Announcement for June 28, 2024 at 08:41 PM GMT

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MSCI GLOBAL STANDARD INDEXES

MSCI ANNOUNCES A CONSULTATION ON POTENTIAL ENHANCEMENTS TO THE MSCI QUALITY INDEXES METHODOLOGY

MSCI announced today the launch of a consultation with the investment community on potential enhancements to the MSCI Quality Indexes methodology. MSCI proposes the following enhancements:

1.- Data Handling - Making both Return-on-Equity (ROE) and Debt-to-Equity(D/E) mandatory descriptors
2.- Rebalancing Frequency - Changing the rebalancing frequency from semi-annually to quarterly
3.- Factor Weighting - Changing the weights of the descriptors in calculation of quality score in line with MSCI FaCS Methodology
4.- Factor Definition - Incorporating descriptors from the MSCI Barra Global Equity Model for Long-Term Investors ("GEMLTL") model in the three Quality factors definition

Details on the methodology proposals are available at: https://www.msci.com/index-consultations.

MSCI invites feedback on the methodology proposals from market participants on or before September 13, 2024, and will announce the results of the consultation on or before September 30, 2024.

In addition, MSCI aims to consult on specific proposals in due course for other single factor index methodologies including MSCI Momentum Indexes, MSCI Enhanced Value Indexes, MSCI Minimum Volatility Indexes and MSCI High Dividend Yield Indexes. We welcome views and feedback on the existing methodologies from the investment community on these topics.

To participate in the consultation, please provide your feedback through an online survey available on: http://www.msci.com/index-consultations/quality_index_consult_Jun24

We value your feedback and questions.
If you would like to speak to a member of our team about any of the items in this communication, please submit a support ticket via the MSCI Online Case Management Portal https://msci.force.com/answers/s/contactsupport

Alternatively, visit Contact Us https://www.msci.com/contact-us for other means to contact MSCI.

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MSCI GLOBAL STANDARD INDEXES

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