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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STOXX CHANGES COMPOSITION OF BENCHMARK INDICES Results of the Fourth Regular Quarterly Review to be Effective on December 20, 2010 ZURICH (November 23, 2010) - STOXX Limited, a global index provider and creator of the leading European equity indices, today announced the new composition of the STOXX Global 1800 Index, STOXX Europe Total Market Index, STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX Americas 600 Index, STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index, STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index, STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market Index, STOXX Eastern Europe 300 Index and their sub- and sector indices, as well as that of the STOXX Europe Football Index and STOXX Europe Private Equity 20 Index. Effective as of the open of European markets on December 20, 2010, the following stocks will be added to and deleted from the STOXX Europe 600 Index and its respective size and sector indices: Additions Deletions JM (Sweden, Real Estate, JM.ST) SOCO INTERNATIONAL (U.K., Oil & Gas, SIA.L) EUROCOMMERCIAL PROPERTIES PETROPLUS HLDG (Switzerland, Oil & Gas, (Netherlands, Real Estate, SIPFc.AS) PPHN.VX) GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES (U.K., Real DE LA RUE (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, Estate, GPOR.L) DLAR.L) The sector classification for the STOXX Europe 600 component CARILLION (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services, CLLN.L) will change to Construction & Materials. Effective as of the open of American markets on December 20, 2010, the following stocks ...

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FOR

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STOXX CHANGES COMPOSITION OF BENCHMARK INDICES

Results of the Fourth Regular Quarterly Review to be Effective on December 20, 2010

ZURICH (November 23, 2010) -

STOXX Limited, a global index provider and creator of

the leading European equity indices, today announced the new composition of the

STOXX

Global 1800 Index, STOXX Europe Total Market Index, STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX

Americas 600 Index, STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index, STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market

Index, STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market Index, STOXX Eastern Europe 300 Index

and

their sub- and sector indices, as well as that of the

STOXX Europe Football Index

and

STOXX

Europe Private Equity 20 Index.

Effective as of the open of European markets on December 20, 2010, the following

stocks will be added to and deleted from the

STOXX Europe 600 Index

and its respective size

and sector indices:

Additions

Deletions

JM (Sweden, Real Estate, JM.ST)

SOCO INTERNATIONAL (U.K., Oil & Gas,

SIA.L)

EUROCOMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

(Netherlands, Real Estate, SIPFc.AS)

PETROPLUS HLDG (Switzerland, Oil & Gas,

PPHN.VX)

GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES (U.K., Real

Estate, GPOR.L)

DE LA RUE (U.K., Industrial Goods & Services,

DLAR.L)

The sector classification for the STOXX Europe 600 component CARILLION (U.K.,

Industrial Goods & Services, CLLN.L) will change to Construction & Materials.

Effective as of the open of American markets on December 20, 2010, the following stocks

will be entering and exiting the

STOXX Americas 600 Index

and its respective size and sector

indices:

Additions

Deletions

UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS (U.S.,

Travel & Leisure, UAL.N)

GARMIN LTD. (U.S., Personal & Household

Goods, GRMN.OQ)

VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERN

(Canada, Health Care, VRX.N)

SEARS HOLDINGS CORP. (U.S., Retail,

SHLD.OQ)

ARC ENERGY TRUST UNITS (Canada, Oil &

Gas, AET_u.TO)

MCDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL INC. (U.S.,

Construction & Materials, MDR.N)

QEP RESOURCES (U.S., Oil & Gas, QEP.N)

W.R. BERKLEY CORP. (U.S., Insurance,

WRB.N)

RIOCAN REIT.TST. (Canada, Real Estate,

REI_u.TO)

EATON VANCE CORP. (U.S., Financial

Services, EV.N)

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES (U.S., Travel &

Leisure, RCL.N)

MARKEL CORP. (U.S., Insurance, MKL.N)

INTACT FINANCIAL (Canada, Insurance,

IFC.TO)

URS CORP. (U.S., Industrial Goods &

Services, URS.N)

SINO-FOREST (Canada, Basic Resources,

TRE.TO)

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP. (U.S., Banks,

MI.N)

ENERPLUS RES.FD.TST.UTS. (Canada, Oil &

Gas, ERF.N)

DE VRY INC. (U.S., Retail, DV.N)

ALBEMARLE (U.S., Chemicals, ALB.N)

QUESTAR CORP. (U.S., Utilities, STR.N)

The sector classification for the STOXX Americas 600 component EQT CORP. (U.S.,

Utilities, EQT.N) will change to Oil & Gas.

Effective as of the open of Asian-Pacific markets on December 20, 2010, the following

stocks will be added to and deleted from the

STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index

and its respective

size and sector indices:

Additions

Deletions

SJM HOLDINGS (Hong Kong, Travel &

Leisure, 0880.HK)

KAGOSHIMA BANK LTD. (Japan, Banks,

8390.T)

NIPPON TV.NETWORK (Japan, Media,

9404.T)

MIZUHO TRUST & BANKING CO. LTD.

(Japan, Banks, 8404.T)

BRILLIANCE CHINA AUTV.HDG. (Hong Kong,

Automobiles & Parts, 1114.HK)

DAISHI BANK LTD. (Japan, Banks, 8324.T)

LYNAS (Australia, Basic Resources, LYC.AX)

TOKYO STEEL MANUFACTURING CO.

(Japan, Basic Resources, 5423.T)

NWS HOLDINGS (Hong Kong, Construction &

Materials, 0659.HK)

COMSYS HOLDINGS CORP. (Japan,

Construction & Materials, 1721.T)

EVERGRANDE REAL EST.GP. (Hong Kong,

Real Estate, 3333.HK)

HYAKUJUSHI BANK LTD. (Japan, Banks,

8386.T)

EACCESS (Japan, Technology, 9427.T)

JUROKU BANK LTD. (Japan, Banks, 8356.T)

TOKYO BCAST.SY.HDG (Japan, Media,

9401.T)

HIGO BANK LTD. (Japan, Banks, 8394.T)

ZEON (Japan, Chemicals, 4205.T)

HYAKUGO BANK LTD. (Japan, Banks,

8368.T)

ANTA SPORTS PRODUCTS (Hong Kong,

Personal & Household Goods, 2020.HK)

SEINO HOLDINGS CO. LTD. (Japan,

Industrial Goods & Services, 9076.T)

PANAUST (Australia, Basic Resources,

PNA.AX)

TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORP. (Japan,

Construction & Materials, 5233.T)

GOLDEN EAGLE RETAIL GP. (Hong Kong,

Retail, 3308.HK)

OGAKI KYORITSU BANK LTD. (Japan, Banks,

8361.T)

SOHO CHINA (Hong Kong, Real Estate,

0410.HK)

WHITEHAVEN COAL LTD. (Australia, Basic

Resources, WHC.AX)

KAROON GAS AUSTRALIA (Australia, Oil &

Gas, KAR.AX)

NISSHA PRINTING CO. LTD. (Japan,

Industrial Goods & Services, 7915.T)

XINYI GLASS HOLDINGS (Hong Kong,

Automobiles & Parts, 0868.HK)

ACOM CO. LTD. (Japan, Financial Services,

8572.T)

The composition of

STOXX Europe Private Equity 20

and

STOXX Europe Football

Indices

will remain unchanged.

The

STOXX Europe Total Market

,

STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market, STOXX Eastern

Europe Total Market

and

STOXX Eastern Europe 300 indices

are also part of this regular

quarterly review. The new composition of these indices can be found on their respective pages at

www.stoxx.com.

As of October 29, 2010, the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted

STOXX Europe 600 Index

and

STOXX Europe Total Market Index

will remain unchanged at

€5.26 trillion and €5.59 trillion, respectively.

The total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted

STOXX Americas 600 Index

increased to €8.74 trillion from €8.72 trillion, while the total free-float market capitalization of the

reconstituted

STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index

increased to €3.05 trillion from €3.04 trillion.

The total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted

STOXX Global 1800 Index

increased to €17.06 trillion from €17.02 trillion, while the total free-float market capitalization of

the reconstituted

STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index

increased to €89.39 billion from

€87.72 billion.

As of October 29, 2010, the total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted

STOXX Eastern Europe 300 Index

increased to €391.86 billion from €388.50 billion, while the

total free-float market capitalization of the

reconstituted

STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market

Index

increased to €405.96 billion from €402.25 billion.

The total free-float market capitalization of the

STOXX Europe Football Index

and

STOXX Europe Private Equity 20 Index

will remain unchanged at €707.74 million and €16.84

billion, respectively.

Changes are being announced today after the conclusion of a regular quarterly

component review. The adjusted component weightings, including the number of shares and free-

float factors, will be announced on December 10, 2010 after the close of markets. All changes will

be effective as of the open of markets on December 20, 2010.

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