Our disconnected comparisons for this issue are Deltic Timber Corporation (DEL) and UPM-Kymmene Corporation (UPM).

The attached graph indexes these companies’ stock values and the PM40 to their 04 January 2002 values. A USD 100 investment in DEL on that date would have been worth USD 184.96 on 07 September 2007. A USD 100 investment in UPM on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 129.51 on 07 September 2007. A USD 100 investment in an equal weight of the PM40 on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 139.44 on 7 September 2007.


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Deltic Timber Corporation (DEL) is a NYSE listed company. Their Web site is deltic.com

UPM-Kymmene Corporation (UPM) is a NYSE listed company. Their Web site is upm-kymmene.com