Review
US Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
add
Annual Review
Japan Kintetsu Corp.
add
Annual Review
Japan Tokyu Corp.
add
Annual Review
Great Britain Whitbread PLC
add
Annual Review
Singapore Singapore Airlines Ltd.
add
Annual Review
Germany Deutsche Lufthansa AG
add
Annual Review
Japan Oriental Land Co. Ltd.
add
Annual Review
Ireland Ryanair Holdings PLC
add
Annual Review
US Wendy's International Inc.
add
Annual Review
Australia TABCorp Holdings Ltd.
add
Annual Review
US Darden Restaurants Inc.
add
Annual Review
France LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
delete
ICB Sector Change
Switzerland Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Netherlands Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Country Company
Add/Delete
Reason for Removal
Korea LG Electronics Inc.
delete
Annual Review
Japan Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Japan Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Japan Sharp Corp.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Japan Sony Corp.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US Nike Inc. Cl B
delete
ICB Sector Change
Sweden Electrolux AB B
delete
ICB Sector Change
Japan Sekisui House Ltd.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US Centex Corp.
delete
Annual Review
Japan Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US Eastman Kodak Co.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US Harley-Davidson Inc.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Japan Nintendo Co. Ltd.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US Electronic Arts Inc.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US Mattel Inc.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Dow Jones Sector Titans Banks
US Citigroup Inc.
add
ICB Sector Change
US Bank of New York Co.
delete
Annual Review
Dow Jones Sector Titans Financial Services
Taiwan Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
add
Annual Review
US Simon Property Group Inc.
add
Annual Review
Canada Power Corp. of Canada
delete
Annual Review
US Citigroup Inc.
delete
ICB Sector Change
Dow Jones Sector Titans Technology
US Yahoo! Inc.
add
Annual Review
Japan NEC Corp.
add
Annual Review
Japan Toshiba Corp.
delete
ICB Sector Change
US VERITAS Software Corp.
delete
Annual Review

The changes will be effective with the opening of trading on September 20, 2004.

Full component lists, including market capitalization and weightings are available at www.djindexes.com.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

Journalists may e-mail questions regarding this press release to: PR-Indexes@djindexes.com or contact a member of the Dow Jones Indexes public relations group:

New York
Sybille A. Reitz +1-212-597-5735
Karishma Thakkar +1-212-597-5718

Frankfurt:
Simona Deckers +49-69-9714289
Nicole Wesc, +49-69-97142893

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