Methodology change | Solactive Australia Benchmark Index Series | Effective Date 20/11/2020
Today, on the 16th November 2020, Solactive announces the following changes to the methodology of the following Indices (the ‘Affected Indices‘):
| Name | RIC | ISIN |
| Solactive Australia 20 Index (GTR) | .SOLAU20G | DE000SLA5WH1 |
| Solactive Australia 20 Index (NTR) | .SOLAU20N | DE000SLA5WJ7 |
| Solactive Australia 20 Index (PR) | .SOLAU20P | DE000SLA5WG3 |
| Solactive Australia 200 Index (GTR) | .SOLAUBMG | DE000SLA5FG8 |
| Solactive Australia 200 Index (NTR) | .SOLAUBMN | DE000SLA5FH6 |
| Solactive Australia 200 Index (PR) | .SOLAUBMP | DE000SLA5FF0 |
| Solactive Australia Financials Ex-REITs Sector Index (GTR) | .SOLAUFNG | DE000SLA6ZW1 |
| Solactive Australia Financials Ex-REITs Sector Index (NTR) | .SOLAUFNN | DE000SLA6ZV3 |
| Solactive Australia Financials Ex-REITs Sector Index (PR) | .SOLAUFNP | DE000SLA6ZU5 |
| Solactive Australia Resources Sector Index (GTR) | .SOLAUNRG | DE000SLA6ZT7 |
| Solactive Australia Resources Sector Index (NTR) | .SOLAUNRN | DE000SLA6ZS9 |
| Solactive Australia Resources Sector Index (PR) | .SOLAUNRP | DE000SLA6ZR1 |
Rationale for methodology change
In order to reflect the timeframe mentioned in the Index Guideline (“9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., CET”) with the current calculation timeframe (9:00am to 5:00pm, AET (“Sydney time”)) and the ASX trading hours, Solactive has determined that the followings changes will be made to the Index Guideline.
Changes to the Index Guideline
The following changes are made in second paragraph of 1.4 Prices and calculation frequency
From:
The value of the Index is calculated every 15 seconds on each Business Day from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., CET based on the prices on the respective Exchanges on which the Index Components are listed.
To:
The value of the Index is calculated every 15 seconds on each Business Day from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., AET based on the prices on the respective Exchanges on which the Index Components are listed.
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.