S&P Standard & Poor's : Modification to the Methodology of the S&P BDC Index

INDEX ANNOUNCEMENT

Modification to the Methodology of the S&P BDC Index

NEW YORK, JANUARY 11, 2018: S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") announces the following methodology change to the S&P BDC Index.

Methodology
Change	Previous	Updated
Rebalancing Frequency	Index composition is reviewed annually in September.	Index composition is reviewed quarterly in March, June, September and December.

This change will become effective prior to the market open on Thursday, March 1, 2018.

Please note the index methodology on S&P DJI's website is being updated to reflect this change. For more information about S&P DJI, please visitwww.spdji.com.

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