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FAITH-BASED INDICES 1 EURO STOXX® ISLAMIC 50 INDEX

Stated objective Key facts The STOXX Islamic Indices are designed to provide European and » The underlying share basket is composed of liquid stocks to ensure equity market exposure in compliance with it can be tracked by a wide range of financial products Shariahprinciples. The index components are selected by means of an advanced proprietary screening technique. The screening process is monitored by the STOXX European Islamic Index Shariah Supervisory Board, comprising Dr. Abdul Aziz Khalifah Al-Qassar, Dr. Eissa Zaki Eissa and Dr. Esam Al-Enezi.The following indices are calculated: the STOXX Europe Islamic, which is derived from the STOXX Europe 600; the STOXX Europe Islamic 50 and the EURO STOXX Islamic 50, which are blue-chip indices derived from the STOXX Europe Islamic Index.

Descriptive statistics Index Market cap (EUR bn.) Components (EUR bn.) Component weight (%) Turnover (%) Full Free-float Mean Median Largest Smallest Largest Smallest Last 12 months EURO STOXX Islamic 50 Index 1,542.4 1,227.9 24.6 13.0 119.3 6.0 9.7 0.5 46.2 EURO STOXX Index 4,398.5 3,240.8 11.0 4.5 119.3 1.0 3.7 0.0 3.7 Supersector weighting (top 10) Country weighting

Risk and return figures1 Index returns Return (%) Annualized return (%) Last month YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y Last month YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y EURO STOXX Islamic 50 Index 2.0 5.8 17.9 60.5 74.2 26.0 8.6 17.5 16.6 11.4 EURO STOXX Index 1.6 4.5 19.2 56.3 49.3 21.1 6.6 18.8 15.6 8.1

Index volatility and risk Annualized volatility (%) Annualized Sharpe ratio2 EURO STOXX Islamic 50 Index 16.3 13.0 12.5 17.8 18.5 0.2 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.6 EURO STOXX Index 15.2 13.3 12.7 19.3 20.0 -0.1 0.5 1.2 0.8 0.4

Index to benchmark Correlation Tracking error (%) EURO STOXX Islamic 50 Index 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.7 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.9

Index to benchmark Beta Annualized information ratio EURO STOXX Islamic 50 Index 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.5 -0.3 0.1 0.5

1 For information on data calculation, please refer to STOXX calculation reference guide. 2 Based on Euribor1m (EUR, gross return), all data as of Aug. 29, 2014

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FAITH-BASED INDICES 2 EURO STOXX® ISLAMIC 50 INDEX Fundamentals (for last 12 months) Index Price/earnings Price/earnings Price/ Dividend Price/ Price/ incl. negative excl. negative book yield (%) sales cash flow Trailing Projected Trailing Projected Trailing Trailing Trailing Trailing EURO STOXX Islamic 50 Index 23.4 16.2 18.5 16.2 2.0 2.8 1.0 9.4 EURO STOXX Index 25.6 15.3 16.8 15.2 1.5 2.8 0.9 7.1

Performance and annual returns3 Methodology All stocks in the STOXX Europe 600 Index are screened for compliance with Islamic values and principles. The screening process is overseen by an independent Shariah Supervisory Board. Companies with significant (more than 33%) activity in one of the following sectors are excluded from the index: non-halal food production, movies, trading of gold and silver, tobacco, hotels, weaponry and arms, alcohol,advertising, non-Islamic banks, financial institutions and insurance companies,gambling, entertainment and music. In a second step, financial ratios are screened: interest income and income from non Shariah-compliant activities must be less than 5% of total income;the ratio of non Shariah-compliant debt to the higher of total assets or market cap must be less than 33%;the total ratio of interest-bearing assets to the higher of total assets or total market cap must be less than 33%. For the blue-chip indices, the l 50 largest stocks in Europe/the Eurozone are selected from the STOXX Europe Islamic Index.The detailed methodology including the calculation formula can be found in our rulebook : http://www.stoxx.com/indices/rulebooks.html

Version and symbols Quick facts Index ISIN Symbol Bloomberg Weighting Free-float market cap Gross Return EUR CH0121746306 SXISLBGT SXISLBGT Index .SXISLBGT 20% for STOXX Europe Islamic, 10% for blue-chip indices Net Return EUR CH0121746298 SXISLBT SXISLBT Index .SXISLBT Cap factor Price EUR CH0121746280 SXISLBE SXISLBE Index .SXISLBE No. of components Variable for STOXX Europe Islamic, 50 for blue-chip indices Gross Return USD CH0121751728 SXISLBGU SXISLBGU Index .SXISLBGU Net Return USD CH0121751637 SXISLBU SXISLBU Index .SXISLBU Review frequency Quarterly (March, June, September, December ) Price USD CH0121749268 SXISLBK SXISLBK Index .SXISLBK Price (EUR) and net return (EUR) of STOXX Europe Islamic 50: Complete list available here: www.stoxx.com/data/vendor_codes.html Calculation/distribution realtime (every 15 seconds) Realtime: 9:00 am? 6:00 pm CET Calculation hours Endofday: 6:00 pm CET

Base value/base date 100 as of Dec.31, 2004

History Available daily back to Dec. 31, 2004

Inception date Feb. 23, 2011

3 STOXX data from Dec. 31, 2004 to Aug. 29, 2014 (EUR, gross return), all data as of Aug. 29, 2014

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FAITH-BASED INDICES 3 BACKTESTED PERFORMANCE This document contains index performance data based on backtesting, i.e. calculations of how the index might have performed prior to launch if it had existed using the same index methodology and based on historical constituents. Backtested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided in this document solely for information purposes. Backtested performance does not represent actual performance and should not be interpreted as an indication of actual performance .

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Components4

Company Supersector Country Weight (%) TOTAL Oil & Gas FR 10.30 FR 7.75 Chemicals DE 6.89 BASF Chemicals DE 6.45 SAP Technology DE 4.36 Oil & Gas IT 4.29 NV Food & Beverage NL 4.10 Industrial Goods & Services FR 3.30 Chemicals FR 2.73 Food & Beverage FR 2.54 GDF Utilities FR 2.52 L'OREAL Personal & Household Goods FR 2.48 Utilities ES 2.43 LINDE Chemicals DE 2.22 Industrial Goods & Services DE 2.00 Industria de Diseno Textil SA Retail ES 1.92 ORANGE Telecommunications FR 1.84 Industrial Goods & Services NL 1.74 UNIBAIL-RODAMCO Real Estate FR 1.64 SAINT GOBAIN Construction & Materials FR 1.60 CONTINENTAL Automobiles & Parts DE 1.51 ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL Health Care FR 1.37 Automobiles & Parts FR 1.36 Oil & Gas ES 1.32 Personal & Household Goods DE 1.27 RWE Utilities DE 1.22 CRH Construction & Materials IE 1.20 AKZO NOBEL Chemicals NL 1.08 AMADEUS IT HLDG Industrial Goods & Services ES 1.05 Retail FR 0.98 KONE B Industrial Goods & Services FI 0.97 Industrial Goods & Services FR 0.97 PORSCHE PREF Automobiles & Parts DE 0.96 REED ELSEVIER NV Media NL 0.91 ARCELORMITTAL Basic Resources LU 0.90 Technology DE 0.85 KONINKLIJKE DSM Chemicals NL 0.75 THYSSENKRUPP Industrial Goods & Services DE 0.75 HEIDELBERGCEMENT Construction & Materials DE 0.73 CAP GEMINI Technology FR 0.70 TECHNIP Oil & Gas FR 0.69 KERRY GRP Food & Beverage IE 0.67 Construction & Materials FR 0.65 TENARIS Basic Resources IT 0.64 Travel & Leisure FR 0.63 SOLVAY Chemicals BE 0.58 ALCATEL LUCENT Technology FR 0.58 Personal & Household Goods DE 0.58 EDF Utilities FR 0.54 GEMALTO Technology FR 0.51

4 Based on the last periodic review implementation