Announcements April 18, 2025

Methodology Change | Solactive ILIM New World Series | Effective Date 2nd May 2025

Dear all,

Today, on 18 April 2025, Solactive announces the following changes to the methodology of the following indices (the ‘Affected Indices‘):

NAME	RIC	ISIN
Solactive ILIM New World Developed Market Equity Index NTR	.SOILSDMN	DE000SL0DF87
Solactive ILIM New World Developed Market Equity Index PR	.SOILSDMP	DE000SL0DF79
Solactive ILIM New World Developed Market Equity Index TR	.SOILSDMT	DE000SL0DF95
Solactive ILIM New World EAFE Equity Index NTR	.SOILSEAN	DE000SL0J4T6
Solactive ILIM New World EAFE Equity Index PR	.SOILSEAP	DE000SL0J4S8
Solactive ILIM New World EAFE Equity Index TR	.SOILSEAT	DE000SL0J4U4
Solactive ILIM New World Emerging Market Equity Index NTR	.SOILSEMN	DE000SL0DGB3
Solactive ILIM New World Emerging Market Equity Index PR	.SOILSEMP	DE000SL0DGA5
Solactive ILIM New World Emerging Market Equity Index TR	.SOILSEMT	DE000SL0DGC1
Solactive ILIM New World Global Market Equity Index NTR	.SOILSGMN	DE000SL0DGE7
Solactive ILIM New World Global Market Equity Index PR	.SOILSGMP	DE000SL0DGD9
Solactive ILIM New World Global Market Equity Index TR	.SOILSGMT	DE000SL0DGF4

Rationale for the Market Consultation
We wanted to refine the guidelines to enhance clarity and alignment with evolving compliance standards.
The addition of a new filter in the nuclear weapons screen ensures that a country’s signatory status is
explicitly considered, improving transparency and decision-making. Similarly, the adjustments to UN
Global Compact compliance incorporate Engagement fields, providing a more comprehensive
assessment of adherence and facilitating more informed evaluations. These refinements strengthen the
overall framework by ensuring it remains relevant and reflective of key regulatory and ethical
considerations

Changes to the Index Guideline
The following Methodology changes will be implemented in the following points of the Index Guideline 2.2.I Exclusion List:
From (old version):

Filter	Detail	Commentary
UN GC violators		Remove any UNGC Violators.
Controversial Weapons	Anti-Personnel Mines	Remove companies with any detectable involvement in the core weapon system, or components/services of the core weapon system that are considered tailor-made and essential for the lethal use of the weapon.

To (new version):

Filter	Detail	Commentary
UN GC violators		Remove any UNGC Violators. Additionally, companies are excluded if field 231112111799 is ‘Non-Compliant’ and field 261111143799 is ‘NULL, Disengage, or Evaluate’, or if field 231112111799 is ‘Non-Compliant’, field 261111143799 is ‘Engage’, and field 261111213799 is ‘Low’.
Controversial Weapons	Anti-Personnel Mines	Remove companies with any detectable involvement in the core weapon system, or components/services of the core weapon system that are considered tailor-made and essential for the lethal use of the weapon. Additionally, if the field ID 211115122999 is assigned ‘NW1’ and either 211115231699 or 211115261699 is set to ‘Not a signatory,’ the company is excluded.

Defined terms used in this announcement, but not defined herein, have the meaning assigned to them in the respective Index Guideline of the Affected Indices. The amended version of the Index Guideline of the Affected Indices will be available on Solactive website on the effective date.