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Methodology Change | GPR GLI Index Series | Effective Date 05/01/2026

Today, on the 22/12/2025, Solactive announces the following changes to the methodology of the following indices (the ‘Affected Indices’):

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Rationale for Methodology Change

The Selection of GPR General Index Family is being taken over by Solactive AG. The proposed changes are to introduce the takeover as well as some clarifications in the existing index logics

Changes to the Index Guideline

The following Methodology changes will be implemented in the following points of the Index Guideline (ordered in accordance with the numbering of the affected sections):

 

Section 2.1 Index Universe Requirements

From:

  • All companies on a Selection Day that fulfill all of the following criteria:
    • Eligible Security Types: common stock, preferred stock, real estate investment trust [REIT], stapled security, saving share, American depository receipt [ADR] and comparable depository receipts, tracking stock, royalty trust, unit.
    • Foreign investment limitations: no foreign ownership limit applies.
    • The most recent annual report is available in English.

To:

  • Member of the initial universe of the Data Provider based on its proprietary infrastructure  research.
  • Eligible Security Types: common stock, real estate investment trust [REIT], stapled security, unit.
  • Foreign investment limitations: no foreign ownership limit applies for securities from Emerging World Countries as defined by Solactive Country Classification Framework
  • The most recent annual report is available in English.

 

From:
The Index Administrator has outsourced the determination of the Index Universe to the Selection Party. Such outsourcing has been made in accordance with the requirements of the BMR (Article 10 BMR).
The determination of the Index Universe is fully rule-based and the Selection Party cannot make any discretionary decisions.
To:
The determination of the Index Universe is fully rule-based and the Index Administrator cannot make any discretionary decisions.

 

Additionally, any reference of the Selection Party is replaced with Index Administrator across the guideline.

 

Section 2.2 Selection of The Index Components

From:

Index Components are excluded if:

  • Free Float is below 15%,
  • it is not trading for three consecutive months,
  • it is not trading for twelve consecutive months, and less than 50% of Free Float shares outstanding is traded over the past year on the primary stock exchange,
  • less than 25% of Free Float shares outstanding is traded over the past year on the primary stock exchange,
  • weight is below 0.02% on the previous, or current Selection Day,
  • less than 75% of EBITDA Infrastructure Activities.

To:

Index Components are excluded if:

  • Free Float is below 15%,
  • It is trading for less than three consecutive months
  • It is trading for less than twelve consecutive months, and less than 50% of FREE FLOAT shares outstanding is traded over the trading history on the primary stock exchange,
  • less than 25% of Free Float shares outstanding is traded over the past year on the primary stock exchange,
  • Its FREE FLOAT MARKET CAPITALIZATION as a percentage of total FREE FLOAT MARKET CAPITALIZATION of all the securities meeting the previous requirements is below 0.02% as on the selection day for two consecutive rebalance periods
  • Less than 75% of EBITDA is generated from INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITIES..

 

Section 6 Definitions

From:
“N/A”
To:
“Data Provider” is Global Property Research (GPR). For more information, please visit: https://www.globalpropertyresearch.com.

From:
“Selection Party” is Global Property Research. For more information, please visit: https://www.globalpropertyresearch.com/.
To:
“N/A”

 

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.