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MSCI BARRA AUGUST INDEX REVIEW ANNOUNCEMENT SCHEDULED FOR
AUGUST 16, 2007Geneva, August 9, 2007 - On August 16, 2007, MSCI Barra will announce the results of the August 2007
Quarterly Index Review for the MSCI Global Investable Market Indices, the MSCI Global Standard Indices, theMSCI Global Small Cap Indices, the MSCI Global Value and Growth Indices, the MSCI High Dividend Yield Indices,
the MSCI Pan-Euro and Euro Indices, the MSCI KOKUNAI Japan Equity Indices the MSCI US Equity Indices, theMSCI US REIT Index, the MSCI Global Islamic Indices as well as the MSCI China A Index and the MSCI China A
Value and Growth Indices. All changes will be effective as of the close of August 31, 2007.
MSCI Barra will post the list of additions to and deletions from the indices on its website, www.mscibarra.com,
shortly after 11:00 p.m. Central European Time (CET).
A summary of the announcement will be made available shortly thereafter on Bloomberg page MSCN, Reuterspublic pages MSCIA and following, and at www.mscibarra.com. For the MSCI US Equity Indices, the MSCI US
REIT Index, the MSCI KOKUNAI Japan Equity Indices, the MSCI China A Index as well as the MSCI China A Valueand Growth Indices, a summary of the announcement will be made available at www.mscibarra.com.
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