Guideline Change | Solactive Big Data Index | Effective Date 20/03/2020

Today, on the 16th March 2020, Solactive announces the following changes to the guideline of the following index (the ‘Affected Index’):

Background for guideline change

Solactive includes two currency versions of the index in the official guideline and changes the Definition of Trading and Adjustment Day to be in line with Solactive Standard.

Changes to the Index Guideline

 Section 1.1 Short Name and ISIN:

Section 4 Definitions:

> Trading Day

Old Wording:

A “Trading Day” is in relation to the Index or an Index Component a Trading Day on the Exchange (or a day that would have been such a day if a market disruption had not occurred), excluding days on which trading may be ceased prior to the normal Exchange closing time. The Index Calculator is ultimately responsible as to whether a certain day is a Trading Day with regard to the Index or an Index Component or in any other connection relating to this Index Manual.

New Wording:

“Trading Day” is with respect to an Index Component included in the Index at the Rebalance Day and every Index Component included in the Index at the Calculation Day immediately following the Rebalance Day (for clarification: this provision is intended to capture the Trading Days for the securities to be included in the Index as new Index Components with close of trading on the relevant Exchange on the Rebalance Day) a day on which the relevant Exchange is open for trading (or a day that would have been such a day if a market disruption had not occurred), excluding days on which trading may be ceased prior to the scheduled Exchange closing time and days on which the Exchange is open for a scheduled shortened period. The Index Administrator is ultimately responsible as to whether a certain day is a Trading Day.

> Adjustment Day

Old Wording:

“Adjustment Day” is the third Friday in March and September. If this happens to be no Business Day, the Adjustment Day is the immediately preceding Business Day.

New Wording:

“Adjustment Day” is the third Friday in March and September. If this happens to be no Trading Day, the Adjustment Day is the immediately preceding Trading Day.

See the Draft Guideline Change as attachment.

Other changes

Additionally, the document will be brought in line with the updated indices and definitions (e.g. changing Business Day to Trading Day in Section 2.2 Ordinary adjustment).