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Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.

Index Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1.

Scope of the Index ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

1.2.

Identifiers and Publication ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

1.3.

Initial Level of the Index ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.4.

Prices and calculation frequency ................................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.5.

Licensing.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 52.

Index Selection ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1.

Index Universe Requirements........................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.2.

Selection of the Index Components ............................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.3.

Weighting of the Index Components .............................................................................................................................................................. 93.

Rebalance ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.1.

Ordinary Rebalance ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

3.2.

Extraordinary Rebalance ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

4.

Calculation of the Index .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.1.

Index formula ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11

4.2.

Accuracy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11

4.3. Adjustments .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 114.4. Corporate actions ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 124.5. Recalculation ........................................................................................................................................................................................................13
4.6. Market Disruption ................................................................................................................................................................................................13
5.

Miscellaneous .............................................................................................................................................................................................................14
5.1.

Discretion ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................14

5.2.

Methodology Review...........................................................................................................................................................................................145.3. Changes in calculation method ......................................................................................................................................................................145.4. Termination ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................15
5.5.

Index Committee .................................................................................................................................................................................................15

6.

Definitions ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................16

7.

History of Index Changes ........................................................................................................................................................................................18

Contact ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................192

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INDEX GUIDELINEINTRODUCTION
This document (the “GUIDELINE”) is to be used as a guideline with regard to the composition, calculation andmaintenance of the Solactive ETC Group Web 3.0 Index (the “INDEX”). Any amendments to the rules madeto the GUIDELINE are approved by the INDEX COMMITTEE specified in Section 5.5. The INDEX is owned, calculated,administered and published by Solactive AG (“SOLACTIVE”) assuming the role as administrator (the “INDEXADMINISTRATOR”) under the Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 (the “BENCHMARK REGULATION” or “BMR”). The name“Solactive” is trademarked.

The text uses defined terms which are formatted with “SMALL CAPS”. Such Terms shall have the meaning
assigned to them as specified in Section 6 (Definitions).
The GUIDELINE and the policies and methodology documents referenced herein contain theunderlying principles and rules regarding the structure and operation of the INDEX. SOLACTIVE does
not offer any explicit or tacit guarantee or assurance, neither pertaining to the results from the useof the INDEX nor the level of the INDEX at any certain point in time nor in any other respect. SOLACTIVE
strives to the best of its ability to ensure the correctness of the calculation. There is no obligationfor SOLACTIVE – irrespective of possible obligations to issuers – to advise third parties, including
investors and/or financial intermediaries, of any errors in the INDEX. The publication of the INDEX by
SOLACTIVE does not constitute a recommendation for capital investment and does not contain any
assurance or opinion of SOLACTIVE regarding a possible investment in a financial instrument basedon this INDEX.

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1.

INDEX SPECIFICATIONS

1.1.

SCOPE OF THE INDEX

Category
Asset Class

Description
EquityRepresentation of companies that potentially stand to benefit
from the adoption and usage of technologies expected to growand support the functioning of web 3.0. This includes companies in
the following industries: NFTs & Tokenization, blockchain
technology, metaverse and big data & artificial intelligence.
Developed Markets
Quarterly

Strategy

Regional Allocation
Rebalancing Fee
Rebalancing Frequency

1.2. IDENTIFIERS AND PUBLICATIONThe INDEX is published under the following identifiers:
Name
Solactive ETC Group Web
3.0 Index PR
Solactive ETC Group Web
3.0 Index NTR
Solactive ETC Group Web
3.0 Index GTR

ISIN

Currency

Type

RIC

BBG ticker

DE000SL0B491

USD

PR*

.SOLWEB3P -DE000SL0B5B9

USD

NTR*

.SOLWEB3N SOLWEB3DE000SL0B5C7

USD

GTR*

.SOLWEB3T -*PR, NTR, GTR means that the Index is calculated as price return, net total return, gross total return Index as described in the Equity Index Methodology, whichis available on the SOLACTIVE website: https://www.solactive.com/documents/equity-index-methodology/

The INDEX is published on the website of the INDEX ADMINISTRATOR (www.solactive.com) and is, in addition,
available via the price marketing services of Boerse Stuttgart GmbH and may be distributed to all of its
affiliated vendors. Each vendor decides on an individual basis as to whether it will distribute or display the
INDEX via its information systems.
Any publication in relation to the INDEX (e.g. notices, amendments to the GUIDELINE) will be available at thewebsite of the INDEX ADMINISTRATOR: https://www.solactive.com/news/announcements/.

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1.3. INITIAL LEVEL OF THE INDEXThe initial level of the INDEX on the 08/02/2019, the START DATE, is 1000. Historical values from the
25/03/2024, the LIVE DATE, will be recorded in accordance with Article 8 of the BMR. Levels of the INDEX
published for a period prior to the LIVE DATE have been back-casted.

1.4. PRICES AND CALCULATION FREQUENCY
The level of the INDEX is calculated on each CALCULATION DAY from 1:00 a.m. to 10:50 p.m. CET based on the
TRADING PRICES on the EXCHANGES on which the INDEX COMPONENTS are listed. TRADING PRICES of INDEXCOMPONENTS not listed in the INDEX CURRENCY are converted using the current Intercontinental Exchange(ICE) spot foreign exchange rate. Should there be no current TRADING PRICE for an INDEX COMPONENT, the laterof: (i) the most recent CLOSING PRICE; or (ii) the last available TRADING PRICE for the preceding TRADING DAY isused in the calculation.
In addition to the intraday calculation a closing level of the INDEX for each CALCULATION DAY is also
calculated. This closing level is based on the CLOSING PRICES for the INDEX COMPONENTS on the respective
EXCHANGES on which the INDEX COMPONENTS are listed. The CLOSING PRICES of INDEX COMPONENTS not listed in
the INDEX CURRENCY are converted using the 04:00 p.m. London time rates provided by WM/ Refinitiv (the“WM/ Refinitiv Rate”). If there is no 04:00 p.m. London time WM/ Refinitiv Rate for the relevant CALCULATION
DAY, the last available 04:00 p.m. London time WM/ Refinitiv Rate will be used for the closing levelcalculation.

1.5. LICENSING
Licenses to use the INDEX as the underlying value for financial instruments, investment funds and financial
contracts may be issued to stock exchanges, banks, financial services providers and investment houses by
SOLACTIVE.

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2.

INDEX SELECTION

On each SELECTION DAY, the INDEX ADMINISTRATOR will revise the composition of the INDEX.
In a first step, the INDEX ADMINISTRATOR determines the INDEX UNIVERSE in accordance with Section 2.1. The
INDEX UNIVERSE comprises all those financial instruments which fulfill the INDEX UNIVERSE REQUIREMENTS (asspecified in Section 2.1) and will constitute a starting pool from which the components of the INDEX will beselected. Based on this INDEX UNIVERSE, the new composition of the INDEX will be determined by applying therules outlined in Section 2.2.
Each new INDEX COMPONENT will be assigned a weight as described in Section 2.3.

2.1.

INDEX UNIVERSE REQUIREMENTS

The INDEX UNIVERSE is comprised of all financial instruments which fulfill the below requirements(the “INDEX UNIVERSE REQUIREMENTS“):
1. Primary listing in one of the countries that are part of the Developed Markets as defined by the
Solactive Country Classification Framework (https://www.solactive.com/documents/solactivecountry-classification/).
2. SHARE CLASS MARKET CAPITALIZATION of at least USD 100,000,000 for companies on the respective
SELECTION DAY.
3. AVERAGE DAILY VALUE TRADED of at least USD 1,000,000 over 1 month and over 6 months, prior toand including the SELECTION DAY.
The determination of the INDEX UNIVERSE is fully rule-based and the INDEX ADMINISTRATOR cannot make any
discretionary decisions.

2.2. SELECTION OF THE INDEX COMPONENTS
Based on the INDEX UNIVERSE, the initial composition of the INDEX as well as any selection for an ordinary
rebalance is determined on the SELECTION DAY in accordance with the following rules (the “INDEXCOMPONENT REQUIREMENTS“):
The selection is done based on screening of publicly available information such as financial news, businessprofiles, and company publications using ARTIS®, SOLACTIVE’S proprietary natural language processing
algorithm.
Using keywords that describe the four index industry categories around web 3.0, ARTIS® identifies
companies that have or are expected to have exposure to the provision of products and/or services that
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contribute to each industry category. ARITS® analyses the products and/or services deemed to suit theindustry categories separately for each of the four industry categories:•

NFT & Tokenization: Companies that enable users to be part of the digital economy through NonFungible Tokens (NFTs) where each token is unique and can be tracked through the blockchain.
This includes companies active in the NFT trading platform business, or companies having engaged
in NFT business by launching NFT auctions, issuing NFTs or providing NFT brokerage services.

•

Blockchain Technology: Companies that provide digital, distributed ledgers that facilitate theprocess of recording transactions and tracking assets in a network. This includes companies
providing blockchain technology services, including operation of digital asset trading platforms or
payment gateways and companies active in the development or integration of blockchain softwareand blockchain applications.

•

Metaverse: Companies that enable immersive digitally extended realities where users can interact,
create, share, transact and play with others in these digital worlds. This includes companies
involved in the provision of metaverse platforms, of technology supporting metaverse
development or of specialized equipment such as hectic motors or AR/VR device, as well ascompanies that provide services that can support or benefit from the metaverse, such as digitaland creator economies and social networks.

•

Big Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI): Companies that provide Big Data and AI products and services.
This includes companies that are active in the development, distribution and integration of AI and
big data technology, or the development of the infrastructure and hardware necessary for dataprocessing and AI integration.

Within the four index categories, each company identified by ARTIS® receives a score that reflects their
exposure to the relevant industry category. This set of companies are then reviewed to ensure relevance tothe industry category based on business operations. Companies that do not have relevant business
exposure to the industry category are removed from the selection process at this stage.
The remaining companies are ranked by their score (in descending order) in each industry category. The
highest-ranking stock from each industry category is included first, then the second-highest-ranking stockfrom each industry category is included. One stock can not be included in multiple industry categories. In
case one stock is eligible for multiple industry categories, it is only included in the industry category where
it has the highest rank.
Example (1): Stock A is ranked 2nd in the Blockchain Technology industry and ranked 3rd in the Metaverse
industry. It will only be included in the Blockchain Technology industry, because it is ranked higher in thisindustry.
If the rank of the stock is the same across these multiple industry categories, the stock is included in theindustry that is named first in the INDEX strategy: Firstly, NFT & Tokenization, then Blockchain Technology,
Metaverse and lastly Big Data & AI.

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Example (2): Stock B is ranked 4th in both the NFT & Tokenization industry and the Metaverse industry. It
will only be included in the NFT & Tokenization industry, because this industry is preferred over the other.
The relevant companies identified for each industry category are then evaluated based on the ESG criteria
outlined below. The evaluation is based on data provided by the DATA PROVIDER.
a) UN Global Compacti) Companies not in compliance with UN Global Compact principlesb) Controversial Weaponsi) Companies involved in the production development or maintenance of Anti-personnel
Mines, Biological or Chemical weapons, Cluster munitions, Depleted uranium, Nuclear
Weapons, or any other weapon that violate humanitarian principles through normal use.
ii) Companies that produce or develop key and dedicated components for controversial
weapons.
iii) Companies involved in the production and/or services tailor made for the defense
industry or the military.
iv) Companies that hold ≥20% stake in a company that is involved in controversial weapons.
v) Companies currently ≥ 50% owned by a company that is involved in controversial
weapons.
c) Conventional Weaponsi) >10% revenue from the production or distribution of arms, both public and privated) Tobaccoi) >5% revenues from tobacco manufacturing.
ii) >5% revenue from tobacco distribution and/or sale of tobacco products.
e) Thermal Coali) >10% revenues from the exploration mining or refining of thermal coal.
ii) Companies that base 30% or more of their operations on thermal coal.
iii) Companies that produce >20 million tons of thermal coal annually and are actively
expanding.
All companies violating any of the exclusion criteria above are excluded. All companies for which anevaluation of these exclusion criteria is not possible due to insufficient and/or missing information or data
are excluded.
In order to avoid excess turnover, the following buffer rule applies:
1. Securities in each industry category are sorted by their score in descending order. Each security is
assigned a rank based on the position in the sorted list e.g., the security with the highest score is
assigned rank 1.
2. All securities ranked in the top 2 of each industry category are selected as INDEX COMPONENTS.
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3. Current INDEX COMPONENTS with a rank from 3 to 7 within their industry category are added to the
INDEX until the total number of stocks in each industry reaches 5.
4. If the total number of INDEX COMPONENTS is still below 5 within the industry category after theprevious steps (steps 1-3), the highest-ranking securities are added to the INDEX until 5 INDEXCOMPONENTS are reached within each category.
The selection of the INDEX COMPONENTS is fully rule-based and the INDEX ADMINISTRATOR cannot make any
discretionary decision.

2.3. WEIGHTING OF THE INDEX COMPONENTS
On each SELECTION DAY the weights for each INDEX COMPONENT are calculated based on the following steps:
1. Each INDEX COMPONENT is assigned a weight according to the SHARE CLASS MARKET CAPITALIZATION.
Then a weight cap is applied for each INDEX COMPONENT by re-distributing any weight which is larger
than 10% to the other INDEX COMPONENTS proportionally in an iterative manner.
2. For each INDEX COMPONENT, a relevance weight is calculated by dividing a Ranking Score by the sumof all Ranking Scores.
Each of the INDEX COMPONENTS receives a Ranking Score within their INDEX category. The highest
ranked company in each category receives a Ranking Score of 5, the second highest ranked
company receives a Ranking Score of 4 and so forth. The lowest ranked company in each category
gets a Ranking Score of 1.
3. The weights outlined in 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 are combined into a single weight by multiplying them by 0.5
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3. REBALANCE
3.1. ORDINARY REBALANCE
In order to reflect the new selection of the INDEX COMPONENTS determined on the SELECTION DAY (inaccordance with Section 2.1 and 2.2) the INDEX is adjusted on the REBALANCE DAY after CLOSE OF BUSINESS.
This is carried out by implementing the shares as determined on the FIXING DAY based on the weights
calculated on the SELECTION DAY.
For more information on the rebalance procedure please refer to the Equity Index Methodology, which isincorporated
byreference
andavailable
onthe
Solactive
website:https://www.solactive.com/documents/equity-index-methodology/.
SOLACTIVE will publish any changes made to the INDEX COMPONENTS with sufficient notice before the
REBALANCE DAY on the SOLACTIVE website under the section “Announcement”, which is available athttps://www.solactive.com/news/announcements/

3.2. EXTRAORDINARY REBALANCE
The INDEX is not rebalanced extraordinarily.

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CALCULATION OF THE INDEX

4.1. INDEX FORMULA
The INDEX is calculated as a price return, net total return, gross total return, adjusted return Index.
The calculation is performed according to the Equity Index Methodology, which is available on the SOLACTIVE
website: https://www.solactive.com/documents/equity-index-methodology/. The standard index formula
stipulates that the level of the INDEX changes based on the change of the prices of its INDEX COMPONENTS
taking into account their weight in the INDEX and any currency conversion in case the price of an INDEXCOMPONENT is quoted in a currency other than the INDEX CURRENCY.
Any dividends or other distributions are reinvested back into the INDEX COMPONENT paying the dividend orother distribution at the opening of the effective date (the so called ex-date) of the payment of such
dividend or other distribution.
A more detailed description of the mechanics of the index calculation formula can be found in the Equity
Index Methodology under Section 1.2.

4.2. ACCURACY
The level of the INDEX will be rounded to two decimal places. TRADING PRICES and foreign exchange rates will
be rounded to six decimal places.

4.3. ADJUSTMENTS
Under certain circumstances, an adjustment of the INDEX may be necessary between two regular REBALANCE
DAYS. Such adjustment has to be made if a corporate action (as specified in Section 4.4 below) in relation of
an INDEX COMPONENT occurs. Such adjustment may have to be done in relation to an INDEX COMPONENT and/or
may also affect the number of INDEX COMPONENTS and/or the weighting of certain INDEX COMPONENTS and will
be made in compliance with the Solactive Equity Index Methodology, which is incorporated by reference andavailable on the SOLACTIVE website: https://www.solactive.com/documents/equity-index-methodology/.
SOLACTIVE will announce the INDEX adjustment giving a notice period of at least two TRADING DAYS (withrespect to the affected INDEX COMPONENT) on the SOLACTIVE website under the Section “Announcements”,
which is available at https://www.solactive.com/news/announcements/. The INDEX adjustments will be
implemented on the effective day specified in the respective notice.

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4.4. CORPORATE ACTIONS
As part of the INDEX maintenance SOLACTIVE will consider various events – also referred to as corporate
actions – which result in an adjustment to the INDEX between two regular REBALANCE DAYS. Such events havea material impact on the price, weighting or overall integrity of INDEX COMPONENTS. Therefore, they need tobe accounted for in the calculation of the INDEX. Corporate actions will be implemented from the cum-day
to the ex-day of the corporate action, so that the adjustment to the INDEX coincides with the occurrence ofthe price effect of the respective corporate action.
Adjustments to the INDEX to account for corporate actions will be made in compliance with the Equity Index
Methodology, which is available on the SOLACTIVE website: https://www.solactive.com/documents/equityindex-methodology/. This document contains for each corporate action a brief definition and specifies therelevant adjustment to the INDEX variables.
While SOLACTIVE aims at creating and maintaining its methodology for treatment of corporate actions as
generic and transparent as possible and in line with regulatory requirements, it retains the right inaccordance with the Equity Index Methodology to deviate from these standard procedures in case of any
unusual or complex corporate action or if such a deviation is made to preserve the comparability andrepresentativeness of the INDEX over time.
SOLACTIVE considers following, but not conclusive, list of corporate actions as relevant for INDEX
maintenance:
Cash Distributions (e.g. payment of a dividend)
Stock distributions (e.g. payment of a dividend in form of additional shares)
Stock distributions of another company (e.g. payment of a dividend in form of additional shares ofanother company (e.g. of a subsidiary))
Share splits (company's present shares are divided and therefore multiplied by a given factor)
Reverse splits (company's present shares are effectively merged)
Capital increases (such as issuing additional shares)
Share repurchases (a company offer its shareholders the option to sell their shares to a fixed price)
Spin-offs (the company splits its business activities into two or more entities and distributes newequity shares in the created entities to the shareholders of the former entity)
Mergers & Acquisitions (transaction in which the ownership of a company (or other businessorganizations) are transferred or consolidated with other entities, e.g. fusion of two or more
separate companies into one entity)
Delistings (company's shares are no longer publicly traded at a stock exchange)
Nationalization of a company (effective control of a legal entity is taken over by a state)
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Insolvency

4.5. RECALCULATIONSOLACTIVE makes the greatest possible efforts to accurately calculate and maintain its indices. However,errors in the determination process may occur from time to time for variety reasons (internal or external)
and therefore, cannot be completely ruled out. SOLACTIVE endeavors to correct all errors that have been
identified within a reasonable period of time. The understanding of “a reasonable period of time” as well as
the general measures to be taken are generally depending on the underlying and is specified in the
Solactive Correction Policy, which is incorporated by reference and available on the SOLACTIVE website:
https://www.solactive.com/documents/correction-policy/.

4.6. MARKET DISRUPTION
In periods of market stress SOLACTIVE calculates its indices following predefined and exhaustive
arrangements as described in the Solactive Disruption Policy, which is incorporated by reference andavailable on the SOLACTIVE website: https://www.solactive.com/documents/disruption-policy/. Suchmarket stress can arise due to a variety of reasons, but generally results in inaccurate or delayed prices forone or more INDEX COMPONENTS. The determination of the INDEX may be limited or impaired at times of illiquid
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MISCELLANEOUS

5.1. DISCRETION
Any discretion which may need to be exercised in relation to the determination of the INDEX (for example
the determination of the INDEX UNIVERSE (if applicable), the selection of the INDEX COMPONENTS (if applicable)or any other relevant decisions in relation to the INDEX) shall be made in accordance with strict rules
regarding the exercise of discretion or expert judgement.

5.2. METHODOLOGY REVIEWThe methodology of the INDEX is subject to regular review, at least annually. In case a need of a change ofthe methodology has been identified within such review (e.g. if the underlying market or economic reality
has changed since the launch of the INDEX, i.e. if the present methodology is based on obsolete
assumptions and factors and no longer reflects the reality as accurately, reliably and appropriately as
before), such change will be made in accordance with the Solactive Methodology Policy, which isincorporated
byreference
andavailable
on
the
SOLACTIVE
website:https://www.solactive.com/documents/methodology-policy/.
Such change in the methodology will be announced on the SOLACTIVE website under the Section“Announcement”, which is available at https://www.solactive.com/news/announcements/. The date of
the last amendment of this INDEX is contained in this GUIDELINE.

5.3. CHANGES IN CALCULATION METHOD
The application by the INDEX ADMINISTRATOR of the method described in this document is final and binding.
The INDEX ADMINISTRATOR shall apply the method described above for the composition and calculation of the
INDEX. However, it cannot be excluded that the market environment, supervisory, legal and financial or tax
reasons may require changes to be made to this method. The INDEX ADMINISTRATOR may also make changes
to the terms and conditions of the INDEX and the method applied to calculate the INDEX that it deems to benecessary and desirable in order to prevent obvious or demonstrable error or to remedy, correct or
supplement incorrect terms and conditions. The INDEX ADMINISTRATOR is not obliged to provide information
on any such modifications or changes. Despite the modifications and changes, the INDEX ADMINISTRATOR willtake the appropriate steps to ensure a calculation method is applied that is consistent with the method
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5.4. TERMINATIONSOLACTIVE makes the greatest possible efforts to ensure the resilience and continued integrity of its indicesover time. Where necessary, SOLACTIVE follows a clearly defined and transparent procedure to adapt Index
methodologies to changing underlying markets (see Section 5.2 “Methodology Review”) in order to maintaincontinued reliability and comparability of the indices. Nevertheless, if no other options are available theorderly cessation of the INDEX may be indicated. This is usually the case when the underlying market or
economic reality, which an index is set to measure or to reflect, changes substantially and in a way notforeseeable at the time of inception of the index, the index rules, and particularly the selection criteria, canno longer be applied coherently or the index is no longer used as the underlying value for financial
instruments, investment funds and financial contracts.
SOLACTIVE has established and maintains clear guidelines on how to identify situations in which the
cessation of an index is unavoidable, how stakeholders are to be informed and consulted and theprocedures to be followed for a termination or the transition to an alternative index. Details are specified
in the Solactive Termination Policy, which is incorporated by reference and available on the SOLACTIVE
website: https://www.solactive.com/documents/termination-policy/.

5.5. INDEX COMMITTEE
An index committee composed of staff from SOLACTIVE and its subsidiaries (the “INDEX COMMITTEE”) is
responsible for decisions regarding any amendments to the rules of the INDEX. Any such amendment, which
may result in an amendment of the GUIDELINE, must be submitted to the INDEX COMMITTEE for prior approval
and will be made in compliance with the Methodology Policy, which is available on the SOLACTIVE website:
https://www.solactive.com/documents/methodology-policy/.

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6.

DEFINITIONS“AVERAGE DAILY VALUE TRADED” means, in respect of an INDEX COMPONENT, the sum of DAILY VALUE TRADED
over the specified period divided by the number of TRADING DAYS that fall in the specified period.
“BENCHMARK REGULATION” shall have the meaning as defined in Section “Introduction”.
“BMR” shall have the meaning as defined in Section “Introduction”.
“CALCULATION DAY” is every weekday from Monday to Friday.
“CLOSE OF BUSINESS” is the calculation time of the closing level of the INDEX as outlined in Section 1.4.
The “CLOSING PRICE” in respect of an INDEX COMPONENT and a TRADING DAY is a security's final regular-hours
TRADING PRICE published by the EXCHANGE and determined in accordance with the EXCHANGE regulations. If
the EXCHANGE has no or has not published a CLOSING PRICE in accordance with the EXCHANGE rules for an INDEXCOMPONENT, the last TRADING PRICE will be used.
“DAILY VALUE TRADED” means, in respect of an INDEX COMPONENT and a TRADING DAY, the product of (i) the
CLOSING PRICE of such INDEX COMPONENT and (ii) the volume traded (measured as a number of shares) of such
INDEX COMPONENT on the EXCHANGE during such TRADING DAY.
“DATA PROVIDER” is Minerva Analytics Ltd. For more information, please visit: www.minerva.info.
“EXCHANGE” is with respect to the INDEX and every INDEX COMPONENT, the respective exchange where the
INDEX COMPONENT has its listing as determined in accordance with the rules in Section 2.
“FIXING DAY” is SELECTION DAY.
“GUIDELINE” shall have the meaning as defined in Section “Introduction”.
“INDEX” shall have the meaning as defined in Section “Introduction”.
“INDEX ADMINISTRATOR” shall have the meaning as defined in Section “Introduction”.
“INDEX COMPONENT” is each security reflected in the INDEX.
“INDEX COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS” shall have the meaning as defined in Section 2.2.
“INDEX CURRENCY” is the currency specified in the column “Currency” in the table in Section 1.2.
“INDEX UNIVERSE REQUIREMENTS” shall have the meaning as defined in Section 2.1.
“INDEX UNIVERSE” is the sum of all financial instruments which fulfill the INDEX UNIVERSE REQUIREMENTS.
“LIVE DATE” shall have the meaning as defined in Section 1.3.
“INDEX COMMITTEE” shall have the meaning as defined in Section 5.5.
“REBALANCE DAY” is the second Friday in February, May, August and November. If that day is not a TRADING
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INDEX GUIDELINE“SELECTION DAY” is 10 CALCULATION DAYS before the scheduled REBALANCE DAY, disregarding any potentialchange of the REBALANCE DAY.
The “SHARE CLASS MARKET CAPITALIZATION” is with regard to each of the securities in the INDEX on a
SELECTION DAY the share class-specific market capitalization for any security in the INDEX UNIVERSE. It is
calculated as the multiplication of the shares outstanding with the CLOSING PRICE of the share class as of
the respective SELECTION DAY.
“SOLACTIVE” shall have the meaning as defined in Section “Introduction”.
“START DATE” shall have the meaning as defined in Section 1.3.
“TRADING DAY” is with respect to an INDEX COMPONENT included in the INDEX at the REBALANCE DAY and every
INDEX COMPONENT included in the INDEX at the CALCULATION DAY immediately following the REBALANCE DAY (forclarification: this provision is intended to capture the TRADING DAYS for the securities to be included in the
INDEX as new INDEX COMPONENTS with close of trading on the relevant EXCHANGE on the REBALANCE DAY) a dayon which the relevant EXCHANGE is open for trading (or a day that would have been such a day if a market
disruption had not occurred), excluding days on which trading may be ceased prior to the scheduled
EXCHANGE closing time and days on which the EXCHANGE is open for a scheduled shortened period. The INDEXADMINISTRATOR is ultimately responsible as to whether a certain day is a TRADING DAY.
The “TRADING PRICE” in respect of an INDEX COMPONENT and a TRADING DAY is the most recent published priceat which the INDEX COMPONENT was traded on the respective EXCHANGE.
"WM / REFINITIV RATE" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 1.4.

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