NetEase, Inc. to Join the NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning March 16, 2016

NEW YORK, March 08, 2016 -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that NetEase, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTES), will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index (Nasdaq:NDXT) prior to market open on Wednesday, March 16, 2016.  NetEase, Inc. will replace SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK).

NetEase, Inc. is headquartered in Beijing, China, and has a market capitalization of approximately $10.5 billion. For more information about the company, go to www.netease.com. 

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