(Vienna) The following adjustment will be made to the composition of the Austrian leading index ATX after today's review according to the index rules: The leading global manufacturer, which supplies the aviation industry with lightweight components, FACC AG will be joining ATX for the first time since it became exchange-listed. The Styrian semi-conductor manufacturer, AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG, which has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since the spring of 2008, will join the ATX index for the second time. The sugar, starch and fruit manufacturer, AGRANA BETEILIGUNGS-AG and the international lightning group Zumtobel Group AG will be removed from the leading index. Apart from these changes to the index composition, there were no adjustments to the free float factors. The new index composition of the ATX will take effect as of Monday, 19 March 2018.
According to "The Rules for the Austrian Indices of the Vienna Stock Exchange", the inclusion or exclusion of stocks from the Austrian indices is reviewed twice a year (March and September). Decisions on new additions to the index are based on average daily trading volumes and the free float capitalization of companies. The Vienna Stock Exchange reviews the calculation parameters (number of shares, free float factors, representation factors) of the index on a quarterly basis. Once a month, the "ATX watchlist" is published. Representatives of institutional investors, financial institutions that issue financial products on the indices, trading members of the Vienna Stock Exchange, academics advisors and the Vienna Stock Exchange contribute their know-how to the Index Committee, which approves the index rules.
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