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MSCI Pan-Euro and Euro Indices May 2008
Semi-Annual Index Review

Geneva – May 6, 2008 – MSCI Barra (NYSE:MXB), a leading provider of investment decision support tools
worldwide, including indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics, announced today changes to the MSCI
Pan-Euro and MSCI Euro Indices that will be made as of the close of May 30, 2008. These changes result from theMay 2008 Semi-Annual Index Review of the MSCI Global Standard Indices.
As a reminder, on December 3, 2007, the MSCI Euro Pan-Euro Methodology transitioned to the methodology forthe MSCI Large Cap Index under the MSCI Global Investable Market Indices framework. Consequently, theenhanced MSCI Pan-Euro Index became identical to the MSCI Large Cap Europe Index and the enhanced MSCIEuro Index became identical to the MSCI Large Cap EMU Index under the MSCI Global Investable Market IndicesMethodology.
There will be four additions to, and six deletions from, the MSCI Pan-Euro and MSCI Euro Indices.
The results of the May 2008 Semi-Annual Index Review for the MSCI Global Investable Market Indices, the MSCIGlobal Standard Indices, the MSCI Global Small Cap Indices, the MSCI Global Value and Growth Indices, theMSCI High Dividend Yield Indices, the MSCI GDP Index Series, the MSCI Asia APEX 50 Index, the MSCIKOKUNAI Japan Equity Indices, the MSCI Global Islamic Indices, the MSCI US Equity Indices, as well as the MSCIUS REIT Index have also been posted on MSCI Barra’s web site at www.mscibarra.com.

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