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1. Benchmark Families
MSCI Deutschland GmbH is the benchmark administrator for all MSCI EU Parisaligned Benchmarks (PAB) and MSCI EU Climate Transition Benchmarks (CTB)
regulated as benchmarks under BMR.
MSCI Deutschland GmbH’s authorization covers 3 benchmark families:
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1.2

MSCI equity benchmark family, which covers:
oall standard MSCI equity PAB and MSCI equity CTB indexes(included in MSCI index data modules), andoall custom MSCI equity PAB and MSCI equity CTB indexes thatclients have informed MSCI are used as benchmarks forregulated purposes as described in Article 3.1(7) of thebenchmark regulation.

MSCI blended benchmark family (where MSCI blends the index levels ofMSCI equity indexes with index levels of third-party indexes, or whereMSCI blends third-party indexes using weights of MSCI equity indexes),which covers:
oall standard MSCI blended PAB and MSCI blended CTB
indexes (included in MSCI index data modules), andoall custom MSCI blended PAB and MSCI blended CTB indexes
that clients have informed MSCI are used as benchmarks forregulated purposes as described in Article 3.1(7) of thebenchmark regulation.

MSCI fixed income benchmark family, which covers
oall standard MSCI fixed income PAB and MSCI fixed income CTB
indexes (included in MSCI index data modules), ando

all custom MSCI fixed income PAB and MSCI fixed income CTBindexes that clients have informed MSCI are used as benchmarks
for regulated purposes as described in Article 3.1(7) of thebenchmark regulation.

Excluded from MSCI Deutschland GmbH authorization are:•All other MSCI indexes which are not flagged as MSCI PAB or MSCICTB indexes1.

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The MSCI CTB and PAB indexes under EU BMR scope will remain eligible for use in the UK as a result of the UK
Benchmarks Regulation Equivalence (No. 2) Directions of 2020 and the UK's Financial Services Act of 2021 (UK BMRTransition Period) while UK-administered MSCI benchmarks (i.e., non-CTB and non-PAB benchmarks) will remain eligible foruse in the EU under the EU's BMR transition period which has been extended to December 31, 2025.
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2. Compliance Statements under the Benchmark Regulation
MSCI Deutschland GmbH has not taken any exemptions available under thebenchmark regulation under Articles 25.7 or 26.3 of the benchmark regulation for
the MSCI equity benchmark, MSCI blended benchmark and MSCI fixed incomebenchmark families.

3. MSCI Control Frameworks
Pursuant to Article 6.5 of the benchmark regulation, clients of MSCI may request acopy of the MSCI BMR Control Framework here.

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