MSCI FLOAT AND COVERAGE ANNOUNCEMENT ON DECEMBER 10, 2000
Geneva, December 1, 2000.
On Sunday, December 10, 2000, at 12.15 pm (Central European Time), MSCI will announce its decision on free-float adjusting constituent weights and on increasing the target market representation in the MSCI Standard Indices.The MSCI announcement will be posted at the above date and time on Bloomberg (page MSCN), Reuters (pages MSCIA and following) and on MSCI's web site at www.msci.com.
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