DaimlerChrysler To Change Stock Symbol To DAI Thu >DCX

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)-- Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) said Tuesday on its Website the stock symbol for shares in DaimlerChrysler AG (DCX) will change to DAIThursday. A spokesman for DaimlerChrysler confirmed the change.

Last week the automaker finalized the sale of its Chrysler Group division toprivate equity firm Cerberus Capital Management L.P.

At an extraordinary shareholder meeting scheduled for Oct. 4, the Germanautomaker will seek approval to change its name to Daimler AG following theChrysler disposal.

According to previous company statements, Daimler AG plans to keep its U.S.listing.

Company Web site: www.deutsche-boerse.de

-By Christoph Rauwald, Dow Jones Newswires; +49 69 29 725 512;christoph.rauwald@dowjones.com

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