Component Changes Made To Dow Jones STOXX And Dow Jones Indexes Following ABN Amro Takeover By Royal Bank of Scotland, Fortis and Santander

STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in several Dow Jones STOXX and Dow Jones indexes.

ABN AMRO (Netherlands, Banks, ABN; 30110.AE) will be deleted from the Dow Jones STOXX 50, the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX 600, Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30, Dow Jones Banks Titans 30, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 indexes. The changes occur due to the takeover of ABN AMRO by Royal Bank of Scotland, Fortis and Santander.

In the Dow Jones STOXX 50 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by ARCELORMITTAL (Luxemburg, Basic Resources, MT; MT.AE).

In the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG (Germany, Financial Services, DB1.XE).

In the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and the respective sector indexes ABN AMRO will be replaced by BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER N.V. (Netherlands, Construction & Materials, BOKA.AE).

In the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by DEUTSCHE POST AG (Germany, Industrial Goods & Services, DPW.XE).

In the Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by TELE ATLAS N.V. (Netherlands, Media, 23394.AE).

In the Dow Jones Banks Titans 30 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by INTESA SANPAOLO S.P.A. (Italy, Banks, ISNPY; ISNPY.MI).

In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by NORTHERN ROCK PLC (U.K., Banks, NRK.LN).

In the Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 Index ABN AMRO will be replaced by CSM N.V. (Netherlands, Food & Beverage, CSM.AE).

All changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on Monday, October 15, 2007.

Further information as well as the complete component list of the Dow Jones STOXX and Dow Jones indexes can be found on the STOXX Indexes and Dow Jones Indexes Web site at http://www.stoxx.com and http://www.djindexes.com/.

NYSE Euronext Welcomes The Royal Bank of Scotland Group To The NYSE

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (“RBS”), a leading global financial services firm, today announced it will list its American Depository Receipts for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) under the ticker symbol “RBS”. Trading on the NYSE will begin tomorrow on a “When Issued” basis (RBS WI ); regular way trading will begin on a date to be announced by the Exchange shortly.

RBS is listing on the NYSE now that its bid to acquire the outstanding ordinary share capital of ABN AMRO Holding N.V. (NYSE: ABN) has been declared unconditional.

“RBS is a leading global financial institution,” said John A. Thain, CEO of NYSE Euronext. “We are pleased to welcome RBS to our family of listed companies and look forward to an outstanding and long-lasting partnership with the company and its shareholders.”

RBS already has preferred shares trading on the NYSE.

Background on NYSE Euronext-Europe:

On its European markets, NYSE Euronext lists 1,065 companies from Europe with a total global market capitalization of $8.4 trillion (As of Sept, 30, 2007 ).


The NYSE lists 116 companies listed from Europe , with a total global market capitalization of $5.4 trillion (As of Sept. 30, 2007 ).


The total global market capitalization of the approx. 4,000 NYSE Euronext-listed companies is $30 trillion.


About The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, plc (NYSE: RBS)

RBS is one of the world's leading financial services companies providing a range of retail and corporate banking, financial markets, consumer finance, insurance, and wealth management services. RBS Group operates in Europe , the US and Asia Pacific serving more than 36 million personal customers world-wide and employing 135,000 people. In addition to the provision of a full range of banking services under The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest brands, RBS also includes Citizens Financial Group, Ulster Bank, Coutts Group, Direct Line and Churchill.



About NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX)

NYSE Euronext, a holding company created by the combination of NYSE Group, Inc. and Euronext N.V., commenced trading on April 4, 2007 . NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) operates the world’s largest and most liquid exchange group and offers the most diverse array of financial products and services. NYSE Euronext, which brings together six cash equities exchanges in five countries and six derivatives exchanges in six countries, is a world leader for listings, trading in cash equities, equity and interest rate derivatives, bonds and the distribution of market data. Representing a combined $30.8 trillion/€22.8 trillion total market capitalization of listed companies and average daily trading value of approximately $127.0 billion/€94.0 billion (as of June 29, 2007), NYSE Euronext seeks to provide the highest standards of market quality and integrity, innovative products and services to investors, issuers, and all users of its markets.