Monday, January 28, 2013

Financial Products News #2013 - 2
Mergent Dividend Achievers Indexes to Switch from NYSE Arca and begin disseminating on GIDS Effective Monday, February, 25, 2013

What are the Dividend Achievers^TM Indexes?

The NASDAQ Dividend Achievers Indexes track companies that have consistent increases in dividends paid year over year. The goal of the indexes is to create a desirable blend of potential current income and long-term capital appreciation. The Dividend Achievers Indexes are a leader in this space with over $15 billion in ETF, Mutual Fund, UIT and Structured Product assets .

What is changing?

On October 31, 2012, NASDAQ OMX announced the acquisition of the index business of Mergent, Inc. As part of the integration, on Monday, February 25, 2013, NASDAQ OMX will become the official source for the Dividend Achievers Indexes.

NASDAQ OMX, in conjunction with NYSE Arca, will transition the dissemination of the Mergent Dividend Achievers Indexes to the NASDAQ OMX Global Index Data Service^SM (GIDS^SM) and Global Index Watch product (GIW^SM) proprietary data services. GIDS will be the only direct source for real-time calculations of these indexes and GIW will be the direct source for weightings and components information. NASDAQ OMX will be working directly with our redistribution partners to make sure that the transition is seamless for customers that access the data indirectly through those partners.

The following indexes will continue to be disseminated via the NYSE GIF service through Friday, February 22, 2013:

• Mergent Dividend Achievers Index ("DAA")
• Mergent Dividend Achievers Select Index ("DVG")
• Mergent Dividend Achievers 50 Index ("DAY")
• Mergent International Dividend Achievers Index ("DAT")

What Dividend Achievers indexes will be disseminated via GIDS?

Effective Monday, February 25, 2013, GIDS will be the only direct source for real-time calculations of the Dividend Achievers Indexes. NASDAQ OMX will also expand the dissemination to include several additional Dividend Achievers indexes. Below is a complete list of the indexes that will be disseminated on GIDS beginning February 25^th:

What database changes do NASDAQ OMX market data redistributors need to make to accommodate the new indexes?

NASDAQ OMX asks that all market data redistributors update their database to reflect the new index source for the indexes on Monday, February 25, 2013. Additionally, NASDAQ OMX requests that market data redistributors retain historical data from NYSE GIF for the Dividend Achievers Indexes and begin to process the GIDS disseminated data.

Will the components and weightings data be made available?

NASDAQ OMX will introduce a new index family on NASDAQ OMX Global Index Watch (GIW). NASDAQ OMX is working with our redistribution partners to make this new family available via their services. For access and more information on the Dividend Index family on GIW, please contact NASDAQ Global Data Sales.

Where can I find additional information?

• For questions about NASDAQ OMX index license products, please contact NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group at +1 301 978 8284.
• For questions about NASDAQ OMX data products, including GIDS and GIW, please contact NASDAQ OMX Global Data Products at +1 301 978 5307 or +45 3393 3366.