Announcement for June 02, 2023 at 08:30 PM GMT

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MSCI GLOBAL STANDARD INDEXES

MSCI TO DISCONTINUE PROVISIONAL GICS INDEXES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023

MSCI will discontinue the MSCI Provisional Indexes provided to assist investors in managing the implementation of the GICS structure change in their portfolios, effective July 1, 2023.

As a reminder, the new GICS structure was implemented in the MSCI Equity Indexes in one step as part of the May 2023 Index Review and Index constituents and their weights in the MSCI Provisional GICS Indexes are now the same as those in the respective GICS-based MSCI Equity Indexes.

The list of the MSCI Provisional Indexes that will be discontinued includes:
- MSCI Provisional ACWI Information Technology Index.
- MSCI Provisional USA Consumer Discretionary Index.
- MSCI Provisional USA Consumer Staples Index.
- MSCI Provisional USA Financials Index.
- MSCI Provisional USA Industrials Index.
- MSCI Provisional ACWI Financials Index.
- MSCI Provisional World Information Technology Index.
- MSCI Provisional USA Information Technology Index.
- MSCI Provisional World Consumer Staples Index.
- MSCI Provisional World Financials Index.
- MSCI Provisional Europe Consumer Discretionary Index.
- MSCI Provisional Europe Financials Index.
- MSCI Provisional Europe Information Technology Index.
- MSCI Provisional World Industrials Index.
- MSCI Provisional World Consumer Discretionary Index.
- MSCI Provisional JP Financials Index.
- MSCI Provisional JP Information Technology Index.
- MSCI Provisional EM Consumer Discretionary Index.
- MSCI Provisional EM Consumer Staples Index.
- MSCI Provisional EM Financials Index.
- MSCI Provisional EM Information Technology Index.
- MSCI Provisional ACWI Consumer Discretionary Index.
- MSCI Provisional ACWI Consumer Staples Index.
- MSCI Provisional ACWI Industrials Index.

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MSCI GLOBAL STANDARD INDEXES

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