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Index Change Advice - 20120723 Ground Rules Change Dividend Plus Index
Ground Rule Change - FTSE/JSE Shareholder Weighted Indices
(SWIX)
23 July 2012
FTSE and the JSE announce the following changes to the FTSE/JSE Ground Rules:
Current Rule
13.4 Periodic Review of Constituents
The index will be reviewed semi-annually in June and December as part of the FTSE/JSE
quarterly index review. The first review will take place in June 2007.
The semi-annual review will use data based on the close of trading on the Friday after
the first Friday of June and December.
The semi-annual review will be implemented in line with the FTSE/JSE Africa Index
Series ? implemented after the close of trading on the third Friday of June and
December.
New Rule
13.4 Periodic Review of Constituents
The index will be reviewed semi-annually in March and September as part of the
FTSE/JSE quarterly index review.
At the time of the semi-annual review the selection of Dividend+ Index constituents is
based on data taken on review cut date (last trading day of the month prior to review
month). Dividend+ factors for constituents are calculated using price data from the
second Friday of March and September.
The semi-annual reviews will be implemented in line with the FTSE/JSE Africa Index
Series ? implemented after the close of trading on the third Friday of March and
September.
In accordance with the decision made by the FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series Advisory
Committee at the 6th June 2012 meeting, the next review will take place in March 2013.
An updated version of the FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series Ground Rules is now available on
the JSE website, www.jse.co.za
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