Methodology Change | Solactive ISS ESG Core Screened Global Markets Index | Effective Date 2026-05-25

Following the market consultation published by Solactive AG on April 23, 2026, Solactive announces the following changes to the methodology of the indices specified below:

Index Name	Index ISIN	Index RIC
Solactive ISS ESG Core Screened Global Markets Index NTR	DE000SL0QS61	.SOCOSGMN
Solactive ISS ESG Core Screened Global Markets Index PR	DE000SL0QS53	.SOCOSGMP
Solactive ISS ESG Core Screened Global Markets Index TR	DE000SL0QS79	.SOCOSGMT

Rationale for the Methodology Change

ISS ESG’s Norm-Based Research (NBR) evaluates the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impact of corporate issuers by identifying and assessing corporate controversies. The framework is built on established international standards.

Solactive ISS ESG Core Screened Global Markets indices exclude companies violating established Norms-Based Research in the Environment, Human Rights, Labour Rights and Corruption categories.

The current index methodology applies the exclusion criteria differently across the categories, excluding companies with verified very severe failure for Corruption and verified severe failure for the other three categories. The change will harmonize the exclusion criterion for all the Norms-Based Research categories to verified very severe failure, and this change will align the exclusion criterion to a standardization of criteria for ESG frameworks.

Changes to the Index Guideline
The following Methodology changes will be implemented in the following points of the Index Guideline:

Section 2.2 SELECTION OF THE INDEX COMPONENTS

From:

Theme	Topic	Exclusion Criterion
Norm-Based Research	Environment	Verified failure to respect established norms
Norm-Based Research	Human Rights	Verified failure to respect established norms
Norm-Based Research	Labour Rights	Verified failure to respect established norms
Norm-Based Research	Corruption	Verified, very severe failure to respect established norms

To:

Theme	Topic	Exclusion Criterion
Norm-Based Research	Environment	Verified, very severe failure to respect established norms
Norm-Based Research	Human Rights	Verified, very severe failure to respect established norms
Norm-Based Research	Labour Rights	Verified, very severe failure to respect established norms
Norm-Based Research	Corruption	Verified, very severe failure to respect established norms