Component Changes Made To Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index

ZURICH -- STOXX Limited, the leading provider of European equity indices, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index due to the application of the fast exit rule. In the index, Volkswagen AG (Germany, Automobiles & Parts, VOW.XE) will be replaced by Unibail-Rodamco S.A. (France, Real Estate, UL.FR).

Volkswagen AG is being removed because it has ranked below 75 on the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index’s monthly selection lists for the last two consecutive months. Therefore, the company qualifies for the fast exit rule. Unibail-Rodamco S.A. has been the highest ranking non-component on the monthly selection list and will therefore be added to the index.

The changes in the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, February 8, 2010.

Further information on the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index can be found on the STOXX web site at www.stoxx.com.

Please note: Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

About STOXX Limited

STOXX Ltd. is a global index provider, currently calculating a global, comprehensive index family of over 2,500 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. Best known for the leading European equity indices Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX 50 and Dow Jones STOXX 600, STOXX Ltd. maintains and calculates the global Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 Index including its sub-indices for the American and Asia/Pacific regions.

The STOXX indices are licensed to over 400 companies around the world as underlyings for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Futures & Options, Structured Products and passively-managed investment funds. Three of the top Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Europe and 30 percent of all assets under management are based on STOXX indices. STOXX Ltd. holds Europe's number one and the world's number three position in the derivatives segment.

STOXX Ltd. is owned by Deutsche Börse AG and SIX Swiss Exchange.