S&P/ASX 200 EQUITY INDICES

Designed to be the primary gauge for the Australian equity market, the S&P/ASX 200 covers approximately 78% of Australian equity market capitalization. It is recognized as an investable benchmark in Australia, and it can be used as the basis for index products and trading tools.

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The S&P/ASX 200 addresses the needs of investment managers who require a portfolio benchmark and index characterized by sufficient size and liquidity. It serves this dual purpose by offering the representation of a broad benchmark index while maintaining the liquidity characteristics of narrower indices. This unique combination makes the S&P/ASX 200 ideal for portfolio management and index replication. The S&P/ASX 200 is maintained by the Index Committee, a team of five including three S&P Dow Jones Indices economists and index analysts and two Australian Securities Exchange representatives. The Index Committee draws on the significant experience in index management of its members at a local and global level.

Criteria for Index Additions

Listing. Only securities listed on the

Australian Securities Exchange are considered for inclusion in any of the S&P/ASX indices.
Market Capitalization.

Companies are assessed based on the average of their previous 6-month day-end float-adjusted market capitalization.

Public Float. There must be public float of at

least 30% for a stock to warrant inclusion in the S&P/ASX indices.

Liquidity. Only securities that are actively

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and regularly traded are eligible for inclusion in any S&P/ASX indices. Continued index membership is not necessarily subject to these guidelines. The Index Committee strives to minimize unnecessary turnover in index membership and each removal is determined on a case-by-case basis.

Index Methodology
The Index Committee follows a set of published guidelines for maintaining the index. Complete details of these guidelines, including the criteria for index additions and removals, policy statements, and research papers are available on the Web site at www.spindices.com. These guidelines provide the transparency required and fairness needed to enable investors to replicate the index and achieve the same performance as the S&P/ASX 200. The Index Committee reviews constituents quarterly to ensure adequate market capitalization and liquidity. Both market capitalization and liquidity are assessed using the previous six months worth of data. Quarterly review changes take effect the third Friday of December, March, June, and September. The weighting of constituents in the S&P/ASX 200 is determined by the floatadjusted market capitalization assigned to each security by the Index Committee. Every index constituents float adjustment is reviewed as part of the September quarterly review.

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Criteria for Index Removals

Companies that substantially violate one or

more of the criteria for index inclusion.

Companies involved in merger, acquisition, or

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significant restructuring such that they no longer meet the inclusion criteria.

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Index Performance
Returns 1 Month 3 Month YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 7 Years 3 Years Std Dev 5 Years Std Dev 2.18% 8.84% 12.45% 14.83% 1.85% -3.47% 3.67% 12.60% 16.38%

Index Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Companies Adjusted Market Cap (AUD Billion) Company Size By Market Cap (Adjusted AUD Billion): Average Largest Smallest Median % Weight Largest Company Top 10 Holdings (% Index Weight) 200 1,057.21 5.29 106.03 0.14 1.16 10.03% 53.61%

Annualized Returns

Annualized Risk

5 Year Historical Performance

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Top 10 Companies By Weight

Company BHP Billiton Ltd Commonwealth Bank Australia Westpac Banking Corp ANZ Banking Group National Australia Bank Ltd Telstra Corp Ltd Wesfarmers Ltd Woolworths Ltd CSL Ltd Rio Tinto Ltd Float Adj Market Cap (A$ Million) 106,031.4 88,794.5 76,510.9 67,161.0 57,883.8 48,776.9 39,676.5 35,430.6 23,256.4 23,252.1 Index Weight 10.03% 8.40% 7.24% 6.35% 5.48% 4.61% 3.75% 3.35% 2.20% 2.20% Sector Weight 46.65% 23.97% 20.65% 18.13% 15.63% 95.78% 43.45% 38.80% 52.09% 10.23% IWF 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 GICS Sector Materials Financials x Property Financials x Property Financials x Property Financials x Property Telecommunication Services Consumer Staples Consumer Staples Health Care Materials

Sector Breakdown
Telecom Svc 4.8% Property Trusts 6.9% Materials 21.5% Info Tech 0.7% Industrials 6.5% Health Care 4.2% Utilities 1.8% Cons Disc 3.3% Cons Staples 8.6%

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Total Returns
Financials x Property 35.0%

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Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Data as of September 28, 2012. Index performance based on total return AUD. Charts and graphs are provided for illustrative purposes. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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