Ordinary Index Rebalancing in the Solactive High Income MLP Index | March 2020 & One-Off Change in the Selection Criteria

In connection with the ordinary adjustment of the Solactive High Income MLP Index (the “Index”) on 20 March 2020, the Index Administrator has determined that, based on the quantitative selection criteria of Market Capitalization and average daily value traded for the Eligible Security Pool, the minimum number of 20 Index Components will not be reached by far. The minimum number of Index Components, which serves the purpose of risk management and diversification, can only be met if the current thresholds for Market Capitalization and average daily value traded are lowered once. In order to continue to maintain the integrity and representativeness of the Index, the Index Committee has decided to lower the Market Capitalization threshold with a one-time effect from 400 million USD to 100 million USD and the average daily value traded threshold with a one-time effect from 1 million USD to 500,000 USD. This is an extraordinary measure as a reaction to the observed decrease in the Market Capitalization and the average daily value traded in the relevant financial instruments. However, no binding effect for future ordinary Index adjustments can be derived from this extraordinary measure. Applying the adjusted thresholds, the following composition will be implemented:

ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP
BLACK STONE MINERALS LP
CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS LP
CONSOL COAL RESOURCES LP
CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP
ENVIVA PARTNERS LP
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP/MA
GOLAR LNG PARTNERS LP
HOEGH LNG PARTNERS LP
KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP
NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP
NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP
POPE RESOURCES INC-LP
SPRAGUE RESOURCES LP
STAR GROUP LP
SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP
SUNOCO LP
TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS LP
USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP

Defined terms used in this announcement, but not defined herein, have the meaning assigned to them in the respective index guideline of the Index.