FTSE Renaissance Global IPO Index Series Ground Rules v1.4x

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SECTION 2 2.0 STATUS OF INDICES 2.1 The FTSE Renaissance Global IPO Index Series is calculated in US Dollars on a real time basis and may exist in the following states. a) Firm i. The indices are being calculated during Official Market Hours (see Appendix A). No message will be displayed against the index value. ii. Official Closing Prices for the FTSE Renaissance Global IPO Index Series will be based on the Exchange Official Closing Prices for each country as set forth in Appendix E. b) Closed The indices have ceased all calculations for the day. The message 'CLOSE' will be displayed against the index value calculated by FTSE. c) Held During Official Market Hours, an index has exceeded pre-set operating parameters and the calculation has been suspended pending resolution of the problem. The message 'HELD' will be displayed against the last index value calculated by FTSE. d) Indicative If there is a system problem or situation in the market that is judged to affect the quality of the constituent prices at any time when an index is being calculated, the index will be declared indicative (e.g. normally where a 'fast market' exists in the equity market). The message 'IND' will be displayed against the index value calculated by FTSE. e) Part If the index is being calculated during the normal Official Index Period hours, but there are less than 75% of the constituents by capitalization available with firm prices, then the index will be displayed with the message 'PART' to indicate that only a proportion of the securities prices are included. With the exception of the message 'PART', the index will continue to be calculated and displayed as if it were firm. 2.2 The official opening and closing hours of the FTSE Renaissance Global IPO Index Series are set out in Appendix A. Variations to the official hours of the indices will be published by FTSE. 2.3 US Dollar, Euro, UK Pound Sterling and Japanese Yen values will be calculated on an end-ofday basis. Ground Rules for the Management of the FTSE Renaissance Global IPO Index Series 8 Version 1.4 April 2013
SECTION 3 3.0 INDEX MANAGEMENT 3.1 Management Responsibilities 3.1.1 FTSE is responsible for the calculation and dissemination of the FTSE Renaissance Global IPO Index Series. 3.1.2 Renaissance is responsible for assessing the eligibility of new Index constituents based on predetermined index qualification criteria. 3.2 Index Committee 3.2.1 The FTSE Renaissance Global IPO Index Series is overseen by the Index Committee. The role of the Index Committee is to ensure transparency and maintain rules-based processes for security selection, constituent weightings and corporate actions. The Index Committee is responsible for undertaking the periodic review of constituents, approving constituent changes and maintaining these Ground Rules. Ground Rules for the Management of the FTSE Renaissance Global IPO Index Series 9 Version 1.4 April 2013
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