Methodology Change | Solactive Innovative Technologies Index | Effective Date 29/08/2025

Solactive announces the following changes to the methodology of the following indices (the ‘Affected Indices’):

Rationale for  Methodology  Change

The Solactive Innovative Technologies Index provides exposure to companies that are involved in innovative and disruptive trends across a broad range of industries,

As these innovative technological trends can change or new trends can arise, as well as Solactive is of the opinion that the most technologically advanced companies should be part of the index, Solactive has decided on the following changes:

• Changing the theme Name for “Robotics & Automation” to “AI & Robotics”
• Switching the starting universe for theme “Cloud Computing” to FactSet RBICS related universe
• Adding new themes “Defense Technology” and “Quantum Computing”
• Removing ESG exclusion criteria to enable high Innovative technology companies for inclusion to the index
• Aligning the starting universe to the Solactive Global Benchmarks Series Universe, Developed Markets and Emerging Markets, with the exclusion of Mainland China and India.

Changes to the Index Guideline

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

INTRODUCTION

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Companies eligible for inclusion in the Index:

(i) will derive assets or revenues from any of the following themes:

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Companies eligible for inclusion in the Index:

(i) will derive assets or revenues from any of the following themes:

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2.1. SELECTION OF THE INDEX COMPONENTS

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Except for the Index Category Cloud Computing, initially companies and sub-industries are selected using the FactSet Revere Business Industry Classification Systems (“RBICS”). See section 4 of this Document for the list of sub-industries included.

For the Index Category Cloud Computing, potential Index Components must be an Index Component in the Solactive Cloud Technology Index [.SOLCTEK].

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Initially companies and sub-industries are selected using the FactSet Revere Business Industry Classification Systems (“RBICS”). See section 4 of this Document for the list of sub-industries included.

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The initial list of companies are further refined:

Companies will be evaluated on the criteria outlined below. The evaluation is based on data provided by the Data Provider.

• UN Global Compact
  • Companies not in compliance with UN Global Compact principles
• Controversial Weapons
  • Companies involved in the production development or maintenance of Anti-personnel Mines, Biological or Chemical weapons, Cluster munitions, Depleted uranium, Nuclear Weapons, or any other weapon that violate humanitarian principles through normal use.
  • Companies that produce or develop key and dedicated components for controversial weapons.
  • Companies involved in the production and/or services tailor made for the defense industry or the military.
  • Companies that hold ≥20% stake in a company that is involved in controversial weapons.
  • Companies currently ≥ 50% owned by a company that is involved in controversial weapons.
• Conventional Weapons
  • >10% revenue from the production or distribution of arms, both public and private
• Tobacco
  • >5% revenues from tobacco manufacturing.
  • >5% revenue from tobacco distribution and/or sale of tobacco products.
• Thermal Coal
  • >10% revenues from the exploration mining or refining of thermal coal.
  • Companies that base 30% or more of their operations on thermal coal.
  • Companies that produce >20 million tons of thermal coal annually and are actively expanding.

All companies violating any of the exclusion criteria above are excluded. All companies for which an evaluation of these exclusion criteria is not possible due to insufficient and/or missing information or data are excluded.

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4 DEFINITIONS

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The “Index Universe” in respect of a Selection Day are companies that fulfill the following criteria:

1. Listing on a regulated stock exchange in the form of shares tradable for foreign investors without restrictions.
2. Primary listing in one of the countries that are part of the Developed and Emerging Markets as defined by the Solactive Country Classification (see https://www.solactive.com/documents/). Stocks which are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange must be available to purchase via the Stock Connect.
3. Minimum Security-level Market Capitalization of at least US Dollar 100 million.
4. A minimum Average Daily Value Traded of at least US Dollar 1 million over 1 months and over 6 months prior to and including the Selection Day.
5. For the Index Category Cloud Computing, potential Index Components must be an Index Component in the Solactive Cloud Technology Index [.SOLCTEK].
6. For all other Index Categories, companies must be classified under any of the following FactSet Revere Business Industry Classification Systems (“RBICS”) (sub)-industries:

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The “Index Universe” in respect of a Selection Day are companies that fulfill the following criteria:

1. Part of the latest selection of the Solactive GBS Global Markets All Cap USD Index PR (ISIN: DE000SLA78E2)
2. Listing in one of the countries that are part of the Developed and Emerging Markets as defined by the Solactive Country Classification (see https://www.solactive.com/documents/). Stocks which are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange or listed in India are excluded from the Index Universe
3. Minimum Security-level Market Capitalization of at least US Dollar 100 million.
4. A minimum Average Daily Value Traded of at least US Dollar 1 million over 1 months and over 6 months prior to and including the Selection Day.
5. Companies must be classified under any of the following FactSet Revere Business Industry Classification Systems (“RBICS”) (sub)-industries:

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“Data Provider” is Minerva Analytics Ltd. For more information, please visit: www.minerva.info.

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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 will be available on the effective date.