NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ ) announced the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index (Nasdaq: NQ96DIVUS ), which will become effective prior to market open on September 22, 2014.
The following fourteen securities will be added to the Index: ARM Holdings plc (Nasdaq: ARMH ), China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (NYSE: CHU ), Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL ), Epiq Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EPIQ ), Linear Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: LLTC ), Micrel, Incorporated (Nasdaq: MCRL ), Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK ), NetEase, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTES ), Orange (NYSE: ORAN ), SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE: SKM ), Seagate Technology Public Limited Company (Nasdaq: STX ), Telefónica, S.A. (NYSE: TEF ), Telecom Argentina S.A. (NYSE: TEO ), and West Corporation (Nasdaq: WSTC ).
The Index includes up to 100 Technology and Telecommunications companies that pay a regular or common dividend. The NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index is evaluated on a semi-annual basis. For more information about the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index, including detailed eligibility criteria, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/ .
As a result of the evaluation, the following seven securities will be removed from the Index: BCE Inc. (NYSE: BCE ), China Mobile Limited (NYSE: CHL ), STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE: STM ), PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (NYSE: TLK ), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE: TSM ), VimpelCom Ltd. (Nasdaq: VIP ), and Vodafone Group Plc (Nasdaq: VOD ).
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