Index description

Universe of Index Components
The following instruments selected from the Reference Market: Stocks and Substitutes
Index Components and their selection
Each instrument selected from the Index Universe must fulfil the following criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the Index ("Index Component Selection Criteria").
A. Market Selection Criteria
The relevant instrument must:
- Have a price that is set regularly.
- Have a price that is publicly accessible.
- Have a minimal market capitalization of one hundred (100) EUR million.
- Have a minimal daily trading volume of three (3) EUR million over the previous six months.
B. Thematic Selection Criteria
An instrument of a company is eligible if:
- the company carries out the majority of its business activities in the production of organic food or organic cosmetics; or
- the company distributes primarily organic food or cosmetics; or
- the company carries out the majority of its business activities in the production or development of organic and insect-friendly fertilizers and pesticides; or
- the company actively engages in unique solutions, by using temporal and monetary resources, to protect or support the life of bees.
- An instrument of a company which carries out the majority of their business activities in the military sector is not eligible.
- If a company fulfills the above stated criteria, but at the same time is permanently associated with unethical behavior, it is not eligible as Index Component. Unethical behavior, among others, includes tax fraud, bribery.
Such securities form the "Selection Pool".
C. Diversification Selection Criteria
The following diversification criteria apply:
- A maximum of 50% Index Components from the Asia-Pacific region.
- If the amount of Asia-Pacific Index Components is between 25% - 50% with regards to the total amount of Index Components, each Asia-Pacific Index Component shall have a maximum weight of 5%. If the amount of Asia-Pacific Index Components is between 0 - 25% with regards to the total amount of Index Components, each Asia-Pacific Index Component shall have a maximum weight of 10%.
- A maximum of 10% Index Components from Australia and New Zealand combined.
- Each Index Component from Australia or New Zealand shall have a maximum weight of 5%.
The resulting securities are adjusted in discretion of the Index Allocator and form the “Filtered Selection Pool”.
Allocation of Index Components
Index Component Name - ISIN
Conagra Brands, Inc. - US2058871029
General Mills Inc. - US3703341046
Hain Celestial Group Inc - US4052171000
Kroger Co. - US5010441013
L'Occitane Suisse SA - LU0501835309
Oracle Corp - US68389X1054
Sprouts Farmers Market - US85208M1027
Sunopta Inc - CA8676EP1086
United Natural Foods - US9111631035
Wunong Net Technology - VGG9604C1077
As of the Index Start Date, an equal weighting across the Index Components will be applied. On a quarterly basis, the Index Components will be equally weighted rebalanced on the second consecutive Business Day following a Rebalancing Determination Date.