Changes In FTSE4GOOD Indices

12 December 2002

 

 

FTSE announces that, pursuant to the FTSE All-World Index review, the  FTSE UK All-Share index review and the application of quarterly investibility weight changes, the following changes will be applied to the FTSE4Good Index series effective after the close of business on Friday, 20 December 2002 (i.e. on Monday, 23 December 2002):

 

DELETIONS:

 

 

FTSE4Good Global Index

 

 

COMPANY

SEDOL

INV WEIGHT (%)

COUNTRY

REASON

BCE Emergis Inc

2453260

40

CANADA

Deleted from benchmark universe

Hudson's Bay Co

2442655

100

CANADA

Deleted from benchmark universe

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc

2597102

100

CANADA

Deleted from benchmark universe

Delta Air Lines

2261708

100

US

Deleted from benchmark universe

Adc Telecommunications

2554635

100

US

Deleted from benchmark universe

Agere Systems Class B

2888776

100

US

Deleted from benchmark universe

Cypress Semiconductor

2244549

100

US

Deleted from benchmark universe

PMC-Sierra

2807492

100

US

Deleted from benchmark universe

Avaya

2624356

100

US

Deleted from benchmark universe

Caremark Rx

2570545

100

US

Deleted from benchmark universe

Conexant Systems

2309932

100

US

Deleted from benchmark universe

 

 

 

 

DELETIONS:

 

 

FTSE4Good US Index

 

 

COMPANY

SEDOL

INV WEIGHT (%)

REASON

Delta Air Lines

2261708

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

Adc Telecommunications

2554635

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

Agere Systems Class B

2888776

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

Cypress Semiconductor

2244549

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

PMC-Sierra

2807492

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

Avaya

2624356

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

Caremark Rx

2570545

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

Conexant Systems

2309932

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

 

 

FTSE4Good UK Index

 

 

DELETIONS:

 

 

COMPANY

SEDOL

INV WEIGHT (%)

REASON

DOMNICK HUNTER GROUP

0275552

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

AXON GROUP

0566922

75

Deleted from benchmark universe

SCAPA GROUP

0728119

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

TOROTRAK

0292238

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

PARITY

0689272

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

MEDISYS

0097615

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

VOLEX GROUP

0939007

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

WSP GROUP

0932374

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

BRITISH BIOTECH

0129905

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

BALTIMORE TECHNOLOGIES

0436122

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

EURODIS ELECTRON

0310077

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

IFX POWER

0907587

50

Deleted from benchmark universe

 

 

 

 

 

M.L. LABORATORIES

0555470

75

Deleted from benchmark universe

IQE

0961992

50

Deleted from benchmark universe

INDIGO VISION GROUP

0925147

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

AFFINITY INTERNET HOLDINGS

0661612

75

Deleted from benchmark universe

MACRO 4

0554110

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

PPL THERAPEUTICS

0665744

100

Deleted from benchmark universe

AORTECH INTERNATIONAL

0040211

75

 

Deleted from benchmark universe

 

 

 

Investibility weight changes:

 

COMPANY

COUNTRY

CURRENT INV. WEIGHT (%)

NEW INV. WEIGHT (%)

SEDOL

Goldman Sachs Group

US

30

50

2407966

Sprint FON Group

US

75

100

2922447

Veritas Software

US

75

100

2933751

Autonation

US

100

75

2732635

Lauder (Estee)

US

50

75

2320524

 

 

 

 

 

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