STOXX Ltd. senkt Volkswagengewichtung!

Die Gewichtung der Volkswagenaktie in den STOXX Indizes, wobei diese Maßnahme am Freitag den 31. Oktober greifen wird.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STOXX LTD. TO ADJUST VOLKSWAGEN'S FREE-FLOAT FACTOR IN THE DOW JONES STOXX
INDEXES

ZURICH (October 28, 2008) - STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European
equity indexes, today announced to change Volkswagen's (Germany,
Automobiles & Parts, VLKAY; VOW.XE) free-float factor to 0.3732 from
0.4963. This decision reflects the changes in the shareholder structure of
Volkswagen and results in a lower weighting of Volkswagen in the
respective indexes. Indexes affected are the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow
Jones STOXX 600 Large, Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Large, Dow Jones STOXX
Sustainability and its respective sub- and sector indexes. The adjustment
will be effective as of the opening of trading on Friday, October 31,
2008.

While STOXX Limited evaluates and updates free-float factors of its
indexes during the regular quarterly reviews, STOXX Limited's supervisory
board today recommended and approved this extraordinary exception to the
Dow Jones STOXX Index rules.