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INDEX ANNOUNCEMENT

S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. Index Series Rollover

New York, NY March 18, 2016 – S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced the reference entity changes in the S&P/ISDA 100 CDS Indices, S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. High-Yield Index, S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. Investment Grade Index, S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. Homebuilders Select 10 Index and S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. Financials Select 10 Index.

S&P Dow Jones Indices today also announced that there will be no change in the reference entities in S&P/ISDA Sovereign CDS Indices and other S&P/ISDA CDS Sector Select Indices.

S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. High-Yield Index Series 16 changes effective as of Monday, March 21, 2016.

REFERENCE ENTITY

DELETED Dole Food Company, Inc. Kraft Heinz Foods Company Mediacom LLC

Windstream Services, LLC

ADDED Transocean Inc. Tegna Inc. Whiting Corporation Yum! Brands Inc

S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. Investment Grade Index Series 16 changes effective as of Monday, March 21, 2016.

REFERENCE ENTITY

DELETED Corp. Con-way Inc. Cytec Industries Inc Corporation Freeport-McMoRan Inc. General Electric Capital Corp Yum! Brands Inc

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ADDED Ford Motor Company Honeywell International Inc Inc Raytheon Company Northrop Grumman Corporation Domtar Corporation Johnson Controls Inc

S&P/ISDA 100 CDS Index Series 16 changes effective as of Monday, March 21, 2016.

REFERENCE ENTITY

DELETED Hewlett-Packard Company

ADDED Nike Inc. U.S. Bancorp

S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. Homebuilders Select 10 Index Series 13 changes effective as of Monday, March 21, 2016.

REFERENCE ENTITY

DELETED Ryland Group,Inc.

ADDED CalAtlantic Group, Inc.

S&P/ISDA CDS U.S. Financials Select 10 Index Series 10 changes effective as of Monday, March 21, 2016.

REFERENCE ENTITY

DELETED General Electric Capital Corp.

ADDED Berkshire Hathaway Inc

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David Blitzer Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee S&P Dow Jones Indices [email protected] 212-438-3907

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