General SENS Submitter Company - Index Change Advice 20190909 FTSE JSE Responsible Investment Ground Rules Inclusion Criteria

Index Change Advice – 20190909 FTSE JSE Responsible Investment Ground Rules Inclusion Criteria

   FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index Series - Inclusion Criteria -
                        Ground Rule Update


                                       09 September 2019
 FTSE Russell would like to inform clients of the following update to the FTSE/JSE Responsible
 Investment Index Series which is effective from December 2019.


New Rule - updates highlighted in bold

Section 5: Index Qualification Criteria

5.1    Constituents of the eligible universe that have a FTSE ESG Rating of 2.9 or above qualify as
       constituent members of the FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index. The Methodology for
       determining FTSE ESG Ratings can be accessed using the following link:
       ESG-ratings-overview

5.2    Constituents of the FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index with an ESG Rating below 2.4 are
       at risk of deletion from the FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index from December 2019. If a
       constituent still has an ESG Rating below 2.4 following a 12 month period they will be deleted
       unless FTSE Russell approves a longer period.



Old Rule

Section 5: Index Qualification Criteria

5.1    Constituents of the eligible universe that have a FTSE ESG Rating of 2.5 or above qualify as
       constituent members of the FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index. The Methodology for
       determining FTSE ESG Ratings can be accessed using the following link:
       ESG-ratings-overview

5.2    Constituents of the FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index with an ESG Rating below 2.1 are at
       risk of deletion from the FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index from December 2017. If a
       constituent still has an ESG Rating below 2.1 following a 12 month period they will be deleted
       unless FTSE Russell approves a longer period.



An updated copy of the FTSE JSE Responsible Investment Index Series Ground Rules (v2.0) is now
available using the following link:

FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index Series Ground Rules FTSE_JSE_Responsible_Investment_Index


Or on the FTSE Russell website: www.ftserussell.com
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