Coats PLC (UK) - Offer by Avenue Acquisition PLC (Non-Constituent) Wholly Unconditional
Changes In FTSE Indices

07 April 2003


Following the cash offer for Coats PLC (UK) by Avenue Acquisition PLC (Non-Constituent) being declared wholly unconditional, FTSE announces the following changes:

INDEXCHANGEEFFECTIVE FROM
START OF TRADING
FTSE 250Coats (UK 0927057) will be deleted.

Victrex (UK 0929224) will be added with an unchanged shares in issue total of 79,384,020 and an unchanged investibility weighting of 100%.
9 April 2003
FTSE All-ShareCoats will be deleted.9 April 2003
FTSE CAP All-ShareCoats will be deleted.9 April 2003
FTSE All-Share Ex-MultinationalsCoats will be deleted.9 April 2003
FTSE 350 - Higher YieldCoats will be deleted.9 April 2003
FTSE 350 - Lower YieldVictrex will be added as above.9 April 2003
FTSE All-SmallVictrex will be deleted.9 April 2003
FTSE SmallCapVictrex will be deleted.9 April 2003
FTSE4Good UK IndexCoats will be deleted.9 April 2003

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