NEW YORK, April 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 indexes.
In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, Hexagon AB Series B (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, HEXA-B.SK) will be replaced by Gas Natural SDG S.A. (Spain, Utilities, GAS.MC).
In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, Hexagon AB Series B (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, HEXA-B.SK) and Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (Singapore, Food & Beverage, E5H.SG) will be replaced by Oesterreichische Post AG (Austria, Industrial Goods & Services, POST.VI) and Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (Norway, Oil & Gas, FOE.OS), respectively.
In the Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index, Matsui Securities Co. Ltd. (Japan, Financial Services, 8628.TO) will be replaced by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (Japan, Industrial Goods & Services, 9104.TO).
Hexagon AB Series B, Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. and Matsui Securities Co. Ltd. are being removed due to a decrease in their dividend payments. The companies' new dividend yields do not meet the indexes' eligibility requirements. All changes in the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 indexes will be effective as of the open of trading on Wednesday, April 8, 2009.
Further information on the Dow Jones Select Dividend indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes Web site at http://www.djindexes.com.
Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
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