EFTA Document EFTA01393111

The base may be adjusted from time to time to re- flect such events as capitalization changes affecting the constituent securities of the index (e.g., issuance of new shares) or to maintain continuity when securities are added to or dropped from the index. These adjust- ments are generally designed so that the index level will change only as a result of price changes of constit- uent securities during trading. Securities may be dropped from an index because of events such as mergers and li