Unscheduled adjustment in SDAX

Release date: Feb 27, 2009

VBH Holding replaces Klöckner-Werke effective 3 March 2009

Deutsche Börse has announced an unscheduled adjustment in SDAX®. The freefloat of Klöckner Werke AG has dropped below ten percent, the share does therefore no longer meet the criteria of the index. VBH Holding replaces Klöckner-Werke AG in SDAX.

This change will be effective next Tuesday, 3 March 2009.

The next regular review of the equity indices of Deutsche Börse is scheduled for

4 March 2009.

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