BLUE-CHIP INDICES 1 STOXX® EUROPE 50 INDEX

Stated objective Key facts The regional blue-chip indices are derived from regional subsets of » Diversified, as they incorporate a capping factor to ensure that no the STOXX Global 1800 Index. The indices cover the largest country/component can dominate the index supersector leaders of their region in terms of free-float market cap. » Buffers are used to achieve the fixed number of components and to maintain stability of the indices by reducing index composition changes

» A fast-exit rule ensures the index accurately represents the performance of only the biggest and most liquid stocks

Descriptive statistics Index Market cap (JPY bn.) Components (JPY bn.) Component weight (%) Turnover (%) Full Free-float Mean Median Largest Smallest Largest Smallest Last 12 months STOXX Europe 50 Index 491,655.8 450,556.7 9011.1 7023. 26062.7 3183.8 5.8 0.7 3.7 STOXX Europe 600 Index 1,201,137.5 971,326.1 1618.9 615.8 26062.7 136.3 2.7 0.0 N/A 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 STOXX Europe 50 Index 2.0 1.6 25.1 91.5 59.5 26.8 2.4 24.6 23.5 9.5 STOXX Europe 600 Index 1.5 1.2 25.7 99.5 77.7 19.2 1.8 25.1 25.2 11.8

Index volatility and risk Annualized volatility (%) Annualized Sharpe ratio2 STOXX Europe 50 Index 12.4 13.9 14.6 21.8 24.1 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.0 0.4 STOXX Europe 600 Index 13.3 14.2 14.8 22.9 24.8 0.2 0.1 1.4 1.0 0.4

Index to benchmark Correlation Tracking error (%) STOXX Europe 50 Index 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.9 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.9

Index to benchmark Beta Annualized information ratio STOXX Europe 50 Index 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 3.7 0.2 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8

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

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BLUE-CHIP INDICES 2 STOXX® EUROPE 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 STOXX Europe 50 Index 13.7 14.3 12.6 14.3 1.8 3.8 1.2 8.9 STOXX Europe 600 Index 17.6 15.4 14.5 15.3 1.8 3.3 1.1 8.7

Performance and annual returns3 Methodology The regional blue-chip indices are derived from the relevant benchmark index: STOXX Europe 50, selected from the STOXX Europe 600 Index STOXX Nordic 30, selected from STOXX Nordic Total Market Index STOXX Asia/Pacific 50, selected from the STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index STOXX North America 50, selected from the STOXX North America 600 Index.The target is to cover the largest supersector leaders from the benchmark index. The detailed methodology including the calculation formula can be found in our rulebook: www.stoxx.com/indices/rulebooks.html

Version and symbols Quick facts Index ISIN Symbol Bloomberg Reuters Weighting Free-float market cap Gross Return CAD CH0148120956 SX5PGDA SX5PGDA Index .SX5PGDA 10% Net Return CAD CH0148120949 SX5PDA SX5PDA Index .SX5PDA Cap factor Price CAD CH0148120931 SX5PCA SX5PCA Index .SX5PCA No. of components Fixed, number of stocks indicated in index name Gross Return EUR CH0108730844 SX5GR SX5GR Index .SX5GR Net Return EUR EU0009658178 SX5R SX5R Index .STOXX50R Review frequency Annually (September) Price EUR EU0009658160 SX5P SX5P Index .STOXX50 To learn more about the inception date, currency versions, calculation hours and Gross Return GBP CH0148120899 SX5PGHB SX5PGHB Index .SX5PGHB historical values, please see our data vendor code sheet. Net Return GBP CH0148120881 SX5PHB SX5PHB Index .SX5PHB Price GBP CH0148120873 SX5PGB SX5PGB Index .SX5PGB Gross Return JPY CH0148120923 SX5PGLP SX5PGLP Index .SX5PGLP Complete list available here: www.stoxx.com/data/vendor_codes.html

3 STOXX data from Dec. 31, 2000 to Aug. 29, 2014 (JPY, gross return), all data as of Aug. 29, 2014

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BLUE-CHIP INDICES 3 STOXX® EUROPE 50 INDEX

Components4

Company Supersector Country Weight (%) NESTLE Food & Beverage CH 5.58 NOVARTIS Health Care CH 5.47 ROCHE HLDG P Health Care CH 4.69 HSBC Banks GB 4.30 TOTAL Oil & Gas FR 3.88 BP Oil & Gas GB 3.62 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL A Oil & Gas GB 3.55 GLAXOSMITHKLINE Health Care GB 2.95 SANOFI Health Care FR 2.92 BCO SANTANDER Banks ES 2.74 BAYER Chemicals DE 2.59 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO Personal & Household Goods GB 2.58 SIEMENS Industrial Goods & Services DE 2.52 BASF Chemicals DE 2.43 ASTRAZENECA Health Care GB 2.12 DAIMLER Automobiles & Parts DE 2.08 ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV Food & Beverage BE 1.96 VODAFONE GRP Telecommunications GB 1.90 DIAGEO Food & Beverage GB 1.76 BCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA Banks ES 1.69 ALLIANZ Insurance DE 1.68 SAP Technology DE 1.64 BNP PARIBAS Banks FR 1.64 ENI Oil & Gas IT 1.61 BG GRP Oil & Gas GB 1.59 TELEFONICA Telecommunications ES 1.55 UNILEVER NV Food & Beverage NL 1.54 BHP BILLITON Basic Resources GB 1.54 UBS Banks CH 1.52 RIO TINTO Basic Resources GB 1.46 LLOYDS BANKING GRP Banks GB 1.39 BARCLAYS Banks GB 1.34 RECKITT BENCKISER GRP Personal & Household Goods GB 1.31 UNILEVER PLC Food & Beverage GB 1.31 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC Industrial Goods & Services FR 1.24 GLENCORE PLC Basic Resources GB 1.24 NATIONAL GRID Utilities GB 1.23 ING GRP Insurance NL 1.23 CIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT Personal & Household Goods CH 1.22 ABB Industrial Goods & Services CH 1.20 LVMH MOET HENNESSY Personal & Household Goods FR 1.18 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM Telecommunications DE 1.17 AXA Insurance FR 1.12 DEUTSCHE BANK Banks DE 1.06 AIR LIQUIDE Chemicals FR 1.03 CREDIT SUISSE GRP Banks CH 0.99 ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP Insurance CH 0.98 STANDARD CHARTERED Banks GB 0.94 TESCO Retail GB 0.88 ERICSSON LM B Technology SE 0.83

4 Based on the last periodic review implementation