9th Jan 2008 09:34
ETFS Commodity Securities Limited09 January 2008 Rebalancing of Index Securities The annual rebalancing of the DJ-AIGCISM and DJ-AIGCI-F3SM will commence thisweek. Consequently each of the twenty categories of Index Securities (comprisingten categories of Classic Index Securities and ten categories of Forward IndexSecurities) issued by ETFS Commodity Securities Limited will also be rebalanced.As explained in the Prospectus, this will be done by adjusting the number ofMicro Securities comprised in each Index Security. The rebalancing itself willnot change the value of any Index Security and no action is required on the partof Security Holders. The rebalancing does not affect the thirty-eight classes ofIndividual Securities (comprising nineteen classes of Classic IndividualSecurities and nineteen classes of Forward Individual Securities). The timetable for the rebalancing of the Index Securities is as follows: Mon 7 January 2008 The target number of Micro Securities to be increased/decreased for eachcommodity in each Index Security will be determined using Monday's settlementprices. Wed 9, Thu 10, Fri 11, Mon 14, Tue 15 January 2008 At the beginning of each of these days the number of Micro Securities will beadjusted, based on the targeted changes and the actual previous day's closingprices, and the updated number of Micro Securities will be available prior totrading commencing on the issuer's website at www.etfsecurities.com/csl andwww.etfsecurities.com/cslf3 Tue 15 January 2008 The final number of Micro Securities in each Index Security following therebalancing will be announced prior to the opening of trading. (Note, however,that if a settlement price is not determined for a commodity on Mon 14 then thefinal number of Micro Securities for any Index Security containing thatcommodity will not be determined until a settlement price is determined). The attached table shows (i) the existing weighting of each commodity for theClassic Securities and the Forward Securities, as measured by the effectiveweight at current commodity prices in the ETFS All Commodities Index Security(for the Classic Securities) or the ETFS Forward All Commodities Index Security(for the Forward Securities), and (ii) the targeted new weighting of eachcommodity for the Classic Securities and the Forward Securities, based on theCommodity Index Percentage to be used in the rebalancing of DJ-AIGCISM (ClassicSecurities) or DJ-AIGCI-F3SM (Forward Securities). For more information, please contact the UK representative of ETF Securities:+44 207 448 4330 Existing weights Existing weights Targeted weights Targeted weights based on current based on current based on the based on the commodity prices commodity prices new CIPs for the new CIPs for the (Classic securities) (Forward DJ-AIGCISM(Classic DJ-AIGCI-F3SM securities) securities) (Forward securities)Natural Gas 8.5% 11.6% 12.2% 12.2%Crude Oil 16.4% 15.7% 13.2% 13.2%Unleaded Gas (Gasoline) 5.3% 4.6% 3.8% 3.8%Heating Oil 4.9% 4.7% 3.8% 3.8%Live Cattle 4.7% 4.7% 4.9% 4.9%Lean Hogs 1.7% 2.2% 2.5% 2.5%Wheat 6.6% 6.9% 4.7% 4.7%Corn 5.0% 5.3% 5.7% 5.7%Soybeans 10.6% 10.4% 7.6% 7.6%Soybean Oil 3.8% 3.7% 2.8% 2.8%Aluminum 5.1% 4.6% 7.1% 7.1%Copper 6.3% 5.6% 7.0% 7.0%Zinc 1.6% 1.4% 3.0% 3.0%Nickel 2.1% 1.8% 2.8% 2.8%Gold 7.6% 7.0% 7.4% 7.4%Silver 2.2% 2.1% 2.7% 2.7%Sugar 2.5% 2.3% 3.2% 3.2%Cotton 2.7% 2.9% 2.5% 2.5%Coffee 2.4% 2.4% 3.0% 3.0% Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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