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Amex Vendor Alert #2002-100 - October 11, 2002
Aerospace and Defense BRIDGES Basket Value Index

Amex began publishing Aerospace and Defense BRIDGES Basket Value Index (Ticker Symbol: DFW) today, Friday, October 11, 2002. The index will be published daily every 15 seconds between approximately 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM.

The Aerospace and Defense BRIDGES Basket Value Index (DFW) is a modified equal dollar weighted Index representing the value of the basket of common stocks underlying the BRIDGES due October 30, 2009 Based on the Value of Common Stock of Fifteen Aerospace and Defense Companies, which is listed on the Amex under the ticker symbol “DFB”. The component stocks are a selection of companies engaged in a variety of businesses within the aerospace and defense industry. The Aerospace and Defense BRIDGES Basket Value Index was established with a benchmark value of 10.00 at the close of trading on October 10, 2002.

Current DFW Index Composition
Symbol Name Share Weight
ATK Alliant Techsystems Inc 0.006026032
BA Boeing Co 0.031897927
EASI Engineered Support Systems Inc 0.007878151
ERJ Embraer Emp. Brasileira de Aeronautica 0.028089888
FLIR Flir Systems Inc 0.012389322
GD General Dynamics Corp 0.012817226
GR Goodrich Corp 0.021379704
HON Honeywell International Inc 0.051020408
ITT ITT Industries Inc 0.006273001
LLL L3 Comm 0.008074935
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp 0.016425756
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp 0.008717636
RTN Raytheon Co 0.036873156
UDI United Defense Industries Inc 0.017353077
UTX United Technologies Corp 0.019175455

If you have any questions about this new product, please contact Kerry Baker-Relf of the Amex Market Data Services via e-mail at marketdataproducts@amex.com.