The Newbridge Nanotechnology Index (the NNIX or Index) has been constructed to track the stock market performance of companies that are currently active in nanotechnology. We believe that this science, which involves the precise assembly and manipulation of matter at the atomic or molecular level, will serve as the basis for myriad innovations in a wide range of industrial sectors in coming years. For a more extensive treatment of this subject, please request our TrendFocus: Nanotechnology report from June 3, 2004. The original Index included 21 companies at inception, and is weighted by market capitalization. The base date for the Index is June 30, 2004, at which time the base value for the index was set at 1000. We reconstitute and rebalance the index every fiscal quarter. As of August 19, 2005 the index includes 24 companies.