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MSCI US EQUITY INDICES AUGUST 2007 QUARTERLY INDEX REVIEWNew York - August 16, 2007 - MSCI Barra, a leading provider of benchmark indices and risk management
analytics products, announced today changes to the MSCI US Equity Indices that will be made as of the closeof August 31, 2007. These changes result from the August 2007 Quarterly Index Review. The full list ofadditions to and deletions from the MSCI US Equity Indices has been posted on MSCI Barra’s web site at
http://www.mscibarra.com/products/indices/us/review/jsp.
Two securities, Precision Castparts Corp, and Garmin Ltd will migrate from the current MSCI US Mid Cap 450Index to the pro forma MSCI US Large Cap 300 Index, as their rebalancing ranks are above the mid cap
upper buffer rank of 201. For the MSCI US style indices, both securities will be added to the MSCI US Large
Cap Growth Index with a Growth Inclusion Factor (GIF) of 1.00. There will be no deletions from the MSCI US
Large Cap 300 Index.
Two securities, Dade Behring Holdings, and Sunpower Corp A will migrate from the current MSCI US Small
Cap 1750 Index to the pro forma MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index, as their rebalancing ranks are above the mid
cap upper buffer rank of 551. For the MSCI US style indices, both securities will be added to the MSCI US
Mid Cap Growth Index with a Growth Inclusion Factor (GIF) of 1.00.
There will be no additions to the MSCI US Small Cap 1750 Index.
There will be no additions to or deletions from the MSCI US Micro Cap Index.
In addition, there will be changes for certain constituents resulting from significant changes in free float
estimates and updates in number of shares. These changes will also be effective as of the close of August31, 2007.
The results of the August 2007 Quarterly Index Review for the MSCI US REIT Index, the MSCI Global StandardIndices, the MSCI Global Small Cap Indices, the MSCI Global Value and Growth Index Series, the MSCI HighDividend Yield Indices, the MSCI Pan-Euro and Euro Index Series, the MSCI Japan KOKUNAI Indices, the MSCI
Global Islamic Indices, the MSCI China A Index Series and the MSCI China A Value and Growth Indices, as well asfor the MSCI Global Investable Market Indices have also been posted on MSCI Barra’s web site atwww.mscibarra.com.

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