14.09.2005 14:21:00

CDS IndexCo and Dow Jones Indexes Announce Final Portfolio Constructions for the Dow Jones CDX North America Investment Grade and High Volatility Indexes Set to Roll on Sept. 20, 2005

CDS IndexCo LLC and Dow Jones Indexes, publishers of theDow Jones CDX family of credit derivative indexes, today announced thefinal portfolio constructions for the Dow Jones CDX NA InvestmentGrade Index (DJ CDX.NA.IG) and the Dow Jones CDX NA Investment GradeHigh Volatility Index (DJ CDX.NA.IG.HVOL) which are set to roll onSeptember 20, 2005. The portfolio selection process was conducted byMarkit, the index administrator, with input from the member banks ofthe CDS IndexCo consortium and approved by Dow Jones Indexes.

The member banks that are part of the CDS IndexCo consortiuminclude: ABN AMRO, Bank of America, Barclays Capital, Bear Stearns,BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank,Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, MorganStanley, UBS, and Wachovia.

FINAL PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE DJ CDX.NA.IG AND DJCDX.NA.IG.HVOL INDEXES

The following table outlines the final changes to the DJ CDX.NA.IGand the DJ CDX.NA.IG.HVOL Indexes. The changes to the indexes will beeffective as of the roll date.
INDEX ADDED(a) REMOVED(b)
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DJ CDX NA IG The Gap Inc. Eastman Kodak Co.
Series 5 IAC InterActive Corp. Ford Motor Credit Co.
Knight Ridder Inc. General Motors
Limited Brands Inc. Acceptance Corp.
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. Kerr McGee Corp.
Radio Shack Corp. MBNA Corp.
Sara Lee Corp. Liberty Media Corp.
Toll Bros. Inc. Lear Corp.
Sabre Holdings Corp. Maytag Corp.
Sears Roebuck Acceptance
Corp.
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DJ CDX NA IG Albertsons Inc. Comcast Cable Comms LLC
HVOL ConAgra Foods Inc. Eastman Kodak Co.
Series 5 The Gap Inc. Ford Motor Credit Co.
IAC InterActive Corp. FirstEnergy Corp.
International Paper Co. Sprint Corp.
Jones Apparel Group Inc. General Motors
Knight Ridder Inc. Acceptance Corp.
Limited Brands Inc. Kerr McGee Corp.
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. Liberty Media Corp.
Radio Shack Corp. Lear Corp.
SUPERVALU INC. Southwest Airlines Co.
Toll Bros. Inc. McKesson Corp.
Sabre Holdings Corp. Maytag Corp.
Whirlpool Corp. News America Inc.
XL Cap. Ltd. Sears Roebuck Acceptance
Corp.
Tyson Foods Inc.
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(a) The underlying names which were added to DJ CDX NA IG Series 5 are
not present in DJ CDX NA IG Series 4. The underlying names which
were added to DJ CDX NA IG HVOL Series 5 are not present in DJ CDX
NA IG HVOL Series 4.

(b) The underlying names which were removed from DJ CDX NA IG Series 5
remain present in DJ CDX NA IG Series 4. The underlying names
which were removed from DJ CDX NA IG HVOL Series 5 remain present
in DJ CDX NA IG HVOL Series 4.

The index is scheduled to roll every six months in order rebalancethe portfolio as necessary.

Please see the "Credit Derivative Indexes" link atwww.djindexes.com or go to www.markit.com for more information on theroll, the underlying constituents of each index, daily pricing and theindex Annexes.

Journalists may also e-mail questions regarding this press releaseto: PR-Indexes@dowjones.com or contact Sybille A. Reitz, Dow JonesIndexes Public Relations, 212-597-5735 or 917-603-6987.

For more information about any of the Dow Jones CDX family ofindexes, please contact one of the participating dealers listed.

Note to Editors:

About CDS IndexCo

CDS IndexCo is a consortium of 16 investment banks which arelicensed to be market makers in the Dow Jones CDX indexes. The marketmakers include: ABN AMRO, Bank of America, Barclays Capital, BearStearns, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, DeutscheBank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch,Morgan Stanley, UBS, and Wachovia.

About Dow Jones Indexes

Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company, which publishesthe world's most vital business and financial news and information.Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider of investable indexes,including the Dow Jones Averages and the Dow Jones Global, Regional,Country and Sector Titans Indexes and is co-owner of the Pan-EuropeanDow Jones STOXX Indexes. Together with Wilshire Associates, Dow JonesIndexes markets and licenses the Dow Jones Wilshire index family,which includes the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 and its size, style, andsector indexes. Dow Jones Indexes also offers a number of specialtyindexes including hedge fund, commodity and credit derivative indexes.

In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ)(dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its internationaland online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, DowJones Newswires, MarketWatch and the Ottaway group of communitynewspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, withHearst of SmartMoney and with NBC Universal of the CNBC televisionoperations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content toCNBC and radio stations in the U.S.

About Markit

Markit is the leading industry source for asset valuation data andservices supporting independent price verification and risk managementin global financial and energy markets. Founded in 2001, the companyis an independent enterprise with which the world's leading financialinstitutions and energy traders work strategically to create pricetransparency. Today, Markit enjoys the sponsorship of 13 financialinstitutions who manage assets in excess of $10 trillion, and datacontribution relationships with over 50 dealing firms. Markit hasdesigned, launched and acquired over 20 financial data services whichare now used by over 300 institutions globally. Areas of productexpertise and service include an independent valuation perspective oncredit default swaps, syndicated loans and OTC derivatives (credit,equity, FX, rates, energy, power, metals and structured products), aswell as dividend forecasting and index and ETF management.

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