STOXX Ltd.

STOXX Ltd. is a joint venture of Deutsche Börse AG, Dow Jones & Company and SWX Group. Launched in 1998, in advance of the European Monetary Union, the introduction of the euro and the creation of the Eurozone, the Dow Jones STOXX indices have become Europe's leading indices in a fast and impressive success story. By consistently responding to market requirements, STOXX Ltd. further expanded its strategy beyond Europe. Together with Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Ltd. operates as a globally integrated index provider, covering the world markets, developing, maintaining, distributing and marketing a comprehensive global family of more than 10,000 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. The indices of STOXX ( www.stoxx.com )