GEN - FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series - Treatment of Inward Listings in the Index

GEN - FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series - Treatment of Inward Listings in the Index  
Series                                                                          
FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series                                                    
Treatment of Inward Listings in the Index Series                                
25 October 2011                                                                 
The Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, announced the reclassification of      
inward foreign listed shares on the JSE as domestic assets, in his Medium Term  
Budget Policy Statement today:                                                  
We have also agreed on several reforms to improve South Africa`s position as a  
financial gateway into Africa and facilitate cross-border transactions. All     
inward-listed shares on the JSE will henceforth be classified as domestic assets
and be included on the JSE indices, as agreed with the regulatory authorities.  
Steps will be taken to simplify procedures and reduce the cost of cross-border  
money remittances, particularly to neighbouring countries and the rest of       
Africa.                                                                         
The FTSE/JSE Advisory Committee (AC) will determine the changes to the Index    
Series in response to the announcement, and will ensure that these are applied  
in an orderly manner.  An ICA will be published to the market before any change 
is applied.                                                                     
The AC will carefully consider the impact of various treatments, bearing in mind
constituent liquidity and constituent weighting among other factors.  The next  
scheduled meeting of the AC is on Wednesday, 07 December 2011.                  
We would welcome any comments from market participants that would assist the AC 
in this process.  Please direct any comments or enquiries to Mark Randall at the
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