Acquisition | MONSANTO CO | 7th June 2018

Due to the acquisition of MONSANTO CO by BAYER AG, the following treatment will be applied to the following indices:

Solactive GBS Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap USD Index
Solactive GBS North America Large & Mid Cap USD Index
Solactive Equileap North American Gender Equality Index
Solactive L&G ESG North America
Solactive Global Innovation
Solactive Equileap Women’s Empowerment
Solactive Global Gender Diversity
Solactive All Country Minimum Downside Volatility
Solactive US Large Cap Minimum Downside Volatility
Solactive P/E Ratio US Large Cap Index
Solactive US Broad Market Index
Solactive US Extended Broad Market Index
Solactive US Large Cap Index
Solactive US Large Cap Equal Weight Index
Solactive US Large Cap Equal Weight Index (Quarterly Rebalancing)
Solactive US Large & Mid Cap Index
Solactive US Large Cap CAD Index
Solactive GBS United States All Cap Index
Solactive GBS United States Large & Mid Cap Index
Solactive GBS United States Large & Mid Cap Equal Weight Index
Solactive Global Equity
Solactive Market Leaders 25
Diamond Hill Valuation-Weighted 500

• MONSANTO CO will be removed from the Index.
• The weight of MONSANTO CO based on its last close price will be distributed pro rata to remaining Index constituents.
• Effective Date (open): 06/07/2018.