MSCI KOKUNAI JAPAN EQUITY INDICESFEBRUARY 2006 QUARTERLY INDEX REVIEW
Geneva, February 13, 2006. MSCI Barra, a leading provider of benchmark indices and risk management
analytics products, announced today changes to the MSCI KOKUNAI Japan Equity Indices that will beeffective as of the close of February 28, 2006. These changes result from the February 2006 Quarterly Index
Review. The full list of additions to and deletions from the MSCI KOKUNAI Japan Equity Indices havebeen posted on MSCI’s web site at http://www.msci.com/japan.
The additions to the MSCI KOKUNAI Large Cap 200 Index are UFJ Nicos Co, E*Trade Securities Co,Sumco and Hankyu Holdings Corp. UFJ Nicos Co, E*Trade Securities Co and Sumco will also be added tothe MSCI KOKUNAI Large Cap Growth Index while Hankyu Holdings Corp will be partially allocated toboth the MSCI KOKUNAI Large Cap Value Index and the MSCI KOKUNAI Large Cap Growth Index.
There will be no deletions from the MSCI KOKUNAI Large Cap 200 Index.
There will be four additions to the MSCI KOKUNAI Mid Cap 400 Index. The additions are Tokyo Star
Bank, Pacific Management Corp, Sanyo Special Steel Co and Sankyu. These securities will also be added tothe MSCI KOKUNAI Mid Cap Growth Index. There will be five deletions from the MSCI KOKUNAI Mid
Cap 400 Index.
One security, For-Side.Com Co, will be added to the MSCI KOKUNAI Small Cap 900 Index. For-Side.Com
Co will also be added to the MSCI KOKUNAI Small Cap Growth Index. There will be three deletions fromthe MSCI KOKUNAI Small Cap 900 Index.
There will be no additions to or deletions from the MSCI KOKUNAI Micro Cap Index.
In addition, there will be changes for certain constituents of the MSCI KOKUNAI Japan Equity Indices,
resulting from the quarterly review of the free float estimates and quarterly updates in the number of shares.
These changes will also be effective as of the close of February 28, 2006.
The results of the February 2006 Quarterly Index Review for the MSCI Standard Index Series, the MSCI
Small Cap Index Series, the MSCI Global Value and Growth Index Series, the MSCI US Equity Indices, theMSCI US REIT Index as well as the MSCI China A Index and the MSCI Pan-Euro and Euro Indices havealso been posted on MSCI’s web site at www.msci.com.
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