REFINITIV CONVERTIBLE INDICESMETHODOLOGY
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Effective Date: 01 November 2021

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INTRODUCTION

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1.1. Index Governance5

1.2. Market Feedback

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User Base
Market Feedback
Management of Feedback and the Complaints Procedure

1.3. Methodology – Purpose, Readership, Maintenance1.3.1.
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Purpose of the Document
Intended Readership
Methodology Review and Change Procedure

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1.4. Potential Limitations of the Benchmark

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1.5. Access to the Methodology

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REFINITIV GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE INDEX MAINTENANCE

2.1. Overview of the Global Index Maintenance Process

82.2. Eligibility Criteria for the Global (‘broad’) Index

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2.2.1. General Criteria
2.2.2. Size Eligibility Criteria
2.2.2.1. Over-allotment Option
2.2.2.2. Upsizing / Re-Opening / ‘Tap’ Issues
2.2.2.3. Market Capitalisation Criteria for Mature Issues
2.2.2.4. Issues Hard Dropped due to Price, Size or Proactively Deselected
2.2.3. Liquidity Eligibility Criteria

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2.3. Country Allocation

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2.4. Special Circumstances

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2.4.1.
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Nominating an Issue as ‘Eligible for Consideration’Declining or Ending the Add Process

2.5. Addition to the Global (‘broad’) Indices2.5.1.
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Overview
Monitoring, Size and Liquidity Confirmation
Review of Issues with ‘Potential Add’ Status.

2.6. Issues Removal from Global Index

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2.6.1. Overview
2.6.2. Removal (Drop) Process
2.6.2.1. ‘Hard Drop’, ‘Soft Drop’ and Reinstatement Process Details
2.6.2.2. Overall Flow of the Drop Process
2.6.2.3. Index Manager Role in the Removal (Drop) Process
2.6.3. Guidelines for removal
2.6.3.1. Events with an Outcome of ‘Hard Drop’
2.6.3.2. Events with an Outcome of ‘Soft Drop’ or ‘Retain’

2.7. Outstanding Issue Size Changes
2.7.1.
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Substantially All Retired

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Technical Changes
Proactive Change

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SUB-INDEX MAINTENANCE

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3.1. Overview of sub-indices26

3.2. Static Sub-indices26

3.2.1. Regional Sub-Indices (Eligibility and Maintenance Process)3.2.2. Vanilla Sub-indices (Eligibility and Maintenance Process)3.2.3. Credit Sub-Indices3.2.3.1. Eligibility
3.2.3.2. Maintenance Process

3.3. Dynamic Sub-indices30

3.3.1. Focus and All Cap Focus Sub-Indices3.3.1.1. Global Focus and Global All Cap Sub-Index Overview
3.3.1.2. Eligibility Criteria
3.3.1.3. Reselection Process for the Focus and All Cap Focus Sub-Indices3.3.1.4. Reselection Thresholds
3.3.1.5. Amendment of Thresholds by the Index Manager
3.3.1.6. Focus Monthly Review Timetable Details.

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EQUITY INDICES

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4.1. Equity Indices

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INDEX CALCULATION METHODS

5.1. Regular Index Calculation
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Daily Index Calculation
Treatment of Income Events
Treatment of Changes of Constituents or Weightings

5.2. FX Hedged Index Calculation
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FX Hedged Methodology
FX Hedged Implementation

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5.3. Concentration Factors
5.3.1.
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Concentration Levels
Concentration Factor Changes
Concentration Factor Calculation
Concentration Factor Usage

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APPENDIX

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6.1. Definitions and Derivations46

6.1.1. Overview
6.1.2. Exchange Property
6.1.3. Naming Methodology
6.1.4. Issue Price
6.1.5. Original Issue Size
6.1.6. Initial Issue Proceeds & Outstanding Issue Proceeds
6.1.7. Accreted Issue Proceeds and Percentage Price
6.1.8. Market Capitalisation
6.1.9. Face Value
6.1.10. Parity
6.1.11. Premium (Conversion Premium)6.1.12. Traded Value
6.1.13. Day Types
6.1.14. Guarantor
6.1.15. Mandatory Issues
6.1.16. Preferred Issues
6.1.17. Perpetual Issues
6.1.18. Structured Exchangeables (Specified Instrument Type)6.1.19. Specified Instrument Type

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6.2. Qualifying Prices

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6.2.1. Overview
6.2.2. Qualifying Price Conditions
6.2.2.1. Absolute Conditions
6.2.2.2. Relative Condition

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6.3. Pricing

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6.3.1. Overview
6.3.2. Price Basis
6.3.3. Price and Rates Sources
6.3.3.1. Prices for Convertibles
6.3.3.2. Prices for Equities
6.3.3.3. FX Rates
6.3.3.4. Interest Rates
6.3.4. Price and Rates Timings
6.3.4.1. General Basis for Convertibles
6.3.4.2. General Basis for Equities
6.3.4.3. General Basis for Rates
6.3.5. Recognised Exchanges
6.3.5.1. Equity Exchanges
6.3.5.2. Convertible Exchanges
6.3.6. Index Manager role in Pricing
6.3.6.1. Index Manager Role in End of Day Pricing
6.3.6.2. Index Manager Role in Pricing Adds and Drops
6.3.7. Refinitiv’s Evaluated Pricing Services Closing Price

6.4. Country and Region Details
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Allocation of Country to Region

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Rating Equivalence Table
Issuer Rating Derivation

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6.6. Equity Dividend Treatment

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6.7. Index Calendar

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INDEX PUBLICATION AND COMMUNICATION OF INDEX EVENTS

7.1. Index Publication

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7.2. Index Status Report – Overview and Format

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Index Changes Section (Possible Event Announcements)

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7.3. Amendments to Reports

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SUB-INDICES - DEFINITIONS

8.1. Sub-Indices Groupings

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HISTORICAL NOTES

9.1. Historical Calculation Arrangements

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9.2. Transitional Arrangements

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9.3. Effective Date for Methodology Changes

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10. FURTHER INFORMATION (CONTACT DETAILS)

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11. APPENDIX

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11.1. ESG Disclosures

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1. Introduction
Refinitiv Convertible Indices are a family of Indices that aim to represent the performance of the Global
market of Convertible Bonds available to institutional investors.
The index family was previously known as the UBS Global Convertible Indices. It was acquired by
Refinitiv in June 2014, a brief history of the arrangements prior to the acquisition and the transitionalarrangements during the acquisition are set out in Section 9.
The Index family is comprised of the Global (‘broad’) Index and a number of Sub-Index families that arederived from the Global (‘broad’) Index based on a set of specific criteria defined for each Sub-Index
family. Each Sub-Index family is constructed to represent the market composition of a given segmentof the Convertible Bond Market.
The composition of the Global (‘broad’) Index is determined on a continuous basis. Additions to anddeletions from the Index can happen at any time.
There are no periodic reselections for the Global and Static Sub-Indices (Section 3.2). Dynamic SubIndices such as Global Focus (Section 3.3 ) follow a monthly reselection cycle.
Concentration factors are recalculated monthly for any indices where capping is applied and / or at
specific events (Section 5.3).
The Global Index, as well as most Sub-Indices, are produced in both regular and hedged variants with
CHF, EUR, GBP, JPY and USD being the prevalent currencies across the family.
Geographically Sub-Indices are available for Europe, US, Japan, Asia ex Japan among other regions. Fulllist of published indices is available here.
The basic index calculation method is a Market Capitalisation weighted chain-linked index calculation
with income reinvestment (Total Return). The unit of measurement is Index Points.

*Those Sub-Indices that were not Vanilla from the start became Vanilla at different times, see a full list of available sub-indices and the relevant Vanilla dates here. **Someindices do not have a hedged variant.

A number of Sub-Indices such as Qualified, Qualified Monthly Hedged and Monthly Europe Focus havebeen constructed to support the ETF funds.
The Global Index was launched on 30 September 1998 with the Global Index and most sub-indicescalculated back to 31 December 1993.
The Base Date for the Global Index is 30 September 1998 and Base Value is a 100.
This document is intended (non-exhaustively) to explain the guidelines used to select and calculate theRefinitiv Convertible Indices, covering:
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Additions to and removals from the Global Index
Selection of Static Sub-indices (Country, Region, Vanilla, Investment Grade) (Section 3.2).
Selection of Dynamic Sub-indices (Focus and All Cap Focus Sub-indices) (Section 3.3 )Description of calculation methodologies (Regular and FX hedged) (Section 5)
Concentration Factors calculation (Section 5.3)
Communication of Index events (Section 7)
Definition of terms used and basis for prices used in the Global Index (Section 6)

Over the counter (OTC) market for Convertible Bonds is considered sufficiently active for the purposeof determining the Indices when the daily activity in the market allows the Refinitiv’s Evaluated Pricing
Service (‘EPS’) to establish a representative market level for convertible bonds in general and the Index
constituents in particular.

1.1.

Index GovernanceRefinitiv Benchmark Services Limited (‘RBSL’) is an authorised benchmark administrator under the EU
BMR and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.
The Refinitiv Convertible Indices are administered by Refinitiv Benchmark Services Limited (‘RBSL’) a
Refinitiv company based on the published Methodology. As the administrator RBSL is responsible forcollecting input data, determining the benchmark and publishing it, together with all aspects ofgovernance, oversight, compliance and integrity of the benchmark.
Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited (‘RBSL’) is incorporated in England and Wales with company
number 08541574 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Refinitiv Limited (‘RL’), itself a wholly owned
subsidiary within the Refinitiv Group.
RBSL is authorized and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’), FCA Reference
Number 610678.
RBSL is an Authorized Benchmark Administrator as listed on the European Securities and Markets
Authority (‘ESMA’) Register, pursuant to Article 34 of the Benchmarks Regulation (Regulation (EU)2016/1011).
An independent Oversight Committee is responsible for oversight of all aspects of the provision of the
Refinitiv Convertible Indices, including reviewing the indices definition and the Methodology at least
annually, overseeing any changes to the Methodology, cessation of the indices and overseeing theadministrator’s control framework, management and operation of the Indices.
An Index Manager is appointed from time to time by the administrator who will be a subject matter
expert responsible for interpreting the methodology.
Index Operations TeamThe Index Operations Team is responsible for the maintenance, calculation and distribution of theIndex as set out in this Methodology on behalf of the Index Manager.
Index Technical Support TeamThe Index Technical Support team is responsible for providing technical support to the Index
Operations Team for the sourcing of input and other necessary data as well as calculation anddistribution of the Index.

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Index Manager
The Index Manager is responsible for the integrity and quality of the index and has specificresponsibilities as set out below:•

To oversee day to day operations of the Index Operations Team•To interpret the index rules•

To review feedback received from the User Base•Develop and implement changes to the Index Methodology

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Market Feedback

1.2.1. User Base‘The User Base’ is not a formal group but consists of any user or recipient of index information largely
made up of the recipients of the Index Status Report (Section 7.2).

1.2.2. Market Feedback
The governance of the Refinitiv Convertibles Index differs from the general Refinitiv Index Governance
Frameworks as it includes the ability of the ‘User Base’ to provide feedback to the Index Manager.
The Index Manager may request feedback as needed.
Maintenance and calculation of the index requires timely, accurate and complete information on theissues that are constituents of the index or are potential constituents of the index.
It is recognised that on occasions market participants will have information that is relevant to index
operations that may not have been considered and the methodology includes several processes toallow this information to be utilised whilst maintaining the integrity of the index.
It is anticipated that feedback will be received from recipients of the Index Status Report (Section 7),
although any feedback received will be considered. The Index Status Report includes details of
proposed Adds, Drops and other relevant events.
When considering feedback from the User Base the Index Manager will seek to independently validate
any information provided in the feedback, where required. The Index Manager will use feedback in
conjunction with all other available information to decide the appropriate action.

1.2.3. Management of Feedback and the Complaints Procedure
Feedback should be directed to the following inbox CB_Index_Feedback@refinitiv.com.
Any operational queries or price chalenges should be directed to the
CB_Index_Feedback@refinitiv.com.

1.3.

Methodology – Purpose, Readership, MaintenanceAny expression of formal dissatisfaction related to a proposed change to the Indices determination
process, on an application of the Methodology in relation to a specific Index determination, and onother decisions in relation to the Index determination process should be directed to
FRCompliance@refinitiv.com Full details of the RBSL Complaints, Operational Enquiries & Price
Challenges Handling Policy can be found here.

1.3.1. Purpose of the Document
This document, issued by Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited in its capacity as Administrator for
the Refinitiv Convertible Indices, specifies the Methodology for the Refinitiv Convertible Indices.

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1.3.2. Intended Readership
The intended readership of this Methodology are the stakeholders of the benchmark.

1.3.3. Methodology Review and Change Procedure
This Methodology is subject to the RBSL Internal Review Procedure. The Methodology is reviewed atleast annually or as required. Any changes to the Methodology will be carried out in line with the RBSL
Benchmark Methodology Change and Cessation Policy. The policy can be viewed here.
The review could be triggered by any change (known or foreseen) in the underlying market, sources of
the input or other necessary data, or based on the external feedback from the User Base.
The review shall include input from at least one representative of the Index Operations group,
Compliance department and the Index Manager.

1.4.

Potential Limitations of the Benchmark

The Refinitiv Convertible Indices are calculated using readily available input data delivered by
Refinitiv’s Evaluated Pricing Service (‘EPS’) with other necessary data delivered by Refinitiv data feeds(the ‘Data Sources’). Further details are available in Sections 6.3 and 7.1.
Determination of Refinitiv Convertible Indices depends on the timely availability of the input and othernecessary data from said Data Sources on a Weekday basis.
Any partial inadequacies in input data are mitigated via succession of Pricing Sources as detailed in
Section 6.3.3.1.
Severe technical problems, extreme market events or a widespread loss of liquidity may lead to acomplete loss of one or more of the Data Sources which will affect the delivery of the data to RBSL.
In such circumstances the Index Manager will exercise expert judgement to determine the viable data
and / or Data Source(s) necessary to calculate the Indices. The Refinitiv Convertible Indices would notnecessarily be representative of the market segments they aim to represent under such conditions.

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Access to the Methodology

Methodologies for all public Indices such as Global, Qualified, Qualified Monthly Hedged and Monthly
Europe Focus are made available on the dedicated Convertible Indices web-site here.

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2. Refinitiv Global Convertible Index Maintenance
2.1.

Overview of the Global Index Maintenance Process

The maintenance process for the Global Convertible Index is driven by and reflects the market
dynamics such as new issuance, corporate and market events related to the constituents or potential
constituents of the Global Index.
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General eligibility criteria are detailed in Section 2.2
Country allocation for the purposes of determining the Region are detailed in Section 2.3
Additions to the index including the monitoring period details are in Section 2.5
Deletions are detailed in Section 2.6
Handling of the changes to the outstanding issue size are in Section 2.7
Other changes detailed in Sections 2.8

All Sub-Indices are derived from the Global Index. The maintenance processes for the Sub-Indices is
described in the following sections.
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The overall summary including the derivation ‘map’ of sub-indices is in Section 3.1.
Regional Sub-Indices are in Section 3.2.1
Vanilla Sub-Indices are in Section 3.2.2
Credit (IG) Sub-Indices are in Section 3.2.3
Focus and All Cap Focus Sub-Indices details are in Section 3.3.1

The Index Manager, may, from time to time, ask the User Base for feedback on any aspect of the index
maintenance process.
The Index Manager, may, from time to time, need to override the timings and / or the basis stated in
the guidelines for any of the actions related to the maintenance process, for example, extend themonitoring period for an issue or bring forward a Drop Effective Date. Any changes to the statedguidelines will be communicated to the User Base via the Index Status Report (Section 7.2) and / or via
the announcement section of the Index Status Report.

2.2.

Eligibility Criteria for the Global (‘broad’) Index

This section details the criteria for eligibility for consideration the Global Index. All Sub-Indices arederived from the Global Index. The eligibility criteria for each family of Sub-Indices are detailed in thesections listed above.
To be eligible for consideration for the Global Index an issue will need to meet ALL of the conditions
detailed in Section 2.2.1, 2.2.2 and 2.2.3:

2.2.1. General Criteria
To be eligible, an issue:(i) Must be an Equity-Linked Convertible Security as generally recognised in the market. Examples
of such issues would include convertibles, exchangeables, and Mandatory issues.
(ii) Must not be a contingent convertible structure with only downside e.g. contingent conversion
features which are dependent on capital ratio triggers.
(iii) The Exchange Property must be a listed share. On this basis various pre-IPO convertibles are
excluded from the Global Index. Should the issue become convertible into a listed share post
issuance it will be reviewed for eligibility at that time.
(iv) Must not be a Chinese domestic issue or a Taiwanese domestic issue.
(v) Must have an ISIN code.
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(vi) Must have terms fixed.
(vii) Can be a security issued in exchange for other securities (‘Exchanged Issue’).
(viii) Must have at least 12 months of maturity remaining on the proposed Add date.
The Index Operations Team will refer any issue where there is uncertainty regarding any of theeligibility criteria to the Index Manager. The Index Manager will determine the eligibility of such issues.

2.2.2. Size Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for consideration for the Global Index an issue will need to meet ALL of the conditions
detailed in Section 2.2.1, 2.2.2 and 2.2.3.
To be eligible an issue must meet or exceed the regional threshold Outstanding Issue Proceeds
requirements below when rounded to the nearest 1m in the relevant currency before calculating the
USD equivalent. For the regions where multiple currencies are stated, the currency matching theissue’s prevails e.g. a European issue denominated in GBP would be assessed against the GBP
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RegionUS

Thresholds by Relevant Currency*

Countries included in the Region

USD 300m

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EuropeUSD 200m

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, UK

Other

USD 200m

Any country not listed under US, Europe, Asia exJapan or Japan regions.

Asia exJapan

USD 100m

China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan,Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan,
Thailand, Vietnam

Japan

USD 100m

EUR 175m

GBP 150m

JPY 11,000m

Japan*For issues not denominated in USD the Outstanding Issue Proceeds will be translated to USD at the FX rates used for Global Index
calculations at the end of the Weekday preceding the Issue Date. This will also apply for issues added at any time.

2.2.2.1. Over-allotment Option
An issue with a known over-allotment option at issuance which is below the regional threshold prior tothe ‘option to increase’ being exercised in part or in whole will not be considered as eligible on size
criteria until the ‘option to increase’ is exercised in part or in whole. Once the ‘option to increase’ isexercised and providing that the regional threshold for the issue is met, this will trigger a review of its
eligibility for addition to the Index. For timings, see Section 2.5.

2.2.2.2. Upsizing / Re-Opening / ‘Tap’ Issues
An increase in Outstanding Issue Proceeds via Upsizing/ Re-Opening / ‘Tap’ issuance from below toabove the threshold at any time during the life of an issue will trigger a review of its eligibility for
addition to the Index. For timings, see Section 2.5.
In the case of Upsizing/ Re-Opening / ‘Tap’ issuance, the Outstanding Issue Proceeds are not updated
until the ‘Tap Issue’ becomes fully fungible with the original issue. The review of eligibility for addition
will not commence until the date the Outstanding Issue Proceeds are updated.

2.2.2.3. Market Capitalisation Criteria for Mature Issues
An issue being considered for addition to the Global Index at a time other than at issue must satisfy theMarket Capitalisation thresholds as detailed in Section 2.6.3.1.2 numeral (ii).

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2.2.2.4. Issues Hard Dropped due to Price, Size or Proactively Deselected
Any issue removed under sections 2.6.3.1.2, 2.6.3.1.3or 2.6.3.2.3, Drop Due to Size, Price or Proactive
Deselection respectively may become eligible for addition as a mature issue under Section 2.2 to the
Global Index from the Workday immediately following 6 calendar months since the Drop Effective Dateproviding that its Percentage Price (See section 6.1.7 for definition), is equal to or greater than 70% for
the prior 15 Weekdays.

2.2.3. Liquidity Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for consideration for the Global Index an issue will need to meet ALL of the conditions
detailed in Section 2.2.1,2.2.2 and 2.2.3.
To be eligible an issue will have satisfied the minimum liquidity guideline if it has satisfied either of theconditions set out below.

Threshold type
Qualifying Prices

Traded Value

2.3.

Regional
Applicability

Condition to be met.

Does not apply
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region: US

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All Regions

The total Traded Value measured during the period the issue
is set as Monitor for Add, excluding the first day the Traded
Volume is available on the recognised trading venue isgreater than or equal to 7% of the Outstanding Issue
Proceeds. (See Section 6.1.12 for Traded Value definition).
The maximum period for which the Traded Value is measured
can’t be more than 30 Weekdays.

Country Allocation

The Region of an issue is assigned to the issue prior to its addition to the Global Index and is based
directly on the Country allocated to that issue.
The allocation of Country to Region is set out in Section 6.4.1.
The general principal of the allocation is ‘to look through to the underlying asset’.
The Country of an issue will be determined as follows stated in order of precedence; if an underlying
asset exists at any level in order of precedence no further checking is done.
(i) Issues with an equity as the underlying asset will be allocated to the country of the Primary
Exchange of the underlying asset.
(ii) Issues with an ADR or GDR as the underlying asset will be allocated to the country of thePrimary Exchange of the underlying asset of the ADR / GDR.
(iii) Issues with an ADR or GDR as the underlying asset where the ADR/GDR does not have a listed
equity as the underlying asset will be allocated to the country of the Primary Exchange of the
ADR / GDR.
(iv) Issues with a basket of equities as the underlying asset will be allocated to the country of thePrimary Exchange of the underlying asset which predominates.
The Primary Exchange of a particular equity will be determined using the Primary Issue RIC allocated by
Refinitiv.
The Index Manager may determine the Country of an issue to be set differently to the Country thatwould be selected by the above guidelines at any point.
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2.4.

Special Circumstances

2.4.1. Nominating an Issue as ‘Eligible for Consideration’There may be unusual situations when it may be appropriate for an issue to be proactively considered
for the addition to the Global Index in a manner not explicitly detailed in this Methodology.
Should the Index Manager become aware of such an issue the Index Manager may set an issue as‘Monitor for Add’. Such action will be notified to the User Base.
For example, an issue which was initially launched as a fully private deal evolves into a public issue of asize sufficient to be eligible for consideration for addition to the Global Index.

2.4.2. Declining or Ending the Add Process
The Index Manager may decline or end the Add process for an issue in special circumstances if theIndex Operations Team notifies the Index Manager that:(i) The Market Capitalisation or Outstanding Issue Proceeds are below the size thresholds statedin Section 2.6.3.1.2.
(ii) The issue has been called while under consideration for addition.
(iii) The issue or its underlying become subject to an Offer that materially affects the issue.
(iv) Quantitative data or market information indicates that the liquidity of the issue has
substantially altered since the day the issue has been announced as a candidate for addition to
the Index.
(v) The price has declined substantially, and the Qualifying Prices test is no longer satisfied. By wayof guidance a substantial price movement would be around 15% more than general market
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Addition to the Global (‘broad’) Indices2.5.1. Overview
This section details the process for adding issues to the Global (‘broad’) index. No issue can be added
to any of the Sub-Indices without first becoming a constituent of the Global Index. Section 3.1 covers
any additional Sub-Index specific eligibility criteria and add process for each family of Sub-Indices. An
issue may or may not become a constituent of a Sub-Index on the same day as it is added to the Global
Index.
An issue eligible for consideration (Section 2.2.1) and of sufficient size (Section 2.2.2) is first set to‘Monitor for Add’ while awaiting the liquidity confirmation (Section 2.2.3), however, any issue whose
liquidity is confirmed at the same time as it is determined by the Index Operations Team to be eligible
for consideration and of sufficient size, will be set directly to ‘Potential Add’. See full details of theprocess below.
The Index Manger may amend the guideline dates to accommodate local bank holidays or othermarket events.

2.5.2. Monitoring, Size and Liquidity Confirmation
The overall approach is that the relevant issues are assessed for eligibility on a continuous basis by theIndex Operations Team.
The Index Operations Team will review all issues that they become aware of and add to the Index
Status Report any new issue that meets all General Eligibility (Section 2.2.1) and meets or could, in thenear future, meet the Size eligibility criteria (Section 2.2.2) with the status of ‘Monitor for Add’. For
issues other than new issues, the Index Operations Team will notify the Index Manager of such issues
for the Index Manager to confirm or decline the addition to the Index Status Report.
(i) A new issue that could, in the near future, meet the Size criteria via the exercise of an overallotment option that is known at the time of the announcement will carry an additional note
‘Size threshold has not yet been achieved but may be achieved if the over-allotment option is
exercised’.
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(ii) Exchanged Issues (see Section 2.2.1 numeral (vii)) will carry an additional note identifying themas such.
(iii) Mature issues that became eligible for consideration due to becoming convertible into a listed
share will carry an additional note identifying them as such.
(iv) Mature issues that became eligible for consideration due to Over-allotment / Upsizing / ReOpening / ‘Tap’ Issue will carry an additional note identifying them as such.
All issues included in the Index Status Report will be monitored daily for liquidity until the 10th
Weekday after the date on which the issue is announced as ‘Monitor for Add’. The Index Manager may
extend the monitoring period if there is good reason to believe that that the eligibility criteria will be
met in the future.
If all eligibility criteria are met, the issue is announced as a Potential Add.
Issues approaching the end of the monitoring period will be notified to the users via the Index Status
Report.
The Index Manager may decide, based on feedback, to identify as a Potential Add any issue that does
not meet the liquidity criteria set out in Section 2.2.3.

2.5.3. Review of Issues with ‘Potential Add’ Status.
The Index Manager will review all feedback received for each Potential Add at 12:00 London time on
the review date which is 3rd Workday following the announcement of the Potential Add to the User
Base unless announced otherwise in the Index Status Report. The presumption is that the issue will be
confirmed as an Add unless there is a clear reason to decline the Add.
The Index Manager will take one of the following actions:(i) Confirm the issue as an Add; the Add Announcement Date will be the same day as thedecision. The Add Effective Date is the Workday following the Add Announcement Date unless
amended by the Index Manager. The issue will be added to the index at EOD on the Add
Effective Date and will contribute to index performance at the first index calculation following
the Add Effective Date.
(ii) Change the status to ‘Add Under Review’. The Index Manager may simultaneously ask for
feedback from the User Base. This will result in the decision being delayed and the status of
the issue in the Index Status Report will be amended to reflect the status of the issue.
(iii) Decline an Add previously announced as ‘Add Under Review’.
If an issue is declined as an Add the issue will remain on the Index Status Report until the end of themonitoring period with a status of ‘Declined’. The Index Manager may review the ‘Declined’ decisionat any time during the monitoring period if new information becomes available and if appropriate
reset the status to ‘Potential Add’ and trigger a new review process.

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2.6.

Issues Removal from Global Index

2.6.1. Overview
The circumstances under which an issue may be removed from the Global Index are listed below andare driven by market and corporate events as they become known to the Index Operations Team. The
Index Manger may amend the guideline dates to accommodate local bank holidays or other market
events.
In most cases an issue is removed from the Global Index permanently via a ‘Hard Drop’, however,under certain circumstances issues could be removed temporarily and later reinstated (see Section
2.6.2.1 for the details of the ‘Soft Drop’ and reinstatement process).
Any issue removed from the Global Index is simultaneously removed from All Sub-Indices at the sametime using the same Price Basis (6.3.2). An issue may or may not be reinstated following a ‘Soft Drop’.
If an issue is reinstated to the Global Index, it will be Added to any Sub-Indices it remains eligible forand for which it satisfies the relevant addition criteria (see Section 3 for details on Sub-Index
maintenance). The timing of the reinstatement may vary by Sub-Index.
There is no provision to remove issues from the Global Index solely based on remaining life.
If more than one guideline is triggered, then the Index Manager will determine the guideline
appropriate for the particular issue.

Events with an outcome of ‘Hard Drop’

Events with an outcome of ‘Soft Drop’ or ‘Retain’• Drop Due to Issue Approaching Final• Drop Due to Issue Approaching a Put (Section
Conversion Date (Section 2.6.3.1.1 )2.6.3.2.1 )• Drop Due to Size (Section 2.6.3.1.2)• Drop Due to an Offer (Section 2.6.3.2.2)• Drop Due to Price (Section 2.6.3.1.3 )• Drop Due Exchange Property Delisting (Section
2.6.3.1.4)• Drop Due to Being Impractical to Price (Section
2.6.3.1.5 )Events with an outcome of ‘Hard’ or ‘Soft’ Drop
• Proactive Deselection (Section 2.6.3.2.3 )2.6.2. Removal (Drop) ProcessThis section details the mechanics of the ‘Hard Drop’, ‘Soft Drop’ and Reinstatement processes as wellas the overall flow of the removal process.

2.6.2.1. ‘Hard Drop’, ‘Soft Drop’ and Reinstatement Process Details‘Hard Drop’ is a drop that removes an issue from the Global Index without an immediate reinstatement
option.
A ‘Soft Drop’ is a drop that removes an issue from the Global Index with the option of automatic
reinstatement if, after the impact of the trigger event is determined, the issue meets thereinstatement criteria.
All issues considered for a drop under Sections 2.6.3.2.1- 2.6.3.2.3 will be reviewed against ‘Soft Drop’
threshold. The default action is that if the issue meets the ‘Soft Drop’ threshold guideline it will beannounced as such in the Index Status Report (Section 7.2) unless the issue has a maturity date that isless than 6 months from the day of the anticipated ‘Soft Drop’ Effective Date, in which case the issue
will be ‘Hard’ dropped using the Removal Basis stated in the section applicable. See relevant sections
for details of each threshold guideline and the announcement process. The Index Manager may, from

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time to time and as appropriate, override the default action detailed in the guideline for a given issue.
Any such actions will be advised to the User Base via the Index Status Report.
Any issue ‘Soft’ dropped from the Index will be monitored until the final results of the event that
initiated the ‘Soft Drop’ are available to the Index Operations Team. When the outcome is known theissue will be considered for reinstatement to the Global Index. If no results that are explicitly stated as
the outcome of the event that triggered the ‘Soft Drop’ are available to the Index Operations Team on
the 1st Workday immediately following the 2 calendar months from the event´s final Settlement Dateor Exercise / Closing Date if no Settlement Date is known (‘no result’ monitoring period), the issue will
be tested for reinstatement based on the information available on that day.
The Index Manager may extend the ‘no result’ monitoring period and after an exceptionally long
period elapsing since the final Settlement Date or Exercise / Closing Date, if no Settlement Date is
known, of the event that triggered the ‘Soft Drop’ designate the issue as ‘No Longer Eligible for
Reinstatement’.
An issue considered for reinstatement is tested using the Outstanding Issues Proceeds effective EoD on
the day the outcome of the event that caused the ‘Soft Drop’ is known based on the procedure
detailed in Section 2.6.3.1.2 (Size) and 2.6.3.1.3 (Price). The issue must satisfy BOTH Size and Pricetests during the same period to be reinstated as well as have a maturity date that is more than 6months from the Workday immediately after the anticipated Reinstatement Date. In addition to theSize and the Price tests, for issues tested following ‘no result’ monitoring period, the issue will need tomeet the Qualifying Price Conditions (Section 6.2.2) regardless of its Region; for clarity, minimum 2
qualifying prices must be available to carry out Qualified Price Testing.
Reinstatement to Sub-Indices is done in accordance with eligibility criteria applicable for each of theSub-Indices. Reinstatement of eligible issues is treated in the same way as any other Add. See Section
3 for full details.
The Reinstatement Effective Date for the Global and Static Sub-Indices is determined by the Index
Manager and may vary by the index family. Unless amended by the Index Manager, it will be the 3rd
Workday following the Reinstatement Announcement Date.
All stages of the ‘Soft Drop’ and Reinstatement process will be reflected in the Index Status Report.
Any issue ‘Soft’ dropped will remain on the Index Status Report until it is reinstated or confirmed as‘No Longer Eligible for Reinstatement’.

2.6.2.2. Overall Flow of the Drop Process
The Index Operations Team monitors all constituents of the Global Index against the removal
guidelines. If any of the issues meet a removal guideline the Index Operations Team will notify theIndex Manager indicating the default guideline applicable. The Index Manager will review the default
action and may, if appropriate, override the default action stated in the guideline (see individual
guidelines for further details).
All issues notified to the Index Manager will appear on the Index Status Report indicating the outcomeof the review.
All stages of the process are reflected in the Index Status Report (Section 7.2). Key dates in the process
are listed below. The notification timeframes are defined in section 2.6.3.
(i) Drop Notification Date – The date the Index Manager is notified of the event.
(ii) ‘Soft’ or ‘Hard’ Drop Announcement Date – The first day the action (which may include a
review period) is announced.
(iii) Possible drop due to Size or Price Announcement Date – The date a constituent failed EITHER
the Size or the Price thresholds for 2 consecutive Weekdays.
(iv) ‘Soft Drop’ Effective Date – The date on which the issue is removed from the Global Index andall Sub-Indices.
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(v) Reinstatement or ‘No Longer Eligible for Reinstatement’ Announcement Date – The date theoutcome of the review of the results of the event that caused the ‘Soft Drop’ is announced.
(vi) Reinstatement Effective Date – The date on which the issue is added back to the Global Index.
(vii) ‘Hard Drop’ Effective Date - The date on which the issue is removed from the Global Index andall Sub-Indices.
Issues ‘Soft’ dropped will remain on the Index Status Report until confirmed as Reinstated or as ‘No
Longer Eligible for Reinstatement’.
Issues announced as ‘No Longer Eligible for Reinstatement’ will remain on the Index Status Report for 3
consecutive Weekdays following such announcement.

2.6.2.3. Index Manager Role in the Removal (Drop) Process
The role of the Index Manager in the removal process is to review the proposed treatment basis andconfirm or amend the proposed treatment.
If the feedback is requested, the Index Manager will review all feedback received by 12:00 London timeon the 3rd Workday following the announcement of the drop, unless specified otherwise in the Index
Status Report. The presumption is that the proposed action is confirmed unless there is a clear
reason to amend the proposed action.
The Index Manager will take one of the following actions:(i) Confirm the issue as a Drop and the Type of the Drop on the terms stated in the Drop
Announcement.
(ii) Confirm the issue as a Drop on amended terms, the amendment may relate to the date and/or
the price to be used for the Drop.
(iii) Determine the issue is to be retained in the index. In this case the Index Status Report will be
updated to reflect the decision. The record will remain on the Index Status Report for 3
consecutive Weekdays following such announcement.
(iv) Ask User Base for further feedback. This will result in the decision being delayed and the statusof the issue in the Index Status Report will be amended to reflect the status of the issue.
In all cases the Index Manager decision will be communicated to the User Base by means of the Index
Status Report.

2.6.3. Guidelines for removal
The following sections set out the guidelines used to identify issues to be advised by the Index
Operations Team to the Index Manager as candidates for consideration for removal.

2.6.3.1. Events with an Outcome of ‘Hard Drop’
2.6.3.1.1. Drop Due to Issue Approaching a Final Conversion Date
The Drop Notification Date will be the 15th Workday before the earlier of the last day to elect toconvert or the last day on which action needs to be taken to allow the issue to be converted.
This guideline applies both to issues which have been called and issues that are approaching
maturity.

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Drop Due to Issue Approaching a Final Conversion Date
Removal Basis••

EoD Market Price on Drop Effective Date
Price Basis (Section 6.3.2), Price Sources (Section 6.3.3)

Timing
Guidelines•••

Drop Notification Date: see above
Drop Announcement Date: 1st Workday following Drop Notification Date
Drop Effective Date: 6th Workday from Drop Notification Date

2.6.3.1.2. Drop Due to Size
All constituents of the Global Index are checked daily against the size thresholds stated below or upon
any change to the Outstanding Issue Size (see Section 2.7).
An issue will be dropped from the Index if the issue fails (i.e. does not meet) ANY of the thresholds
listed below on 5 consecutive Weekdays except where the issue’s Market price, as determined by EPS,
is equal to or greater than 75% of the Accreted Issue Price, in which case the testing period would be
10 consecutive Weekdays. For issues where there has been a change to the Outstanding Issue Size,
the issue is re-tested on the 5 Weekdays preceding the Change Notification Date (see Section 2.7)
using the new Outstanding Issue Size.
The Index Manager may also extend the duration of the testing periods, for up to a maximum of 6
weeks at a time, for all issues during any market wide events adversely affecting pricing. Any suchchange will be announced in the Index Status Report.
(i) Outstanding Issue Proceeds:
Must be greater than or equal to 75% of the Outstanding Issue Proceeds thresholds used for
addition (Section 2.2.2).
RegionCash equivalent of 75% of
Outstanding Issue Proceeds*

Countries included in the Region

USD
225m

US

Europe**

USD
150m

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK

Other

USD
150m

Any country not listed under US, Europe, Asia
ex-Japan or Japan regions.

Asia exJapan

USD
75m

China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan,Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan,
Thailand, Vietnam.

Japan**

USD
75m

US

EUR
131.25m

GBP
112.5m

JPY 8,250m

Japan*For issues not denominated in USD the Outstanding Issue Proceeds will be translated to USD at the FX rates used for Global Index calculations.
** For issues denominated in a currency specified as a threshold, the local currency threshold will apply, for other issues the Outstanding Issue Proceeds will betranslated to USD at the FX rates used for Global Index calculations.

(ii) Market Capitalisation:
Must be greater than or equal to USD 75m, and greater than or equal to the lesser of USD
400m and 30% of the Accreted Issue Proceeds.

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Any issue failing a threshold on 2 consecutive Weekdays, excluding issues being tested due to thechange in the Outstanding Issue Size, will be included in the Index Status Report issued on thefollowing Workday as a ‘Potential Drop Due to Size’. Once announced as such, the issue will either
remain on the Index Status Report until it is announced as a Drop or will be removed from the report
the Workday after it no longer fails the threshold that triggered the announcement.
Drop Due to Size
Removal Basis

Timing
Guidelines••

EoD Market Price on Drop Effective Date
Price Basis (Section 6.3.2), Price Sources (Section 6.3.3)•

Drop Notification Date: 1st Workday following the 5th consecutive day of
the issue failing the Size threshold
Drop Announcement Date: The same as Drop Notification Date
Drop Effective Date: 2nd Workday following the Drop Notification Date••

Removal guidelines, where applicable, for issues re-tested after the change in Outstanding Issue Size
are detailed in Section 2.7.3.

2.6.3.1.3. Drop Due to Price
All constituents of the Global Index are checked daily against both price spread thresholds statedbelow. An issue will be dropped from the Index if the issue fails EITHER of the thresholds on 5
consecutive Weekdays except where the issue’s Market price, as determined by EPS, is equal to or
greater than 75% of the issue’s Accreted Issue Price, in which case the testing period would be 10
consecutive Weekdays.
The Index Manager may also extend the duration of the testing periods, for up to a maximum of 6
weeks at a time, for all issues during any market wide events adversely affecting pricing. Any suchchange will be announced in the Index Status Report.
Price Spread
Threshold type

ThresholdFace value> 4%

Bid price> 6%

Any issue failing a threshold on 2 consecutive Weekdays will be included in the Index Status Reportissued on the following Workday as a ‘Potential Drop Due to Price’. Once announced as such, the issue
will either remain on the Index Status Report until it is announced as a Drop or will be removed fromthe report the Workday after it no longer fails the threshold that triggered the announcement.
Drop Due to Price
Removal Basis

Timing
Guidelines••

EoD Market Price on Drop Effective Date
Price Basis (Section 6.3.2), Price Sources (Section 6.3.3)•

Drop Notification Date: 1st Workday following the 5th consecutive day of
the issue failing the Price threshold
Drop Announcement Date: The same as Drop Notification Date
Drop Effective Date: 2nd Workday following the Drop Notification Date••

2.6.3.1.4. Drop due to Exchange Property Delisting
As soon as the Index Operations Team becomes aware of the de-listing, the following will apply:
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Drop due to Exchange Property Delisting
Removal Basis

Timing
Guidelines••

EoD Market Price on Drop Effective Date
Price Basis (Section 6.3.2), Price Sources (Section 6.3.3)•

Drop Notification Date: The same day the Index Operations Team becomesaware of the de-listing
Drop Announcement Date: The same as Drop Notification Date
Drop Effective Date: 2nd Workday following the Drop Notification Date••

2.6.3.1.5. Drop Due to Being Impractical to Price
For an issue to become impractical to price BOTH of the following conditions must be satisfied.
(i) An acceptable price is not available from any Recognised Convertible Exchange(ii) An EPS Closing Price is not available, or EPS have notified that pricing of the issue will beterminatedOnce the Index Manager is notified by the Index Operations Team and / or by EPS (section 6.3.7), theIndex Manager will determine if a price is an acceptable price in the context of condition (i). The Index
Manager may determine that a further review of the circumstances is required prior to announcing thedrop.
Drop Due to Being Impractical to Price
Removal Basis•Price as determined by the Index Manger

Timing
Guidelines•••

Drop Notification Date: The day the Index Manager is notified
Drop Announcement Date: As determined by the Index Manager
Drop Effective Date: 2nd Workday following the Drop Notification Date

2.6.3.2. Events with an Outcome of ‘Soft Drop’ or ‘Retain’
2.6.3.2.1. Drop Due to Issue Approaching a Put
For an issue approaching a Put, the Drop Notification Date is normally the 11th Workday prior to thelast date on which a holder may elect to ‘Put’ rather than retain the issue. For issues with terms thatallow the holder to submit and then withdraw their notice the last day on which the notice may be
withdrawn is the relevant date.
The Index Operations Team will advise the Index Manger if an issue is less than or equal to the ‘Soft
Drop’ threshold for the Put. An issue that meets the removal guideline will be ‘Soft’ dropped from the
Global Index. The Index Manager may, taking into account market conditions and other relevant
factors, determine that the issue will not be treated as set out in the tables below.

‘Soft Drop’ Put Threshold
Determination Ratio
𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒
𝑃𝑢𝑡 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒

Announcement of the Action
is more than 15 Workdays
before the Put Date

Announcement of the
Action 15 Workdays orless before the Put Date

Issues is retained in the index.

Ratio > 105%

Ratio > 102%

Issue is ‘Soft’ dropped from the index

Ratio ≤ 105%

Ratio ≤ 102%

Index Action

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‘Soft’ dropped issues will be monitored for reinstatement until the result of the Put is known see
Section 2.6.2.1 for the full detail of the process following a ‘Soft Drop’ action.

‘Soft Drop’ and Reinstatement (where applicable)
Removal Basis‘Soft Drop’ timing
guidelines

Reinstatement Timing
Guidelines••

EoD Market Price On ‘Soft Drop’ Effective Date
Price Basis (Section 6.3.2), Price Sources (Section 6.3.3)••

Drop Notification Date: (see above)
Drop Announcement Date: Workday following the Drop
Notification Date
‘Soft Drop’ Effective Date: 6th Workday following the Drop
Notification Date••

See Section 2.6.2.1

If the issue is not ‘Soft’ dropped, and some or all holders elect for early redemption, then the index willtake the following actions:
Amount Outstanding After Put≤20% of Original Issue Size

Index Action
The Outstanding Issue Size will be amended to reflect thechange. The change will be applied at the Put Price.
In most circumstances an issue will no longer be eligible forretention in the Index due to the size test and therefore theaction will be to Drop the issue at the Put Price.

>20% of Original Issue Size

The change will be treated as a regular change in Outstanding
Issue Size with the change applied using the Bid price on the
Effective Date.
In some circumstances an issue will no longer be eligible forretention in the Index due to the size test and therefore theaction will be to Drop the issue at the Bid Price.

2.6.3.2.2. Drop Due to an Offer
This guideline deals with situations where the issue becomes the subject of an Offer, examples of such
events are:•Offer to purchase the convertible by the issuer or another entity•

Offer to pay holders a cash amount in consideration of a terms change•

Offer to pay holders a cash amount in consideration of the holder not exercising a Put option•

Offer to exchange the issue for a new or existing issue

The Index Operations Team will advise the Index Manger of the Offer details and suggest theclassification of the Offer as soon as the Offer details are known to the Index Operations Team.
Possible Offer classifications along with the default treatments are detailed below. For the Offer
confirmed as ‘Long’ the day the Index Manager is advised of such Offer will be treated as Drop
Notification Date.

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In the case of an Offer with terms that allow the holder to submit and then withdraw their acceptancethe last day on which the acceptance may be withdrawn will be used to determine the classification of
the Offer.
The Index Manager will review the proposed basis and may amend the classification of the Offer and /or the details of the default action for the proposed classification.
Any default action described in the following table which includes a change in Outstanding Issue Size issubject to the Outstanding Issue Size Change process detailed in Section 2.7.

(i) Partial Offer
Description
Offers where the offer does
not apply to the entire
Amount Outstanding of theissue and the maximum
amount that could be
accepted is such that morethan 20% of the original issue
size would remain outstandingin all circumstances.

Default Action

Will remain in the Index and the result of the Offer is reflected
in a change in Outstanding Issue Size for the Index constituent.

(ii) Exchange Offer
Description
Offers where the offer is
to exchange the issue foranother issue which
would be eligible for
addition to the Index
should the size be
sufficient.

Default Action
Will remain in the Index and the result of the offer is reflected ina change in Outstanding Issue Size for the Index constituent.
The issue offered in exchange if eligible for addition (Section
2.2.1) and is above the thresholds in Section 2.6.3.1.2, the issue
will be automatically added to the Index.
The change in Outstanding Issue Size and the addition, whereappropriate, of the offered issue will occur on the same day andat the same value.

Section continues on the next page.

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(iii) Short Offer
Description

Default Action
Will remain in the Index and the result of the offer is reflected ina change in Outstanding Issue Size for the Index constituent.
Amount Out.
After Offer

Index Action
The Outstanding Issue Size will be amended
to reflect the change. The change will beapplied at the Offer Price.

Offers where the last day
on which the offer can be
accepted is less than 5
Weekdays after the dateon which the offer
becomes known to theIndex Manager.

≤20% of OriginalIssue Size

In most circumstances an issue will no longer
be eligible for retention in the Index due tothe size test and therefore the action will be
to Drop the issue at the Offer Price.
The change, if any, will be treated as aregular change in Outstanding Issue Sizewith the change applied using the Market
Price (Bid)on the Effective Date.

>20% of OriginalIssue Size

In some circumstances an issue will nolonger be eligible for retention in the Index
due to the size test and therefore the action
will be to Drop the issue at the Market Price(Bid).

Short Offer
Removal Basis(where applicable)•••

Timing Guidelines•

Offer Price on Drop Effective Date (≤20% of Original Issue Size)OR
EoD Market Price on Drop Effective Date (>20% of Original Issue Size)
Drop Announcement Date: the same day as when the Amount
Outstanding after the Offer is completed becomes known to theIndex Manager
Drop Effective Date: as determined by the Index Manager(iv) Long Offer
Description
Offers where the last day
on which the offer can be
accepted is 5 Weekdays
days or more after theoffer becomes known to
the Index Manager.

Default Action
Will be ‘Soft’ dropped.
‘Soft’ dropped issues will be monitored for reinstatement in linewith the reinstatement monitoring process detailed in Section
2.6.2.1.

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Basis and Timing Guidelines
Removal Basis•

EoD Market Price on ‘Soft Drop’ Effective Date

Timing Guidelines••

Drop Announcement Date: the same day as Drop Notification Date
‘Soft Drop’ Effective Date: 1st Workday following the Drop
Notification Date•

See Section 2.6.2.1‘Long Offer’
Reinstatement

2.6.3.2.3. Proactive Deselection
There are circumstances where a judgment is required to establish the most appropriate action to takein respect of the possible removal of an issue from the Global Index.
As and when the Index Operations Team become aware of such circumstances the Index Operations
Team will advise the Index Manager of the details of the circumstances and the Index Manager will
decide if the issue is to be removed from the Global Index, and, if the issue is to be removed from the
Global Index, then the Index Manager will decide on the date and price of the removal.
The process may or may not include the ‘Soft Drop’ event (Section 2.6.2.1). If the ‘Soft Drop’ option isused, the Reinstatement basis will be included in the announcement.
It is not possible to anticipate all circumstances that might require proactive deselection; however,examples of such circumstances are:•

An issue with time limited enhanced conversion terms•

An issue associated with a complex merger or takeover•

An issue where a corporate event associated with the Exchange Property might trigger a holder toconvert•An issue where an event could, on a long-term basis, materially affect the liquidity of either theissue or its underlying

In addition to these specific circumstances the Index Manager may, as described above, decide that it
is appropriate for an issue to be removed from the Global Index. In such circumstances the Index
Manager will decide on the date and price of the removal.
Actions taken under this guideline will be included in the Index Status Report in the same format asother Drops, however the basis of the Drop will be highlighted in the notes section of the report.

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2.7.

Outstanding Issue Size Changes

The Outstanding Issue Size of each issue in the Global Index is monitored daily by the Index Operations
Team. When the Index Operations Team becomes aware of a change in the Outstanding Issue Size fora constituent of the Global Index then the Index Operations Team will inform the Index Manager of theclassification of the change and the proposed basis for handling it.
A change in the Outstanding Issue Size can be either classified as a ‘Small Adjustment’ or as‘Substantial Change’. All changes of Outstanding Issue Size whether classified as ‘Small’ or ‘Substantial’
are checked using the guidelines for the Drop due to Size in Section 2.6.3.1.2 based the new
Outstanding Issue Size effective EoD on Change Notification Date. An issue where the change in the
Outstanding Issue Size causes it to fail the conditions in Section 2.6.3.1.2 will be classified as‘Substantially All Retired’.
The Index Manager will review the proposed basis and may amend the classification assigned to thechange and / or the details of the default treatment for the proposed classification. The default
treatment for each of the classifications is detailed below.

2.7.1. Small adjustments
Where the Outstanding Issue Size change represents a change in Market Capitalisation that is less than
USD100m then the guidelines are:

Small Adjustment
Change Basis

Timing
Guidelines••

EoD Market Price on Change Effective Date
Price Basis (Section 6.3.2), Price Sources (Section 6.3.3)•

Change Notification Date: the day Index Operations Team informs the Index
Manager of the change (see above)
Change Announcement Date: The same as Change Notification Date
Change Effective Date: 1st Workday following Change Notification Date••

2.7.2. Substantial Changes
Where the Outstanding Issue Size change represents a change in Market Capitalisation that is USD100m or
greater the guidelines are.

Substantial Changes
Change Basis

Timing
Guidelines••

EoD Market Price on Change Effective Date
Price Basis (Section 6.3.2), Price Sources (Section 6.3.3)•

Change Notification Date: the day Index Operations Team informs the Index
Manager of the change (see above)
Change Announcement Date: The same as Change Notification Date
Change Effective Date: 5th Workday following Change Notification Date••

2.7.3. Substantially All Retired
Where the change in the Outstanding Issue Size causes the issue to fail the Size test in Section 2.6.3.1.2
when re-tested on the 5 Weekdays preceding the Drop Notification Date using the new Outstanding Issue
Size.

Drop Due to Size
Removal Basis

Timing
Guidelines••

EoD Market Price on Drop Effective Date
Price Basis (Section 6.3.2), Price Sources (Section 6.3.3)•

Drop Notification Date: the day Index Operations Team informs the Index
Manager of the change (see above)
Drop Announcement Date: The same as Drop Notification Date
Drop Effective Date: 2nd Workday following the Drop Notification Date••

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2.8.

Other Changes

2.8.1. Technical Changes
Issues in the Global Index are subject to Technical Add and Technical Drop when certain features of theissue change. The most common event that may require a technical change is a merger or takeoverthat results in a change to the Exchange Property of the issue. This may be reflected in the Global Index
by the replacement of one MACE ID by a new MACE ID, the physical issue represented by thesereferences remains unchanged.
Any issue subject to a Technical Add / Technical Drop will be included in the Index Status Report.

2.8.2. Proactive Change
Circumstances may occur such that, it may be appropriate for an issue to be to be replaced in the
Global Index with one or more other issues. If such circumstances become apparent to the Index
Operations Team, then the Team will advise the Index Manager of the circumstances.
In these circumstances the Index Manager will advise the Index Operations Team of which issues, ifany, to add and / or remove from the Global Index and relevant Sub-Indices as well as the effective
dates and prices to apply to these changes.
Any issue subject to proactive change will be included in the Announcement Section of the Index
Status Report.

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3. Sub-Index Maintenance
3.1.

Overview of sub-indices

All sub-indices are selected from the issues that form the Global Index. As such any issue whichis removed from the Global Index via ‘Hard’ or ‘Soft’ drop is simultaneously removed from all subindices. Issues which are added or reinstated to the Global Index may, or may not, become eligible for
addition to a particular sub-index, the guidelines for each sub-index set out the basis for such
additions.
Sub-indices can be broadly divided into two categories:
Static Sub-indices – sub-indices where selection is based on constant or rarely changing parameterssuch as Regional or credit rating.
Dynamic Sub-indices – sub-indices where selection is based on a periodic assessment of parameters.

*Those Sub-Indices that were not Vanilla from the start became Vanilla at different times, see a full list of available sub-indices and therelevant Vanilla dates here.
**Some indices do not have a hedged variant.

3.2.

Static Sub-indices

Issues qualify for addition to Static Sub-indices at the same time the issue is added to the Global Index,
However, the actual date that an issue is added to a Static Sub-index may not be the same as the dateused for addition to the Global Index; the sections below indicate the circumstances under which a
different date is used.
The Index Manager will determine the appropriate allocation of all parameters used for selection of
constituents for the Static Sub-Indices based on the guidelines.

3.2.1. Regional Sub-Indices (Eligibility and Maintenance Process)
The Global Index is divided into 5 key Regions, in addition there are 4 other Regions for which indices
are calculated (see table below).
Eligibility is determined based on the country of underlying. See Section 2.3 for the details of theallocation.
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Key Regions

Other Regions

•
•
•
•
•

•
•
•
•

US
EuropeAsia ex-Japan
Japan
Other Markets

Global ex-USEurozone
Asia
Growth Markets

The allocation of an issue may change with time and the Index Manager may reallocate an issue to adifferent Country or Region at any time.
In the event that an issue is to be reallocated the Index Manager will determine the effective date forthe change – the effective date may be different for different indices or index groups, for example the
Focus Sub-Index drops may be selected to align to a Focus Monthly Review Effective Date.
If an issue is reallocated the change will be included in the Index Status Report.
A full list of Countries and the Country – Region allocations is given in the Appendix section 6.4.

3.2.2. Vanilla Sub-indices (Eligibility and Maintenance Process)
Vanilla Sub-Indices are Indices which exclude issues identified as Mandatory.
Issues are identified as Mandatory at the time they are added to the Global Index.
The Index Operations Team will advise the Index Manager about all new Mandatory issues. The Index
Manager will then determine, if the issue is to be regarded as Mandatory for the purposes of sub-index
selection and other index features where the Mandatory feature is significant to selection orcomputation such as, for example, Focus Sub-Indices (Section 3.3.1.1) or Concentration Factor
calculation (Section 5.3.3).
The nature of an issue may change with time and the Index Manager may reclassify an issue as
Mandatory or Vanilla at any time. In the event that an issue is to be reallocated the Index Manager will
determine the effective date for the change – the effective date may be different for different indicesor index groups, for example the Focus Sub-Index drops may be selected to align to a Focus Monthly
Review Effective Date.
If an issue is reallocated the change will be included in the Index Status Report.

•
•
•
•
•

Major Groups of Vanilla Sub-Indices
All Credit Sub-Indices
EuropeEurozone
Asia ex-Japan
Japan

•
•
•
•
•

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Asia
Focus
All Cap Focus
Growth Markets
Other Markets

3.2.3. Credit Sub-Indices3.2.3.1. Eligibility
To be eligible for addition to the Investment Grade Indices an issue:(i) Must be a Vanilla issue (see Section 3.2.2 for full details)(ii) Have an Issue level, Guarantor’s Issuer level or an Issuer level rating of BBB- and above, in theorder of precedence stated. If a rating is found at any of the levels, no further ratings are
considered.
(iii) Have maturity date greater than 6 months after the after the Focus Monthly Review Effective
Date following the next Focus Monthly Review Selection Date.
To be eligible for addition to Sub-Investment Grade Indices an issue:(i) Must be a Vanilla issue (see Section 3.2.2 for full details)(ii) Must:a)Have an Issue level, Guarantor’s Issuer level or an Issuer level rating below BBB-, in theorder of precedence stated. If a rating is found at any of the levels, no further ratings
are considered.
ORb) Be unrated
Only the Moody’s and S&P ratings are considered at Issue Level. Only the following Issuer level ratingsfrom Moody’s or S&P are considered when assessing the Guarantor or Issuer credit rating.

Moody’s
•
•
•

S&P
•
•

LT Issuer Rating
LT Issuer Rating (Domestic)
LT Issuer Rating (Foreign)

Foreign Currency LT
Local Currency LT‘Shadow’ or implied ratings are not accepted.

3.2.3.2. Maintenance Process
Credit sub-indices are determined by reference to the eligible credit ratings described in the preceding
section.
For issues rated by both services, the lower credit rating at the level used is applied.
The Credit Sub-Indices are obtained by grouping ratings into 2 separate classes, these are:•Investment Grade – BBB- and above•

Sub-Investment Grade – Below BBB- and not rated

Both rating agencies provide several types of ratings for issuers (see previous section), the derivationof the issuer ratings used for this guideline are given in the Appendix Section 6.5.2.
A table giving the cross reference between rating systems is given in the Appendix Section 6.5.1.

3.2.3.2.1. Issues Being Added to the Index
For issues that are being added or are proposed to be added to Global Index under Section 2.5; theprocess of classifying an issue as Investment Grade or Sub-Investment Grade is carried out as part of
the Add process and feedback regarding the classification will be taken in conjunction with any otherfeedback regarding the proposed addition of the issue.
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3.2.3.2.2. Changes Between Investment and Sub-Investment Grade
When a rating change results in an issue changing between Investment Grade and Sub-Investment
Grade, the treatment within the Credit Sub-indices will be as follows:(i) For all Indices - issues changing from Sub-Investment Grade to Investment Grade only:
Must have more than 6 months to maturity after the Focus Monthly Review Effective Date following
the next Focus Monthly Review Selection Date to be included in any Investment Grade indices. Issuesof this type will remain in Sub-Investment Grade Sub-Indices. This guideline is applied irrespective ofwhether the issue is a member of the Global Focus Index at the time of the change with Focus Monthly
Review Selection Date being used for convenience.
(ii) For Focus Sub-Indices:
The change will be announced immediately and then applied at the Focus Monthly Review Effective
Date which follows the first Focus Monthly Review Selection Date which falls on or after theannouncement date.
(iii) For other Sub-Indices
The change will be announced immediately and then applied on the 5th Workday following theannouncement.
The Index Manager may vary the timing of the announcement or application of the rating change to
sub-indices.
If an issue is reclassified the change will be included in the Index Status Report.

Historical notes for Credit sub-indicesPrior to January 2013 mandatory convertible issues were eligible for non-Focus Credit Sub-indices.
Prior to 10th July 2014 the guidelines provided for R&I and JCR ratings to be additionally considered in
respect of Japanese issues.
Prior to 8 October 2014 the guidelines excluded issuer ratings from consideration.

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3.3.

Dynamic Sub-indices3.3.1. Focus and All Cap Focus Sub-Indices3.3.1.1. Global Focus and Global All Cap Sub-Index Overview
The Global Focus Sub-Index is an index derived from the Global Index using Regional Market
Capitalisation, Percentage Price and Premium criteria. It aims to represent a sub-set of the Convertible
market by selecting a sub-set of constituents from the Global Index with a common set of defined
characteristics representing issues with what is termed a ‘balanced’ profile. The derivation process ismechanical.
The Global Focus Sub-Index contains any issue that was either retained in or added to the Global Focus
Sub-Index following the latest Focus Monthly Review, the maintenance process as set out in Section
3.3.1.3.
Only the current constituents of the Global Index and Issues announced as a ‘firm’ Add to the Global
Index no later than the last day of the current Focus Monthly Review Selection Period will be reviewed
for eligibility and can be part of it.
Any issue that has previously been a constituent of the Global Focus Sub-Index and was removed due
to failing the reselection guidelines can be tested during any of the subsequent testing cycles providing
it meets all eligibility criteria.
Other variants of the Global Focus Sub-Index such as Focus Investment Grade (Credit) or Europe Focus(Regional) Sub-Indices are derived from the Global Focus Sub-Index, as such; any changes to the Global
Focus Sub-Index are reflected in the Sub-Indices derived from it.
The Global All Cap Focus Sub-Index is an index derived from the Global Index and is created using
Percentage Price and Premium criteria.
Other variants of the Global All Cap Focus Sub-Index such as Global All Cap Focus Investment Grade(Credit) or Europe All Cap Focus (Regional) Sub-Indices are derived from the Global All Cap Focus SubIndex, as such; any changes to the Global All Cap Focus Sub-Index are reflected in the Sub-Indicesderived from it.
See Section 3.1 for the summary of available Sub-Indices, a detailed list of Focus and All Cap Focus SubIndices is available here; Section 3.2 details the derivation rules for the Credit and Regional SubIndices.

3.3.1.2. Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for consideration for addition to the Global Focus Sub-Index, an issue must:(i) Bea. a constituent of the Global Index prior to the start of the Focus Monthly Review,ORb. an issue that has been announced as a ‘firm’ Add no later than the EOD on the last dayof the Focus Monthly Selection Period. The full calendar of the upcoming Monthly
Reselections can be found here.
(ii) Be a dated (i.e. non-perpetual) issue(iii) Be a Vanilla (i.e. non-mandatory) issue (See Section 3.2.2 for full definition)(iv) Have a maturity date that is more than 6 months after the Focus Monthly Review Effective
Date for the current Focus Monthly Review.
(v) Not have any of the following actions associated with it:
a. Be announced as a Drop from the Global Index on a future date
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b. Have an offer outstanding for some or all of the issue as of the Focus Monthly Review
Selection Datec. Have a merger or takeover offer outstanding on the underlying asset of the issue as of
the Focus Monthly Review Selection Date
Should an existing constituent be restructured such that it becomes perpetual or mandatory, it willcease being eligible.

3.3.1.3. Reselection Process for the Focus and All Cap Focus Sub-Indices

The following process applies to both the Focus and All Cap Focus Sub-Indices except where statedotherwise.
(i) The maintenance process for the Focus Sub-Index takes place monthly in line with the Calendar
published here in advance. Testing periods are based on Weekdays, so no holidays are taken
into consideration.
(ii) In the event the Index Manager needs to amend any of the dates, the announcement will bemade in the Index Status Report. See Section 3.3.1.6 for further details.
(iii) All issues eligible for consideration, as defined in section 3.3.1.2, are tested during the Focus
Monthly Review Selection Period. Issues, for which the ‘firm’ Add announcement date (for the
Global Index) falls after the start of the Focus Monthly Review Selection Period, are reviewed
on the basis of the data from the ‘firm’ Add announcement date to the end of the Focus
Monthly Review Selection Period. See diagram above.
(iv) Issues that are constituents of the Global Focus Sub-Index on the Weekday immediately
preceding the first day of the Focus Monthly Review Selection Period are tested for retention
in the Global Focus Sub-Index, all other issues are tested for addition using the relevant
thresholds. Addition and retention thresholds are defined in Section 3.3.1.4.
(v) For an issue eligible for consideration to be announced as an Add to the Global Focus Sub-Index
it must satisfy all of the thresholds below on each of the days it is tested. If the issue falls
outside any of the thresholds on any of the days in the Focus Monthly Review Selection Period,
then the issue will not be added to the Focus Sub-Index. The thresholds to satisfy are:a. Regional Market Capitalisation (see Section 3.3.1.4.1) – DOES NOT APPLY to All CAP
FOCUS SUB-INDICES.
b. Conversion Premium (see Section 3.3.1.4.2)
c. Percentage Price (see Section 3.3.1.4.3)

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(vi) For any constituent of the Global Focus Sub-Index to be announced as a Drop from the Global
Focus Sub-Index, it must separately fail either of the two thresholds listed below on each of
the 5 testing days. The thresholds are:a. Conversion Premium (see Section 3.3.1.4.2)
b. Percentage Price (see Section 3.3.1.4.3)(vii) Any additions or deletions to the Global Focus Sub-Indices are announced the Weekday
following the last testing day on Focus Monthly Review Selection Date and are subject to 24hour revision provision, any changes to the announced reselection results are published thefollowing day. A revision will only be made during the 24-hour revision period if there is afactual error in the data used for the selection or if new information becomes available thatwould impact the selection.
(viii) Actual implementation of the announced results takes place on the Focus Monthly Review
Effective Date which is the 5th Weekday after the announcement of the results.

Price Basis and Price Sources used for Additions to and Deletions from the Global Focus Sub-Indices aredetailed in Section 6.3.2 and Section 6.3.3 respectively.
There is no general provision for additions to or deletions from the Focus Sub-index between Focus
Monthly Reviews, however changes may be made in any of the following circumstances:(ix) Any issue removed from the Global Index for whatever reason is automatically removed from the
Focus Sub-index. This is not particular to the Focus Sub-index but applies to all sub-indices.
(x) Any issue that is in the Focus Sub-index that is replaced in the Global Index by one or more otherissues will be advised to the Index Manager. The Index Manager will then determine which, if any,of the replacement issues will be added to the Focus Sub-index.
(xi) Circumstances may occur such that, between Focus Monthly Reviews, it may be appropriate for
an issue to be added to or removed from the Focus Sub-index. In these circumstances the Index
Manager will determine the detail of any amendments to the constituents of the Focus Sub-index.
If an issue is added to or removed from the Focus Sub-Index between Focus Monthly Reselections thechange/proposed change will be included in the Index Status Report.

3.3.1.4. Reselection Thresholds
The specific thresholds for retention and addition are set out in the sections below. The thresholds aremonitored at each Focus Monthly Review and the Index Manager may amend any of the thresholdvalues as described in Section 3.3.1.5.
All thresholds are tested using end of day Bid side of the Market Price.
An existing Focus Sub-Index constituent is any issue forming part of the Global Focus Sub-Index theWeekday preceding the first day of the Focus Monthly Review Selection Period.

3.3.1.4.1. Regional Market Capitalisation
THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY to All CAP FOCUS SUB-INDICES.
The Market Capitalisation for each of the days during the Focus Monthly Review Reselection Period is
calculated using the Market Price and FX rates applicable to the relevant day together with the
Outstanding Issue Size used for Index calculations on the last day of the Focus Monthly Review
Selection Period (see definition for the Market Capitalisation in Section 6.1.8).
This test applies to the issues tested for addition only. To satisfy the test the issue must be greaterthan or equal to the stated thresholds.

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RegionCurrency

ThresholdCountries included in the Region

US

USD

500m

US

EuropeEUR

375m

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK

Other

USD

275m

Any country not listed under US, Europe, Asia ex-Japan orJapan regions.

Asia exJapan

USD

275m

China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines,
Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Japan
JPY
22,000m
Japan
The threshold for Market Capitalisation has been varied historically as a result of the prevailing market
conditions. The historical values used are shown in Section 3.3.1.4.4 below.

3.3.1.4.2. Conversion Premium
Conversion premium is defined in Section 6.1.11.
Constituent Status (test type)
An existing Focus Sub-Index constituent(retention)

Threshold
Meets guideline if Premium is ≤ 100%

NOT an existing Focus Sub-Index
Meets the guideline if the Premium < 75%
constituent (addition)
The threshold upper limit for premium has been varied historically as a result of the prevailing market
conditions. The historical values used are shown in Section 3.3.1.4.4 below.

3.3.1.4.3. Percentage Price
Percentage Price is defined in Section 6.1.7.
Constituent Status (test type)
An existing Focus Sub-Index constituent(retention)

Threshold (ranges are inclusive)
Meets guideline if Percentage Price is ≥ 60% & ≤ 140%

NOT an existing Focus Sub-Index
Meets guideline if Percentage Price is > 70% & <125%constituent (addition)
The limits for Percentage Price have been varied historically as a result of the prevailing market
conditions. The historical values used are shown in Section 3.3.1.4.4 below.

3.3.1.4.4. Reselection Thresholds (Historic Levels)
The following section contains details of the historical thresholds for the Market Capitalisation,
Premium and Price respectively.
These limits are subject to further revision by the Index Manager (Section 3.3.1.5 gives details of thisprocess).
The threshold levels have been varied historically because of the prevailing market conditions. The
historical values used are shown in the table below.

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Market Capitalisation Threshold History
RegionCurrency

Inception – Dec 2009

Jan 2010 – Jan 2013

Feb 2013 - Current

US

USD

650m

600m

500m

Europe

EUR

450m

400m

375m

Asia ex-Japan

USD

300m

300m

275m

Japan

JPY

30,000m

25,000m

22,000m

Other Markets

USD

300m

300m

275m

Premium Threshold History
Date

An existing constituent(retention)

NOT an existing constituent(addition)

Premium <=Premium <

Start

End

InceptionOct 2008

100%

75%

Nov 2008

Dec 2009

200%

75%

Jan 2010

Sep 2010

125%

75%

Oct 2010

Current

100%

75%

An existing constituent(retention)

NOT an existing constituent(addition)

Prc. Price ≥Prc. Price ≤Prc. Price >Percentage Price Threshold History
Date
Start

End

Prc. Price <InceptionOct 2008

50%

140%

60%

125%

Nov 2008

Dec 2009

40%

140%

60%

125%

Jan 2010

Dec 2011

50%

140%

60%

125%

Jan 2012

Current

60%

140%

70%

125%

3.3.1.5. Amendment of Thresholds by the Index Manager
The Percentage Price or Premium thresholds used for retention or addition during the Focus Monthly
Review Selection together with the Regional Threshold Level may be amended by the Index Manager.
Any changes that are made to the thresholds will be communicated in the Announcement section of
the Index Status Report.

3.3.1.6. Focus Monthly Review Timetable Details.
The Focus Monthly Reselection calendar is available here. Below are the detailed descriptions of theterms. The Focus Monthly Review Selection Date and the Focus Monthly Review Effective Date fall on
the first and the second Wednesday of each month respectively except where amended by the Index
Manager. Further, if the 1 January is a Wednesday, then both dates are move to the second and third
Wednesday in January respectively, the dates for the rest of the year remain unaffected.
The Focus Monthly Review Effective Date is the date on which changes required as a result of the
Focus Monthly Review are applied - issues that are to be removed from the Focus Sub-Indices will be
removed at the EOD Market Price (Bid) and issues that are to be added to the Focus Sub-Indices will
be added at the EOD Market Price (Ask).
The Focus Monthly Review Selection Date is the date on which the constituents of the Focus Sub-index
that will be effective from the Focus Monthly Review Effective Date are determined and announced.
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The Focus Monthly Review Selection Period is the period during which market prices and relatedparameters are measured to allow application of the mechanical thresholds.
The Focus Monthly Review Selection Period is the 5 Weekdays immediately prior to the Focus Monthly
Review Selection Date.

4. Equity Indices
4.1.

Equity Indices

For the Global Index and each Sub-Index there are number of related equity indices calculate forresearch and analysis purposes: Parity and Equity Cash (Since Inception, Year to Date, Quarter to Dateand Year on Year).
Details of the indices can be found in the Equity Indices Methodology here.

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5. Index Calculation Methods
5.1.

Regular Index Calculation

The basic index calculation method is a Market Capitalisation weighted chain-linked index calculation
with income reinvestment (Total Return).
The index is calculated every Weekday to the full precision available to the calculation process; however,
the official published values of the index are rounded to 2 decimal places (1 decimal place up to andincluding 31 December 2007).
The Index is calculated using the input data and other necessary data available each Weekday at thetime of calculation.
The Index will not be subject to retrospective calculation except where the Index Manager determinesthat it is necessary based on the expert judgement. Retrospective calculation is limited to the previous
Weekday’s EoD values only.
Any retrospective recalculation that is made will be announced in the Index Status Report and notified to
the Independent Oversight Committee.

5.1.1. Daily Index Calculation
The index is constructed, and the index value is computed such that the impact of each issue is in
proportion to the Market Capitalisation of the issue and where the income periodically due to each issue
is fully and continually reflected in the index value.
In order to derive:𝑉𝑡

The value of the index on day t. Index values are only computed for Weekdays andif day t is a Friday then day t +1 will be the following Monday

The values required are:𝐷𝑖𝑡

The dirty cash value of one unit of the i th issue in the index on day t.

𝐶𝑖𝑡

The cash value of any income that becomes due for one unit of the i th issue in theindex on day t

𝑆𝑖𝑡

The issue size outstanding at SoD in units of the i th issue in the index on day t

𝑋𝑖𝑡

The exchange rate used to convert the cash price of the i th issue in the index on day
t to the index currency.

𝐹𝑡

The index factor on day t𝑛𝑡

The number of issues in the index on day t

The value of the index is given by:
𝑡

𝑉𝑡 =

𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
∑𝑖=𝑛
𝑖=1 ((𝐷𝑖 + 𝐶𝑖 ) × 𝑆𝑖 × 𝑋𝑖 )𝐹𝑡

The value of F will remain unchanged until there is a change to the constituents of the index, there is achange to the issue size of one or more of the constituents or until an income event occurs for an issue
in the index.

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The above equation assumes that income is generated in the same currency as the price. In exceptional
cases the income currency is different to the price currency, in which case the equation is modified
shown below:
𝑡

𝑉𝑡 =

𝑡

𝑡

𝑡

𝑡

𝑡

𝑡

∑𝑖=𝑛
𝑖=1 (𝐷𝑖 × 𝑆𝑖 × 𝑋𝑖 + 𝐶𝑖 × 𝑆𝑖 × 𝑋𝑐𝑖 )𝐹𝑡

Where 𝑋𝑐𝑖𝑡 is the exchange rate used to convert the income cash value to the index currency.
For simplicity, the remaining equations in this section assume that the income currency is the same as
the price currency, although in practice the index is computed on the more general basis shown above.

5.1.2. Treatment of Income Events
The principle is that the index should, at all times, reflect the income stream of constituent issues.
On a day to day basis the index reflects the income element of constituent issues by using the Dirty Pricefor computation. Thus, if all issues in the index were priced at constant Clean Prices on successive days,
the index would increase to reflect the increase of accrual on each issue.
The key date for the handling of income events is the Ex-income Date. The Ex-income Date is the first
trade date on which trading takes place for delivery of the security such that the buyer does not become
entitled to the income.
On the Ex-income Date for a particular security, the contribution to the index value from the security iscomposed of 2 elements:•

The Dirty Price for the issue multiplied by the number of units outstanding and converted to theindex currency divided by the index factor.

•

The income received per unit of the issue multiplied by the number of units outstanding andconverted to the index currency divided by the index factor

If the index is considered as a theoretical portfolio this approach equates to holding the income as cash
for the duration of the Ex-income Date and re-investing the cash at the end of day prices across theindex in proportion to the Market Capitalisation of the issues.
At the end of the Ex-income Date, the income is re-invested in the index. This re-investment does notalter the value of the index and therefore the end of day value of the index before re-investment:
𝑡

𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
∑𝑖=𝑛
𝑖=1 ((𝐷𝑖 + 𝐶𝑖 ) × 𝑆𝑖 × 𝑋𝑖 )𝐹𝑡
must be equal to the end of day value after the re-investment
𝑡

𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
∑𝑖=𝑛
𝑖=1 (𝐷𝑖 × 𝑆𝑖 × 𝑋𝑖 )𝑡
𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑤

The new index factor is therefore
𝑡

𝑡
𝑡
𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑤
= 𝐹 ×

𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
∑𝑖=𝑛
𝑖=1 (𝐷𝑖 × 𝑆𝑖 × 𝑋𝑖 )
𝑡

𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
∑𝑖=𝑛
𝑖=1 ((𝐷𝑖 + 𝐶𝑖 ) × 𝑆𝑖 × 𝑋𝑖 )For convertible indices the gross income is used for the calculation. For equity indices the income used
may be net or gross depending on the market, details for each market are given in Section 6.6.

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5.1.3. Treatment of Changes of Constituents or Weightings
When changing the constituents of the index by adding or deleting issues, or by changing the size of anissue, the principle is that the immediate effect of the addition is to leave the index unchanged.
Given that the value of the index before the addition will be:
𝑡

𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
∑𝑖=𝑛
𝑖=1 (𝐷𝑖 × 𝑆𝑖 × 𝑋𝑖 )
𝑡
𝑉 =
𝐹𝑡

and, that the value of the index after the addition will be:𝑡∑𝑖=𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝑛(𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝐷𝑖𝑡 × 𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝑆𝑖𝑡 × 𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝑋𝑖𝑡 )
𝑖=1
𝑡
𝑉 =
𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝐹𝑡Where

𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝐷𝑖𝑡

The revised dirty cash value of one unit of the i th issue in the index on
day t

𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝑆𝑖𝑡

The revised issue size outstanding in units of the i th issue in the index
on day t

𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝑋𝑖𝑡

The exchange rate used to convert the cash price of the i th issue inthe index on day t to the index currency.

𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝐹 𝑡

The revised index factor on day t

𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝑛𝑡

The revised number of issues in the index on day t

Then𝑡

𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝐹 𝑡 = 𝐹 𝑡 ×∑𝑖=𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝑛(𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝐷𝑖𝑡 × 𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝑆𝑖𝑡 × 𝑛𝑒𝑤_𝑋𝑖𝑡 )
𝑖=1
𝑡

𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
∑𝑖=𝑛
𝑖=1 (𝐷𝑖 × 𝑆𝑖 × 𝑋𝑖 )Changes are always made using the final values for prices on a particular day. Thus, whilst a change has
been implemented on a particular day, the first day on which the changes will affect the index value isthe following day.
The conventional approach is to refer to the first day on which a change will affect the value of the index
as being the date on which the change was implemented, although this is not strictly true. The
conventional terminology is used throughout this document.

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5.2.

FX Hedged Index Calculation

5.2.1. FX Hedged Methodology
A simple hedge strategy is to sell forward currency of equal value to the securities held in any currency
other than the base currency of the fund. It is this strategy that the FX Hedged methodology is intended
to closely imitate.
The strategy is not intended to hedge any effects associated with cross-currency issues (i.e. where
currency of the bond and the currency of the underlying are different).
The performance of a fund adopting this approach will be the performance of the securities in theirnative currencies plus the impact of the forward currency transaction.
The impact of the forward currency transaction over a specific period in isolation is the difference
between the base currency amount required to purchase the securities and the amount of base currency
that will be received when the forward is closed out.
For example:•

Start date: 5 July 2004•

Securities to be purchased 104,700,000 JPY•

To fund the purchase, buy 104,700,000 JPY at 109.1 JPY/US$ at a cost of 959,670.03 US$•

Looking at a 1-month period, to protect the fund against FX movements, the forward contract is:
Deliver 104,700,000 JPY against 960,814.90 US$ (108.97 JPY/US$) in 1 month•

After 1 month (5 Aug 04) the securities have a value of 102,700,000 JPY•

At the end of the month, sell the securities to generate 102,700,000 JPY•

Settle the Forward contract to leave cash balances of:(2,000,000) JPY (102,700,000 – 104,700,000)
1,144.87 US$ (960,814.90 – 959,670.03)•

The JPY loss of 2,000,000 JPY is the performance of the securities during the period, which is (1.91)%
of the original value (in JPY).

•

The JPY loss converted to US$ at the spot rate for 5 Aug 04 (111.78) is 17892.29 US$, which is(1.86)% of the original value (in US$).

•The US$ profit of 1,144.87 is the impact of the forward transaction and represents 0.119% of theoriginal value.

•

The total performance for the period is (16,747.42) US$, which represents (1.75)% of the originalvalue.

•The total percentage performance can also be obtained as:(% JPY Loss * SOM FX/EOM FX) + % US$ Profit = (-1.91 x 109.1/111.78) + .119 = -1.75{EOM FX = End of Month FX Rate SOM FX = Start of Month FX Rate}

The first element of the equation is the performance of the security in the currency of the security
adjusted for the impact of FX rate changes during the month between that currency and the basecurrency used for hedging.
The second element of the equation is the profit or loss generated by the forward transaction overthe period.

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5.2.2. FX Hedged Implementation
The implementation within an index calculation requires the calculation to closely imitate the strategy
described above.
The calculation is applied on a per security basis for each day the index is calculated (each Weekday) for
all issues where the issue’s currency differs to the Index currency.
To provide a realistic estimate of the impact of an effective 1-day forward rate one-month deposit rates
for the currencies are used as set out below, the mid-market rates are used for the calculations.
The impact of the FX forward for a period of n days as a percentage of the position value is calculatedas:% 𝐼𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑋 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 = (𝐷𝑅ℎ𝑐 − 𝐷𝑅𝑐𝑐 ) × 𝑛/365
Where

𝐷𝑅ℎ𝑐

1-month deposit rate for FX Hedge currency, mid-market rate fromthe previous Weekday. Where depo rate information is not available avalue of zero is used.

𝐷𝑅𝑐𝑐

1-month deposit rate for constituent (local) currency, mid-market ratefrom the previous Weekday. Where depo rate information is notavailable a value of zero is used.

𝑛either 1 day or 3 days, depending on whether a weekend is involvedin the calculation.

The performance of the constituent in base currency is adjusted to account for FX moves during the
day as:% 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 = 𝑅𝑃 × 𝐹𝑋𝑆𝑜𝐷 /𝐹𝑋𝐸𝑜𝐷
Where

𝑅𝑃

% Raw Performance on the day in constituent’s local currency

𝐹𝑋𝑆𝑜𝐷

Start of Day mid-market FX rate of the constituent currency per unitof base currency (equal to the prior Weekday’s FXEoD)

𝐹𝑋𝐸𝑜𝐷

End of Day mid-market FX rate of the constituent currency per unit ofbase currency.

The % hedged performance per constituent is:% 𝐻𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡 = % 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 + % 𝐼𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑋 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑
The performance of the overall hedged index is the sum of:𝑐% 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑥 = ∑ % 𝐻𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡 × 𝑊𝑆𝑜𝐷
1

Where

𝑊𝑆𝑜𝐷

Percentage weight in Index of a constituent at Start of Day.

𝑐

Number of constituents in the index on the day of calculation.

The performance of the overall hedged index is then used to generate an index value.
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5.3.

Concentration Factors

5.3.1. Concentration Levels
Concentration Factors are used to limit the impact of specific issues in a given index.
Concentration Factors are used for most indices.
For each index where Concentration Factors are used a Concentration Level is used to calculate theConcentration Factor to be applied to each issue in the index. The Concentration Level is the percentageof the Market Capitalisation of the index to which the influence of a single issuer or underlying or aSpecified Instrument Type is limited by application of the Concentration Factors.
The Index Manager will determine from time-to-time which indices will use Concentration Factors andfor those indices the Concentration Level to apply.
Any changes that are made to the list of which indices will use Concentration Factors and for thoseindices the Concentration Level to apply will be announced in the Index Status Report.

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The table below sets out the Concentration Level used for each index group, the Concentration Level isused for all indices based on that selection of issues regardless of the calculation currency or calculation
method.
Underlying / Issuer
Concentration Level*

Structured Exchangeable
Concentration Level**

Global2%

5%

Global Vanilla2%

5%

Global All Cap Focus

2%

5%

Global ex US

3%

5%

US

3%

5%

US All Cap Focus

3%5%

Global Focus

4%5%

Global Investment Grade

4%

5%

US Vanilla

4%5%

Europe All Cap Focus

4%5%Asia All Cap Focus

4%5%Europe5%5%Eurozone

5%

5%

Asia

5%

5%

Growth Markets

5%5%

Global Focus ex US

5%

5%Global All Cap Focus Investment Grade

5%

5%

Global Focus Investment Grade

6%

5%

US Focus

6%5%Asia ex-Japan

6%

5%

Asia Focus

6%

5%

Japan

8%

5%

Europe Focus

8%5%Asia ex Japan All Cap Focus

8%5%Japan All Cap Focus

8%5%Eurozone Focus

10%

5%

Europe Investment Grade

10%

5%

Asia ex-Japan Focus

10%

5%

US Investment Grade

10%

5%

Europe All Cap Focus Investment Grade

10%

5%

Japan Focus

15%

5%

Europe Focus Investment Grade

15%

5%

US Focus Investment Grade

No Limit

No Limit

Japan Investment Grade

No Limit

No Limit

Other Markets

No Limit

No Limit

Index Group

Note: * Concentration Level values are effective as of August 2019. ** Structured Exchangeables (Specified Instrument Type) Concentration
Level values are effective as of 1 November 2021.

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The Concentration Level used for each index group is reviewed at each Focus Monthly Review and theIndex Manager will determine any amendments to Concentration Levels.
Concentration Factors are used to ensure the following conditions are satisfied following the calculationof Concentration Factors.
•

The total Market Capitalisation of issues from a single issuer does not exceed a specified amount set
for that index.

•

The total Market Capitalisation of issues that convert into a particular underlying does not exceed a
specified amount set for that index.

•

The total Market Capitalisation of the Specified Instrument Type does not exceed a specified
amount set for that index.

There is only one Concentration Factor for each issue in a particular index. This concentration factor iscomprised of Underlying / Issuer and any Specified Instrument Type applicable.
The calculation of Concentration Factors may be carried out for an entire index or may be carried out fora selection of one or more issues.
The Index Manager may determine the Concentration Factor to be used for a specific issue in a particularindex.
Mandatory convertibles are not included in the computation of the total capitalisation issued by anissuer but are included in the computation of the overall index capitalisation.
The issuer related to the Exchange Property of each issue is normally a straightforward determination,
however where necessary the Index Manager will determine the issuer to be allocated for the purposesof these calculations.
Any changes or proposed changes to the issuer associated with the Exchange Property of an issue will beannounced in the Index Status Report.
Any Specified Instrument Type is based on the instrument type definition stated in Section 6.1.19 of the
Methodology.
For issues that are being added or are proposed to be added to Global Index under the Addition to the
Global Index guidelines (Section 2.5) the process of identifying the issue as being of the Specified
Instrument Type and the issuer to be associated with the Exchange Property is carried out as part of theIssue Add process and feedback regarding the identification / association will be taken in conjunction
with any other feedback regarding the proposed addition of the issue.

5.3.2. Concentration Factor Changes
The method used to calculate Concentration Factors is set out in section 5.3.3 below.
Concentration Factors are recalculated for each index, where applicable, on a monthly basis on the Focus
Monthly Review Effective Date. See here for the list of Concentration Level Reset Dates.
Concentration Factors are recalculated for specified issues when an issue is added to or dropped from anindex. In these circumstances the issues for which the Concentration Factors are recalculated is limited
to the Related Issues (Section 5.3.3) of the issue or issues being added or dropped.
During the daily index calculation, a check is carried out to determine if any issuer or underlying or aSpecified Instrument Type exceeds 125% of the Concentration Level applying to the index / Specified
Instrument Type. If this situation occurs, then the Index Manager is notified of the details of the situation
and Index Manager will determine if a re-calculation of the Concentration Factors is to be carried out
and if so the timing of such re-calculation. The default position is NOT to re-calculate between theMonthly Concentration Level Reset Dates.
The Index Manager may require a re-calculation of the Concentration Factors to be carried out for
specified issues or indices or a Specified Instrument Type(s) or may defer a specific calculation ofConcentration Factors.
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5.3.3. Concentration Factor Calculation
The process for calculating the Concentration Factors is iterative as the application of any factor willchange the weighting of all other issues in the index.
The calculation follows the same sequence whether the Concentration Factors for the whole index or theConcentration Factors for specific issues are being recalculated.
For recalculation of the Concentration Factors for the whole index the Relevant Issues are all of theconstituents of the index.
For recalculation of specified issues, in case of an Add or a Drop, the Relevant Issues are the Related
Issues based on the specified issues required for the recalculation.
Related Issues are determined by initially selecting all issues with the same issuer (except for
Mandatories), underlying or a Specified Issue Type(s) as any of the specified issues.
Then the process adds to Related Issues any additional bonds not already defined as Related Issues
which have the same underlying, issuer (except for Mandatories) or Specified Issue Type as any of theissues already defined as Related Issues. This process is repeated until no further Related Issues arefound.

Further, this process means that even if none of the issues that initiated the recapping process are
known to be of the Specified Issue Type(s) but any of the Related Issues are identified as such, therecapping process will include the Specified Issue Type(s) captured by the Related Issues process.
As of Revision 9, only one Specified Issue Type is included in the capping process (Structured
Exchangeables as defined in Section 6.1.18).
Once Related Issues are determined, the sequence of operations for the calculation is as follows:a) Remove all of the Concentration Factors.
b) For any issues where the Index Manager has set an override value for the Concentration Factor,
apply the Concentration Factor and remove those issues from the list of Relevant Issues.
c) Underlying iteration:a. Calculate the total Market Capitalisation of the index using the Concentration Factors
already set in step b) and then calculate the Threshold Capitalisation as the product of
the Market Capitalisation and the Concentration Level.
b. For each underlying represented in the Relevant Issues, calculate the aggregate Market
Capitalisation of all Relevant Issues with that underlying. If the value exceeds theThreshold Capitalisation, then adjust the Concentration Factor used for each of theRelevant Issues with that underlying by the ratio of the Threshold Capitalisation divided
by the aggregate Market Capitalisation of all Relevant Issues with that underlying.
d) Repeat steps c(i) and c(ii) until no material change is made.
e) Issuer Iteration:i.

Calculate the total Market Capitalisation of the index using the Concentration Factors
already set and then calculate the Threshold Capitalisation as the product of the Market
Capitalisation and the Concentration Level.

ii.

For each issuer represented in the Relevant Issues, calculate the aggregate Market
Capitalisation of all Relevant Issues from that issuer. If the value exceeds the Threshold
Capitalisation, then adjust the Concentration Factor used for each of the Relevant Issues
from that issuer by the ratio of the Threshold Capitalisation divided by the aggregate
Market Capitalisation of all Relevant Issues from that issuer.

f) Repeat steps e(i) and e(ii) until no material change is made.
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g) Specified Instrument Type iteration:i.

Calculate the total Market Capitalisation of the index using the Concentration Factors
already set and then calculate the Threshold Capitalisation as the product of the Market
Capitalisation and the Concentration Level.

ii.

For each and every member of the Specified Instrument Types represented in the
Related Issues, calculate the aggregate Market Capitalisation of all Issues in a given
Specified Instrument Type. If the value exceeds the Threshold Capitalisation for a given
Specified Instrument type, then adjust the Concentration Factor used for each of theIssues from that Specified Instrument Type by the ratio of the Threshold Capitalisation
divided by the aggregate Market Capitalisation of all Issues of a given Specified
Instrument Type.

h) Repeat steps g(i) and g(ii) for a given and each of the Specified Instrument Type(s) represented
in the Related Issues until no material change is made.
i) Repeat steps (c) to (g) until no material change is made in either d, f or h.
The materiality test used is that if the aggregate Market Capitalisation is no more than US$10 above theThreshold Capitalisation then the change is not material.

5.3.4. Concentration Factor Usage
The product of the Concentration Factor set at any particular calculation and the Outstanding Issue Size
for a particular issue at the time of the calculation is the Maximum Allowed Size for that issue for theperiod until the next calculation of Concentration Factors affecting that issue.
The actual issue size used in index calculation will be the lower of the Outstanding Issue Size and theMaximum Allowed Size.
An issue that is not subject to the application of a Concentration Factor will use the Outstanding Issue
Size as the actual issue size in index calculations.

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6. Appendix
6.1.

Definitions and Derivations

6.1.1. Overview
This section contains details of the definitions, derivations and sources of a number of key parameters(including input data) used in the construction and calculation of the indices.

6.1.2. Exchange Property
The Exchange Property for a convertible is the equity and/or any other value that is received onconversion of the issue.
Issues where the exchange property consists of an amount of cash where the cash value is directly linked
to the market value of an equity or basket of equities are regarded as being convertible directly into theequities for the purposes of calculations in respect of the indices.

6.1.3. Naming Methodology
The names used to describe issue in the Global Index follow specific conventions:
Convertible type

Naming method

ExampleConvertible

Underlying name, coupon, maturity
year

Celesio 2.5% 2018

Preferreds

Underlying name, dividend cash value
per year, maturity year

Omnicare 'B' $2 2033

Perpetual

Underlying name, coupon, type

Health Care REIT $3.25 Perpetual

Exchangeable

Underlying name, (Issuer name),coupon, maturity year

Daimler (Aabar) 4% 2016

6.1.4. Issue Price
The Issue Price for an issue is the price at which an issue is first sold to general investors. Issues which
are re-offered at a price lower than the originally published issue price will be allocated the re-offeredprice as the Issue Price. Some issues, particularly Japanese issues are quoted with a headline issue pricewhich is paid by the underwriter and then an offer price which is the price at which the issue is offeredto the market. In this case the Issue Price is set to the offer price.

6.1.5. Original Issue Size
If there is any doubt as to the appropriate price to be used for the Issue Price the Index Operations Teamwill refer the issue to the Index Manager. The Index Manager will determine the Issue Price to be used
for the issue.
The Original Issue Size is the size of the issue when launched; including any option to increase thatwas exercised and including any subsequent tap issues.

6.1.6. Initial Issue Proceeds & Outstanding Issue Proceeds
𝐼𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 = 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 × 𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒

𝑂𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 = 𝐼𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 ×

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𝑂𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒
𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒

6.1.7. Accreted Issue Proceeds and Percentage Price
The Accreted Issue Proceeds is a measure of the capitalisation of an issue which varies through the lifeof an issue to reflect the impact of discount issue or premium redemption terms.
By way of example, the TJX Companies 0% 2021 issue was launched in 2001 at an issue price of 67.165%
with issue proceeds of US$347,578,875, the issue matures in 2021 at a price of 100% with redemption
proceeds of US$517,500,000. The Accreted Issue Proceeds tracks the change from the issue proceeds to
the redemption proceeds through the life of an issue.
The derivation of this value is as follows:
𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 = 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑦 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑥 𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑦 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 (𝐷𝐴𝐼𝑃) = 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 + 𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑒𝑑
Allowance for Accrued is the accrued interest for transactions on the relevant trade date. For issues
subject to contractual accrued this is the contractual accrued. For issues that trade with accrued in theprice (Dirty Price) this value is a notional value calculated using an accrual method appropriate to themarket.
𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 = 𝐼𝑃 × (CY EL )1

𝑅𝑃 ⁄𝐼𝑇
𝐶𝑌 = ( )
𝐼𝑃
Where

𝐼𝑃

Issue Price as defined in Section 6.1.4

RP

Redemption Price

𝐶𝑌

Capital Yield*

𝐸𝐿

Elapsed Life is the number of years since issue date

𝐼𝑇

Issue Term is the number of years from Issue Date to final redemption*For issues where the Redemption Price is not a fixed value at issue (e.g. Floating principal issues) or
where the Redemption Price is not defined (e.g. Perpetual Issues) or where the Redemption Price is zero(e.g. Mandatory issues) or where the Redemption Price is in a currency different to the Issue Price thenCapital Yield is set to a value of 1.
The Percentage Price is the price of an issue normalised to allow for a meaningful comparison of theissue’s price with the prices of other constituents regardless of its issuance format (accreting vs nonaccreting), maturity stage or its pricing units.
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 =

𝐷𝑃
𝐷𝐴𝐼𝑃

Where

𝐷𝑃

Dirty Price = Clean Price + Allowance for Accrued

𝐷𝐴𝐼𝑃

Dirty Accreted Issue Price - see definition earlier in this section

6.1.8. Market Capitalisation
𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑦 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 × 𝑂𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐼𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒 𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒

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6.1.9. Face Value
The Face Value of an issue is the nominal value of the issue, for bonds this is normally clearly stated in
the prospectus and is the basis for the percentage pricing used in many markets. For preferredconvertible issues the Face Value is normally the liquidation preference.
If the Face Value is not clear from the issue documentation the Index Operations Team will refer theissue to the Index Manager. The Index Manager will determine the Face Value to be used for the issue.

6.1.10. Parity
The Parity value of an issue is the value of the Exchange Property due to the holder of the issue on
conversion of a single unit of the issue. Conventionally, Parity is converted to be in the same currency
and units as the price of the issue. See details of the FX rates used for conversion in Section 6.3.3.3.
When an issue is priced at Parity then the security price used will be the security price such that theconsideration paid is equal to the Parity, thus if the security trades on a Clean Price basis then the Clean
Price will be the Parity less the Accrued.
For Bond + Warrant structures the calculation of Parity reflects the liquidation value of the complete unit
to be consistent with the approach used for other Index constituents.
The calculation method takes into account the Exercise Price of the warrant and also the bond value.
The bond value is based on the market price of the straight bond element of the unit for this calculation,
if this price is not readily available par value of the bond will be used.
The calculation for each bond is therefore:
𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 = 𝐿𝑉 × 𝐹𝑋𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡
𝐿𝑉 = (𝑀𝑃𝐵𝑁𝐷 × 𝐹𝑋) + 𝑉𝑠ℎ.𝑟 − 𝐸𝑃
Where

𝐿𝑉

Liquidation Value𝑀𝑃𝐵𝑁𝐷

Market Price of straight Bond only, if relevant market price for thestraight bond is not available par value of the bond is used.

𝐹𝑋𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑘

FX Rate to convert to Stock Currency

𝑉𝑠ℎ.𝑟

Value of Shares Received

𝐸𝑃

Exercise Price per Unit

𝐹𝑋𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡FX Rate to convert to Unit currency

6.1.11. Premium (Conversion Premium)Premium is the percentage by which a clean security price exceeds the Parity.

6.1.12. Traded Value
Traded Value is the value of turnover reported on an exchange or trade reporting platform for an issue.
When traded value is not in the same currency as Outstanding Issue Proceeds the Traded Value isconverted to the relevant currency on a daily basis using the EoD FX rates used for index calculation onthat day.
Traded Value data obtained from TRACE is subject to the following limitations:

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Trades marked 1MM+ on TRACE represents trades in excess of 1,000,000 nominal and arerecorded for the purposes of Traded Value calculations as 1,000,000 nominal.

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Trades marked 5MM+ on TRACE represents trades in excess of 5,000,000 nominal and arerecorded for the purposes of Traded Value calculations as 5,000,000 nominal.

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New Issues may, in some circumstances, not report through TRACE on the first day of trading. In
those circumstances no Traded Value from TRACE will be recorded against the issue for that day.

As such the values used for assessing liquidity may understate the actual value traded.

6.1.13. Day Types
Calendar day – any day of the week.
Weekday – any day from Monday to Friday irrespective of any bank, market or other holidays.
Workday – a Weekday that is not a UK bank holiday.

6.1.14. Guarantor
A Guarantor, for the purposes of this methodology, is an entity explicitly identified in the issuance
documents as providing an unconditional guarantee of the issuer's obligations for the entire life of theissue.
As such, ‘Keepwell’ agreements and ‘Standby Letters of Credit’ are not normally regarded as being
equivalent to a Guarantor.
In circumstances where the status of an entity that might be considered a Guarantor is not clear theIndex Manager will determine the status.

6.1.15. Mandatory Issues
A mandatory issue is an issue where conversion into the Exchange Property is compulsory at maturity.

6.1.16. Preferred Issues
A convertible preferred stock (Pref) is an issue where a holder is permitted conversion into the Exchange
Property after a specified date under the specified conditions.

6.1.17. Perpetual Issues
A perpetual issue is an issue where the Redemption Price and Maturity Date are not defined.

6.1.18. Structured Exchangeables (Specified Instrument Type)A Structured Exchangeable bond is a bond issued by a financial institution, where the issuer (or its
affiliate(s) or proxy(ies)) also act(s) in a capital market capacity for the issue, structured to reflect theperformance of the exchange property named and settled primarily in cash upon conversion orredemption. If there is any doubt as to the nature of the issue under consideration the Index Manager
will determine the instrument type.

6.1.19. Specified Instrument TypeA sub-set of instruments in an index that are determined to be of a specific type as defined in Section 6.1of the Methodology.

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6.1.20. Financial Institution
A Financial Institution is any legal entity with TRBC classification of:
TRBC

Name

ECONOMIC SECTOR

Financials

BUSINESS SECTOR

Banking & Investment Services

INDUSTRY GROUP

Banking Services

INDUSTRYBanks

ACTIVITY

Banks (NEC)If there is any doubt or absence of a TRBC classification of the issuing entity the Index Manager will
determine the classification.

6.2.

Qualifying Prices

6.2.1. Overview
The number of Qualifying Prices is used as a guide to liquidity.
To be a Qualifying Price for an issue a price must meet a number of conditions which are set out in thesection below.

6.2.2. Qualifying Price Conditions
6.2.2.1. Absolute Conditions
To be a Qualifying Price a price must meet all of the following conditions:(i)

The price must be from a source that provides prices that are available to be used by EPS in thedetermination of the EPS Closing Price(ii) The price must be no older than one week(iii) The price must have a non-zero bid and a non-zero offer(iv) The price must have a positive, non-zero spread(v) The price must have a spread less than or equal to 2% of Face Value(vi) The price must have a spread less than or equal to 3% of the Bid

6.2.2.2. Relative Condition
In addition to the absolute conditions above, the mid prices of all the Qualifying Prices for an issue must
fall within one Standard Spread.
A Standard Spread is the lesser of 2% of Face Value and 3% of the lowest mid-price of any Qualifying
Price.

6.3.

Pricing

6.3.1. Overview
The overall philosophy for pricing issues in the indices is that prices are acquired by the Index Operations
Team using automated price feeds (‘Market Prices’).

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6.3.2. Price Basis
The basis used for pricing convertibles in the Index is:(i) For issues being added or reinstated to the Global Index or any Sub-Index at the calculation point
the offer(ask) price.
(ii) For issues being retained in the Global Index or any sub-index at the calculation point as well as
the volume changes the bid price.
(iii) In some circumstances an issue may be removed from the Global Index at the Parity value, insuch circumstances the equity price prevailing at the end of the ‘Hard’ or ‘Soft’ Drop Effective
Date will be used to compute the Parity.
(iv) For issues being ‘Hard’ or ‘Soft’ dropped from the Global Index or any sub-index at thecalculation point the bid price.
The equity prices used for calculation are last trading prices.

6.3.3. Price and Rates Sources
The Index Operations Team obtains Convertible Prices, Price for Equites, FX and Interest Rates asfollows:

6.3.3.1. Prices for Convertibles(i) For issues where a EPS Closing Price is available then the EPS Closing Price will be used(ii) For issues where a EPS Closing Price is not available then the closing price from a Recognised
Convertible Exchange will be used(iii) For issues where neither a EPS Closing Price nor a closing price from a Recognised Convertible
Exchange is available then the Index Manager will determine the price to be used (Section
6.3.6.1 applies)
When a price from a Recognised Convertible Exchange is used then the Index Operations Team will
determine the appropriate exchange to use for a particular issue. If there is uncertainty as to theappropriate exchange to use, then the Index Manager will determine the appropriate exchange to use.

6.3.3.2. Prices for Equities
The Index Operations Team obtains prices for equities from exchange feeds. The price used for Global
Index calculation is the last trading price. Where an equity trades on a number of exchanges the Index
Operations Team will determine which exchange or exchanges are appropriate for a particular issue atany particular time. If there is uncertainty as to the appropriate exchange to use, then the Index
Manager will determine the appropriate exchange to use.

6.3.3.3. FX Rates
WM/Reuters Closing Spot Rates are used as the basis for FX rates used for Index calculations. The Index
uses the Bid and Ask rates to USD to calculate a mid-rate to USD which is used for Index calculations.
Where cross-rates are required for calculation purposes these rates are calculated from the mid rates
calculated by the Index.
Prior to 11 December 2015 the FX rates used for Index calculation were taken from Refinitiv as of 16:30
London time.

6.3.3.4. Interest Rates
Interest rates required for the calculation of FX hedged indexes are taken from Refinitiv; the mid rates
are used for calculation.

6.3.4. Price and Rates Timings
The prices and rates captured by the automated feeds are selected to reflect the most recent reliablevalue for each component of the Index calculation. Individual securities may be treated differently if the
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Index Manager determines that the general approach is generating unsatisfactory prices (Section 6.3.6.1
applies).

6.3.4.1. General Basis for Convertibles
The general basis for convertibles is shown in the table below:
Price TypeEPS Closing Price

SourceThe prices provided by EPS in the following regional pricefiles (estimated delivery times in brackets):Asia

px_asia_6pm_govcorp (18:45 Tokyo time)

EMEA px_emea_6pm_govcorp (18:45 London time)USpx_amer_4pm_govcorp (16:45 New York time)

Asian and European exchange traded More than 1 hour after the stated close of the exchange,
convertibles
however the exchanges only transmit trades from regular
trading and therefore last trade will be last trade during a
regular session.
US Exchange traded issues

Most recent price collected when the exchange sends the"end of trading" message.

6.3.4.2. General Basis for Equities
The general basis for equities is shown in the table below.
Price TypeAsian and European Equity

SourceMore than 1 hour after the stated close of the exchange,
however the exchanges only transmit trades from regular
trading and therefore last trade will be last trade during a
regular session.

US Equity

Most recent price collected when the exchange sends the"end of trading" message.

6.3.4.3. General Basis for Rates
The general basis for rates is shown in the table below.
Rate TypeFX Rates
Interest Rates (1 Month Deposit
Rates)

SourceWM/Reuters Closing Spot Rates, normally calculated at
16:00 London time.
Refinitiv Market Data feed.

6.3.5. Recognised Exchanges
6.3.5.1. Equity Exchanges
A Recognised Exchange for equity trading is any exchange that provides trading and price data on
equities and is available as an exchange feed through the Refinitiv market data systems.

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6.3.5.2. Convertible Exchanges
A Recognised Convertible Exchange for convertible trading is any exchange that provides trading andprice data on convertibles and is widely recognised as an exchange which provides a viable market in aparticular issue.
•

In general the Luxembourg Exchange is not regarded as a Recognised Convertible Exchange as it
does not provide a trading forum.

•

In general the Singapore Exchange is not regarded as a Recognised Convertible Exchange for issues
that are not local issues as it does not provide a trading forum.

The Index Manager will decide if a particular exchange is a Recognised Convertible Exchange for aparticular issue.

6.3.6. Index Manager role in Pricing
6.3.6.1. Index Manager Role in End of Day Pricing
In general, the Market Prices generated from the automated price feeds will be used for all end of day
pricing of issues required for calculation of the Index.
The Index Manager may determine that a different price source or a price determined by the Index
Manager should be used either for a single calculation point or for an extended period if there is a clear
reason to believe that the automated price is not representative.

6.3.6.2. Index Manager Role in Pricing Adds and Drops
All Add and Drop prices as well as prices used for change of the amount outstanding are reviewed by theIndex Manager. On occasions, the price used for these types of events may require amendment. The
Index Manager will use expert judgement to decide on the appropriate action to take in suchcircumstances.
If an amendment is required, then the following guidelines will be followed:(i)

For an amendment to an Add price:

The issue will be dropped from the Index at the prevailing market price and then immediately reinstated
at a different price. The difference between the prices will generate the required amendment.
(ii)

For an amendment to a Drop price:

The issue will be reinstated to the index for a single day and the Add and Drop prices will be selected toprovide the required amendment.
(iii)

For an amendment to a price used for a change to amount outstanding:

The amount outstanding will be restored to the prior amount outstanding for one day in order to makethe adjustment. The start and end of day prices for that day will be selected to provide the required
amendment.

6.3.7. Refinitiv’s Evaluated Pricing Services Closing Price
The Refinitiv’s Evaluated Pricing Service (‘EPS’) is an independent, global evaluated pricing source
covering over 2.5 million fixed income securities, derivatives and bank loans. Coverage spans all major
financial markets and prices are available at multiple times daily. EPS evaluations, which provide detailedtransparency and market insight, are designed to support asset managers, custodian banks, mutual fundadministrators and risk managers.
The EPS Closing Price is taken from the regional price files listed in Section 6.3.4. The regional price files
contain both bid and offer prices.

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6.4.

Country and Region Details

6.4.1. Allocation of Country to Region
The allocation of an issue to a Country is determined as set out in 2.3.
The relationship between Country and Region is shown in the table below
The US and Japan are also regarded as Regions for the purposes of Sub-Indices creation.

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Asia ex
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Markets

EuropeArgentina
Australia
Austria
BahamasBelgium
BermudaBrazilCanadaCayman Islands
China
Denmark
Egypt
FinlandFranceGermany
Ghana
GreeceHungary
India
Indonesia
IrelandIsraelItaly
Japan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mauritius
MexicoNetherlands
New Zealand
NorwayOTHER
Pakistan
Philippines
PolandPortugal
RussiaSingapore

US

Country

GlobalGlobal ex
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Credit Rating Detail6.5.1. Rating Equivalence TableThe equivalence between rating schemes for the purposes of allocating issues as Investment Grade or
Sub Investment Grade is shown in the table below.

Investment
Grade

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Grade

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Moody’s

1

AAA

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2

AA+

Aa1

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AA

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4

AA-

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5

A+

A1

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A

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8

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BB

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B2

16

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17

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Ca

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6.5.2. Issuer Rating Derivation
The issuer ratings used when determining the classification of each issue for the credit sub-indices inaccordance with Section 3.2.3 are obtained from the Refinitiv GovCorp database which is maintained by
the Refinitiv Ratings Team using data from relevant rating agencies.
The rating agencies considered for the purposes of the Index are Moody’s and S&P.
The GovCorp data fields used are from the ‘party’ table for the issuer/guarantor and are populated fromthe data available from the rating agencies using the following procedures:
Moody

S&P

mdy_issuer_rating_cd

sp_issuer_long_rating_cd

This field is populated using the Moody rating
designations listed below only.

This field is populated using the S&P rating
designations listed below only.

•

LT Issuer Rating•

Foreign Currency LT•

LT Issuer Rating (Domestic)•

Local Currency LT•

LT Issuer Rating (Foreign)

In the event that more than one of these isprovided by the rating agency then the mostrecent is used to populate the field, if both
Foreign and Domestic are updated at the sametime then the Foreign rating is dominant.

6.6.

In the event that more than one of these isprovided by the rating agency then the mostrecent is used to populate the field, if both
Foreign and Local are updated at the sametime then the Foreign rating is dominant.

Equity Dividend Treatment

Gross dividends are used for all equity markets.
If there is any doubt as to the appropriate dividend to be used for the issue the Index Operations Teamwill refer the issue to the Index Manager. The Index Manager will determine the dividend to be used forthe issue.

6.7.

Index Calendar

The Index Calendar lists the key dates for the Focus Monthly Review and can be found here.
The Index Calendar will be amended by the Index Manager from time to time. Any amendments will beannounced in the Index Status Report which is published on all Weekdays. For more details see Section
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7. Index Publication and Communication of Index Events
7.1.

Index Publication

The Indices are published overnight on an EOD basis for each Weekday via a number of delivery
mechanism such as e-mail, FTP, Eikon terminals, Refinitiv data feeds, Bloomberg terminals and otherredistributors.
Any requests for access to the published information should be directed to
CB_Index_Reporter@refinitiv.com.
Calculation of the Indices takes place on or shortly after 10pm GMT and relies on a timely availabilityof the input data for each of the constituents as well as the timely availability of other necessary data.
The input data used is verifiable. The quality of the input data is assured via a combination of Pricing
Sources as detailed in Section 6.3.3.1.
In case of any delays with the delivery of input data or other necessary data for the publication of theIndex, the Index Operations Team will notify the Index Manager of such a delay while investigating andresolving the incident with the support of the Index Technical Support Team. In case of a significant
delay in obtaining the input or other necessary data for the publication of the Index values, the Index
Manager may delay the calculation and publication of the Indices until the morning of the following
Weekday to allow time for remedial actions.
The Index Manager may, using expert judgement, determine that it is necessary to use all or some of
the input and / or necessary data other than what is available on the day via the Data Sources. The
index manager will consult with the Index Operations and Index Technical Support teams prior to
making the decision. In such circumstances the User Base will be notified.

7.2.

Index Status Report – Overview and Format

The Index Status Report includes the announcements of the on-going, potential, forthcoming as well as
recently completed events and changes covering existing and potential Index constituents as well as
guidelines and thresholds.
The report is distributed to the User Base via the e-mail with a copy published on Eikon and otherselected products.
The report is generated after 17:30 London time each Weekday.
The report consists of 2 sections:•

Announcement Section•

Index Changes Section

The Announcement Section may include index wide or constituent specific notifications (including but
not limited to) request for feedback, clarification on the actions taken, changes to the event timings or
thresholds. Announcements do not have a specific format but do include a Name and an Issue
Identifier where appropriate.
The Index Changes Section is comprised of the general table (first table after the announcement
section) and index family specific sub-sections (tables) containing constituent specific notifications of
the related actions. The report is segregated into sections to group similar events together. The
general table contains both the upcoming and confirmed events. Index family specific sub-sections
only contain the confirmed Adds and / or Drop events.

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7.2.1. Index Changes Section (Possible Event Announcements)
All events / status notifications will have a general format as shown below. The table below details
possible Status / Events.
The Status / Event column indicates the date for the action announced.
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Adds state the SoD of the date when a given issues starts contributing to the index.

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Drops state the EoD of the date when a given issue stops contributing to the index.

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Other dates are EoD effective dates for the action.

(i) Additions to the Global Index
Status / Event

Description

Monitor for Add – ends DD-MMM

Identifies issues at the initial stage of review for the addition to the Global
Index.

Monitor for Add – ends DD-MMM

Identifies issues at the initial stage of review for the addition to the Global
Index where the ‘Monitor for Add’ is extended.

Extended until DD-MMM
Potential Add - Review DD-MMM

Identifies issues being considered for the addition to the Global Index where
the liquidity has been confirmed.

Add at start of day DD-MMM

Identifies an issue confirmed as a ‘firm’ Add.

Effective price date DD-MMM

Additions to the Global Index of reinstated issues will be identified using thisevent and carry a note.

Added for start of day DD-MMM

Identifies issues already added to the Global Index.

Effective price date DD-MMM
Add Under Review – Review DDMMM

Identifies an issue being reviewed prior to being confirmed or declined as an
Add.

Add Declined on DD-MMM

Identifies an issue that was declined for addition to the Global Index.

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(ii) Removals from the Global Index
Status / Event

Description‘Hard’ Drop at end of day DD-MMM

Identifies an issue announced as a ‘Hard’ Drop.

Effective price date DD-MMM‘Soft’ Drop at end of day DD-MMM

Identifies an issue announced as a ‘Soft’ Drop.

Effective price date DD-MMM‘Hard’ Dropped on DD-MMM

Identifies an issue already ‘Hard’ dropped from the Global Index.

Effective price date DD-MMM‘Soft’ Dropped on DD-MMM

Identifies an issue already ‘Soft’ dropped.

Effective price date DD-MMM
Drop Under Review – Review DDMMM

Identifies an issue being reviewed prior to accepting or amending the
proposed action.

Possible Drop due to Size

Identifies an issue that has failed the Price test for 2 or more consecutive
Weekdays.

Possible Drop due to Price

Identifies an issue that has failed the Price test for 2 or more consecutive
Weekdays.

No Longer Eligible for Reinstatement– from DD-MMM

Identifies an issue confirmed as ‘No Longer Eligible for Reinstatement’
following a ‘Soft’ drop.

(iii) Puts and Offers
Status / Event

Description

Put Under Review – Review DDMMM

Identifies an issues subject to a Put being reviewed prior to advancing to thenext stage.

Put – Retain

Identifies an issue subject to a Put that is being retained rather than ‘Soft’dropped.

Offer Under Review – Review DDMMM

Identifies an issues subject to an Offer being reviewed prior to advancing to
the next stage.

Offer – Retain

Identifies an issue subject to an Offer that did not meet the removal guideline.

(iv) Issue Size Changes
Status / Event

Description

Volume Change for the start of day
DD – MMM

Specifies a date from which the new volume is effective.

Effective price date DD-MMM

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(v) Rating, Country and Name Changes
Status / Event

Description

ChangeIdentifies an issue for which a Rating, Country or Name change is being
announced.

(vi) Focus and Qualified Sub-Index Changes.
Status / Event

Description

Focus Add for start of date DD-MMM

Identifies an issued announced as an Add to the Focus Sub-Indicesduring the current reselection cycle.

Effective price date DD-MMM
All Cap Focus Add for start of date
DD-MMM

Identifies an issued announced as an Add to the All Cap Focus SubIndices during the current reselection cycle.

Effective price date DD-MMM
Qualified Add for start of date DDMMM

Identifies an issued announced as an Add to the Qualified Sub-Indicesduring the current reselection cycle.

Effective price date DD-MMM
Focus Drop for end of date DD-MMM
Effective price date DD-MMM
All Cap Focus Drop for end of date
DD-MMM

Identifies an issued announced as a Drop from the Focus Sub-Indicesduring the current reselection cycle.
Identifies an issued announced as a Drop from the All Cap Focus SubIndices during the current reselection cycle.

Effective price date DD-MMM
Qualified Drop for end of date DDMMM

Identifies an issued announced as a Drop from the Qualified Sub-Indicesduring the current reselection cycle.

Effective price date DD-MMM(vii) Technical Changes.
Status / Event

Description

Technical:

Identifies an issue subject to the technical amendment.

Dropped / DD-MMM / Added –DD - MMM

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7.3.

Amendments to Reports

Reports that include information that relates to future events are subject to revision if additional
information becomes available.
SoD reports are subject to revision during the day of publication in respect of SoD prices, in particular,
Add prices.
If reports are subject to revision then Refinitiv will, at its sole discretion, decide what action to take,revised reports may not be published.

8. Sub-Indices - Definitions
8.1.

Sub-Indices Groupings

For convenience the sub-indices are arranged in groups:•

Headline, Global, Regional, Credit, Focus Indices

The Headline group includes those indices that are most frequently used and contains indices from theother groups. The Global group contains those indices with a Global geographic coverage, some of which
are also present in other groups.
The Sub-Indices tables are available from here.

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9. Historical Notes
9.1.

Historical Calculation Arrangements

From inception of the indices in 1998 until November 2010 the UBS Convertible Indices Calculation
Agent was MACE Advisers Ltd.
In November 2010 Refinitiv acquired MACE Advisers Ltd, following which, the day to day maintenanceand calculation of the Thomson Reuter Indices was carried out by the same team that provided themaintenance and calculation prior to November 2010.

9.2.

Transitional Arrangements

The transfer of the UBS Global Convertible Index from UBS to Refinitiv was subject to the following
transitional arrangements:•

The maintenance and calculation of the index was carried out in accordance with the UBS
Convertible Indices Guidelines dated 9 Jan 2013 until EoD on 9th July 2014.

•

The Q2 2014 reselection (effective date 9 July 2014) was carried out under the UBS Convertible
Indices Guidelines dated 9 Jan 2013.

•

The maintenance and calculation of the index was be carried out in accordance with the Refinitiv
Convertible Indices Initial Methodology from 10th July 2014 to 28th July 2014•

The maintenance and calculation of the index was carried out in accordance with the Refinitiv
Convertible Indices Initial Methodology (Rev 2) from 29th July 2014 to 15 September 2014.

•

From 16 September 2014 onwards, the maintenance and calculation of the index will be carriedout in accordance with the relevant version of Refinitiv Convertible Indices Methodology.

9.3.

Effective Date for Methodology Changes

The effective dates for revisions of the Methodology are:
Revision

Effective Date

3

8 October 2014, however
Sections 2.2-2.4 were applied to the Q3 2014 Reselection process (effective
data 8 October 2014)
Section 2.5.4 was effective as of 16 September 20144

2 December 2014525 November 2015, however
the change to the source for FX Rates (Section 6.3.3) is effective as of theIndex calculation at end of day on 11 December 2015.

630 December 2016(updated Index Calendar only)

7

2 September 2019
The final Quarterly Reselection was Q1 2019, effective 10 Apr 2019.

8

1 January 2020
Transition to RBSL under EU BMR; minor clarifications for Revision 7.

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28 June 2021
1. General Eligibility criteria amendment with item (viii) (Section 2.2.1)
2. Amended eligibility for the named groups of issues (New section
2.2.2.4)
3. Amendment of the Reinstatement Process to handle ‘no explicitly
stated outcome’ events (Section 2.6.2.1)
4. Drop Due to Size / Drop Due to Price amended with conditional
testing period extensions (Sections 2.6.3.1.2 & 2.6.3.1.3)
Non-material change
5. The ESG Disclosure - moved to Section 11
6. Percentage Price Definition moved to section 6.1.7 and expanded
7. Added Structured Exchangeables, Specified Instrument Type andFinancial Institution definitions to section 6.1.18, 6.1.19 and 6.1.20
respectively.

901 November 2021
1. Added Structured Exchangeables capping application details
throughout section 5.3
Non-material change
2. Tables in Sections (2.2.2,2.6.3.1.2, 3.3.1.4.1, 6.4.1) have been
amended to include Turkey.

10. Further Information (Contact Details)
General queries should be directed to CB_Index_Reporter@refinitiv.com

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11. Appendix
11.1. ESG Disclosures
EXPLANATION OF HOW ESG FACTORS ARE REFLECTED IN THE KEY ELEMENTS OF
THE BENCHMARK METHODOLOGY
Item 1. Name of the benchmark administrator.

Refinitiv Benchmark
Services (UK) Limited

Item 2. Type of benchmark or family of benchmarks.

Fixed Income

Item 3. Name of the benchmark or family of benchmarks.

Refinitiv Convertible Bond
Indices

Item 4. Does the benchmark methodology for the benchmark
or family of benchmarks take into account ESG factors?

□ Yes ☒ No

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