NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Australia LPT Index.
Multiplex Group will be added to the Dow Jones Australia LPT Index effective with the open of markets on September 19, 2005. Multiplex Group generated the majority of its income from ongoing Multiplex Trust operations. The company has been included in the Listed Property Trust classification and is now eligible for inclusion in the Dow Jones Australia LPT Index. Companies exiting the index are: Macquarie DDR Trust and Centro Retail Group. This change will bring the number of components in the Dow Jones Australia LPT Index to 15.
Dow Jones Australia LPT Index tracks the performance of the Listed Property Trust (LPT) securities traded on the Australian Stock Exchange. The index includes securities traded on the Australian Stock Exchange, which are classified as LPTs, according to the Industry Classification Benchmark-a global sector classification standard. The Dow Jones Australian LPT Index represents 90% of the float-adjusted market capitalization of the Australian LPT universe.
The full list of components, including weightings and values of the Dow Jones Australian LPT Index, is available on www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Australia LPT Index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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