The FTSE Europe/Middle East/Africa Regional Committee met today 9 March 2005 to approve the quarterly changes to the UK series of the FTSE Actuaries Share Indices. All constituent changes will be applied after the close of business on Friday, 18 March 2005 and will be effective on Monday, 21 March 2005 (rankings by capitalisation are as at the close of business on Tuesday, 8 March 2005):
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| FTSE 100 | | | | | For inclusion: | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | Rank | | International Power | 100 | 0632016 | 83 |
| FTSE 100 | | | | | For exclusion: | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | Rank | | Cairn Energy | 100 | 3239931 | 113 |
| FTSE 250 | | | | | For inclusion: | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | Rank | | Cairn Energy | 100 | 3239931 | 113 | | British Energy Group | 100 | B04QKW5 | 133 | | MyTravel Group A shs | 100 | B054QP3 | 275 | | Savills | 100 | 0777713 | 322 |
| FTSE 250 | | | | | For exclusion: | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | Rank | | International Power | 100 | 0632016 | 83 | | Chrysalis Group | 75 | 0311809 | 373 | | DX Services | 100 | B02RYQ2 | 375 | | Alba | 75 | 0013075 | 406 |
FTSE SmallCap Companies promoted to the FTSE 350 Index will be excluded from the FTSE SmallCap/FTSE All-Small Indices. Companies excluded from the FTSE 350 will be included in the FTSE SmallCap/FTSE All-Small indices. The cut-off point for promotion into the FTSE SmallCap Index was (GBP) 112.95m and the cut-off point for demotion from the FTSE SmallCap Index was (GBP) 28.24m. | For inclusion: | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | Reason | | Chrysalis Group | 75 | 0311809 | Previously FTSE 250 | | DX Services | 100 | B02RYQ2 | Previously FTSE 250 | | Alba | 75 | 0013075 | Previously FTSE 250 | | Stanelco | 75 | 0581419 | Previously FTSE Fledgling |
| For exclusion: | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | Reason | | Savills | 100 | 0777713 | Moved to FTSE 250 |
The Committee also approved the inclusion of the following companies to the FTSE SmallCap/FTSE All-Small & FTSE All-Share indices. The following monitored companies have passed the 20 days trading rule and are above the SmallCap cut-off line. New Issues | For inclusion: | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | | PD Ports | 75 | B01QLW5 | | Raymarine | 75 | B040K61 | | Phoenix IT Group | 75 | B0315W6 | | Centaur Holdings | 100 | 3429141 | | Inion Oy | 40 | B04FHD2 | | Armorgroup International | 75 | B049FG3 |
FTSE Fledgling | For inclusion: | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | Reason | | No changes | | | |
| For exclusion: | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | Reason | | MyTravel Group 'A' shs | 100 | B054QP3 | Moved to FTSE 250 | | Stanelco | 75 | 0581419 | Moved to FTSE SmallCap |
RESERVE LISTS With immediate effect, the following reserve lists will be used in the event that one or more constituents are deleted during the period up to the next quarterly review: | FTSE 100 | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | Rank | | BPB | 100 | 0068707 | 91 | | Hammerson | 100 | 0406501 | 96 | | Brambles Industries | 100 | 3061673 | 101 | | Kelda Group | 100 | 0987794 | 102 | | Persimmon | 100 | 0682538 | 103 | | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Nav Co | 100 | 0680048 | 105 |
| FTSE 250 | Inv. Weight % | Sedol | Rank | | Soco International | 100 | 0039446 | 327 | | Cambridge Antibody Tech Group | 100 | 0166225 | 333 | | Kingston Comms | 75 | 0744825 | 336 | | Venture Production | 100 | 3142318 | 339 | | Menzies (John) | 75 | 0579005 | 344 | | Unite Group | 100 | 0692861 | 346 | | Victrex | 100 | 0929224 | 348 | | Securities Trust of Scotland | 100 | 0793139 | 350 | | Xansa | 100 | 0330417 | 354 | | BSS Group | 100 | 0140100 | 356 | | Beazley Group | 100 | 3214303 | 359 | | Dunedin Income Growth Inv Tst | 100 | 0340609 | 361 |
Investability weight changes: | Company | Old Inv. Wght % | New Inv. Wght % | Sedol | Index Membership | | Carphone Warehouse | 30 | 40 | 0878702 | FTSE 250 | | Eurocastle Investment | 40 | 100 | B01C5N2 | FTSE SmallCap | | Insight Foundation Property Trust |
40 |
75 |
B01HM14 | FTSE SmallCap | | London Merchant Securities | 100 |
75 |
0044451 | FTSE 250 | | Minerva | 100 | 75 | 0595368 | FTSE 250 | | Stanelco | 30 | 75 | 0581419 | FTSE SmallCap |
FTSE 350 Yield Indices The constituent changes to the FTSE 350 Higher and Lower Yield Indices shown below, result from the quarterly review process: | FTSE 350 Higher Yield Index | | | For inclusion: | Sedol | | No changes | |
| FTSE 350 Higher Yield Index | | | For exclusion: | Sedol | | DX Services | B02RYQ2 |
| FTSE 350 Lower Yield Index | | | For inclusion: | Sedol | | MyTravel Group 'A' shs | B054QP3 | | British Energy Group | B04QKW5 | | Savills | 0777713 |
| FTSE 350 Lower Yield Index | | | For exclusion: | Sedol | | Chrysalis Group | 0311809 | | Alba | 0013075 |
FTSE AIM The following AIM new issues will be included in the FTSE AIM Index: | For inclusion: | Sedol | | 121Media | B0593H9 | | Adamind | B066S30 | | Addworth | B05KLT0 | | AEC Education | B04XB67 | | Albion | 0012209 | | Alternative Networks | B05KXX8 | | Anker | B04DD16 | | Ascribe | B04WW50 | | Azman | B069TP8 | | Biofusion | B05L5X5 | | Black Raven Properties | B05Q5S5 | | Bulgarian Property Developments | B058TT0 | | Castor Investments | B067NM7 | | Chian Resources | B06C4H4 | | Cluff Gold | B04M1L9 | | Commoditrade | B06GFN9 | | Cordillera Resources | B056240 | | Crescent Technologies Ventures | B05H0S3 | | Crystalband | B05R5L1 | | DAT Group | B041XY3 | | Dawson International | 0334301 | | Dowding & Mills | 0278807 | | Dromana Estate | B05J595 | | Egdon Resources | 0927121 | | Equator Exploration | B03MJ38 | | Equity Pre-IPO Investments | B02TF09 | | Eredene Capital | B064S56 | | Falkland Gold and Minerals | B041XT8 | | Freeplay Energy | B010Q77 | | Gable Holdings | B05MQJ1 | | Gaming VC Holdings | B04ZR32 | | Global Petroleum | B06FY17 | | Gordian Investments | B067NJ4 | | GruppeM Investments | B068HS4 | | Hardy Amies | 0293145 | | Herencia Resources | B069DV2 | | Immunodiagnostic Systems Hldgs | B01YZ05 | | Intellego Holdings | B04M6N6 | | Interactive Prospect Targeting Holdings | B01B0B2 | | Interbulk Investments | B058TM3 | | Ionian Estates | B064H48 | | Jarvis Securities | B013J33 | | La Tasca Group | B05JYJ8 | | Latham (James) | B04NP10 | | Lennox Holdings | B04X305 | | Leptis Magna | B0391S8 | | LHP Investments | B067H25 | | Maghreb Minerals | B046T17 | | Magna Investments | B0480T8 | | Maintel Holdings | B046YG7 | | MCC Energy | B05LNF3 | | Mediazest | B064NT5 | | MedOil | B04M7K0 | | Millbrook Scientific Instruments | 3161261 | | Mincorp | B05Q9X8 | | NeutraHealth | B062Q12 | | Optimistic Entertainment | B0596M5 | | Pannal | 3435375 | | Pennine AIM VCT 5 | B05L0T6 | | PetroWorld Corp | B05NFN1 | | Physiomics | B04QT95 | | Pure Wafer | B02QYY7 | | Qonnectis | 0916248 | | QuestAir Technologies | B04H4N7 | | Raven Capital | B051HK6 | | Regency Mines | B067NB6 | | Renewable Energy Holdings | B063PD0 | | Rheochem | B02YHV9 | | Sanderson Group | B04X1Q7 | | Sarantel Group A | B065J78 | | Sarantel Group B | B065JD4 | | Servision | B0586C2 | | Sierra Leone Diamond Co | B00Z305 | | Sino-Asia Mining & Resources | B05JJT3 | | SkyNetGlobal | B063187 | | SpaceandPeople | B058DS7 | | Staffline Recruitment Group | B040L80 | | Sumus | B063057 | | Taghmen Energy | B04SLR3 | | Tower Resources | B05KQ06 | | Trading New Homes | B02Y7V9 | | TV Commerce Holdings | B05MCJ3 | | Ukrproduct Group | B03HK74 | | United Carpets Group | B05J4D2 | | Uranium Resources | B068N08 | | Uruguay Mineral Exploration | B03N6X0 | | Voller Energy Group | B05KZ10 | | White Nile | B05MGT1 | | Zareba | B0661N1 | | Zenith Hygiene Group | B05MLF2 | | Zetar | B053B44 |
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