NEW YORK, June 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) announces that common equities listed on Bats BZX, Bats BYX, Bats EDGA, and Bats EDGX exchanges will be eligible for inclusion in S&P Total Market Index (S&P TMI), S&P Global Broad Market Index (S&P BMI), Dow Jones Global Index (DJGI) and Dow Jones Total Stock Market Index (DJTSM) effective after the close of trading on June 17, 2016.

Additionally, SPDJI announces that U.S. Indices contribution to sector balance maintenance will be measured by a comparison of each GICS sector's weight in an index with its weight in the S&P Total Market Index, in the relevant market capitalization range. Previously, the U.S. Indices methodology did not specify S&P TMI as the comparison benchmark.

The following table details these changes:

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