ZURICH, Switzerland, April 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes.
Wendel (France, Financial Services, MF.FR) will be removed from the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes and replaced by Helvetia Holding AG (Switzerland, Insurance, HELN.EB).
Wendel is being deleted due to a decrease in its dividend payment. The company's new dividend yield does not meet the indexes' eligibility requirements.
All changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Friday, April 10, 2009.
Further information on the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend indexes can be found on the STOXX Web site at http://www.stoxx.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the 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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