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Bloomberg Bloomberg LP - Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement Bloomberg is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships. We expect those in our supply chain to align with our values and operate in accordance with the principles of the Bloomberg Supplier Code of Conduct and the Bloomberg Impact Report ht tps : / /www.bloomberg.com/impact/ downloads and in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Bloomberg Supplier Code of Conduct outlines Bloomberg's expectations for supplier conduct regarding labour and human rights, health and safety, environmental protection, ethics and management practices. OUR ORGANISATION Bloomberg is a global business and financial information and news leader. We give influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. With the Bloomberg Terminal, we deliver data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength: leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Bloomberg LPis headquartered in New York and engages around 18,000 employees and workers in 176 locations around the world. Bloomberg's European headquarters in London house around 4,000 employees and serve as a hub for the company's regional operations. This statement is published on behalf of Bloomberg LP in line with the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015, and references to "we", "us" and "our" are to Bloomberg LP. SUPPLY CHAIN In addition to our New York headquarters, Bloomberg LP has branches throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Our direct supply chain involves the sourcing of goods and services to support the manufacturing, assembly, distribution and infrastructure of the Bloomberg Terminal and the publishing and distribution of our printed news products. In addition, Bloomberg LP sources products and services to support general office-based operational needs, including property, facility management and maintenance, information technology, media and professional services. DUE DILIGENCE AND RISK ASSESSMENT To identify and mitigate risks associated with slavery and human trafficking, we have in place systems that: Increasingly require suppliers who participate in a formal tender process (Request for Information or Request for Proposal) to accept Bloomberg's Supplier Code of Conduct;

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Bloomberg LP - Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Bloomberg is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships. Weexpect those in our supply chain to align with our values and operate in accordance with theprinciples of the Bloomberg Supplier Code of Conduct and the Bloomberg Impact Reportht tps : / /www.bloomberg.com/impact/ downloads and in full compliance with allapplicable laws and regulations. The Bloomberg Supplier Code of Conduct outlines Bloomberg'sexpectations for supplier conduct regarding labour and human rights, health and safety,environmental protection, ethics and management practices.

OUR ORGANISATION

Bloomberg is a global business and financial information and news leader. We give influentialdecision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, peopleand ideas. With the Bloomberg Terminal, we deliver data, news and analytics through innovativetechnology, quickly and accurately. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's corestrength: leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and managedata and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively.

Bloomberg LPis headquartered in New York and engages around 18,000 employees and workersin 176 locations around the world. Bloomberg's European headquarters in London house around4,000 employees and serve as a hub for the company's regional operations.

This statement is published on behalf of Bloomberg LPin line with the UK's Modern Slavery Act2015, and references to "we", "us" and "our" are to Bloomberg LP.

SUPPLY CHAIN

In addition to our New York headquarters, Bloomberg LPhas branches throughout the Americas,EMEA and APAC.

Our direct supply chain involves the sourcing of goods and services to support the manufacturing,assembly, distribution and infrastructure of the Bloomberg Terminal and the publishing anddistribution of our printed news products. In addition, Bloomberg LP sources products and servicesto support general office-based operational needs, including property, facility management andmaintenance, information technology, media and professional services.

DUE DILIGENCE AND RISK ASSESSMENT

To identify and mitigate risks associated with slavery and human trafficking, we have in placesystems that:

• Increasingly require suppliers who participate in a formal tender process (Request forInformation or Request for Proposal) to accept Bloomberg's Supplier Code of Conduct;

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Bloomberg• Perform social audits in targeted facilities withi~ our supply chain that are the most

vulnerable to threats of human trafficking, slavery and other related violations;

• Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains; and

• Protect whistleblowers.

POLICIES

In addition to our Supplier Code of Conduct and Bloomberg Impact Report, as part of our overallcommitment to safe and ethical working practices and safeguarding of human rights, we have inplace the following policies:

• An Anti-Slavery Policy making the prevention, detection and reporting of modern slaveryin any part of the business or supply chains the responsibility of all of those working for

.Bloomberg (including BISL)or under its control.

• A policy setting out General Standards of Conduct and Ethical behaviour, requiring staff toconduct themselves and Bloomberg LPbusiness with the highest ethical standards, withintegrity and within guidelines that prohibit actual or potential conflicts of interest or theperception of impropriety; and

• A Whistleblowing policy

TRAINING

Bloomberg LPconducts employee training, partnering with a vendor to train the relevantemployees on the significance and risks of slavery and human trafficking and their obligations inthis context. We are committed to maintaining and continuing these steps which seek to ensureno modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chain or in any part of our business.

MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION

If issues are identified in relation to modern slavery, these will be reported to Human Resources orthrough the Bloomberg Hotline. More general issues in relation to the running of this policy willbe reported back to Global Operations on an annual basis and, if required, more frequently.

Our Global Operations team shall take responsibility for implementing the objectives considered inthis statement and we will monitor progress of our efforts in this area.

This statement is made pursuant to section 54{1} of the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015 andconstitutes our group's slavery and human trafficking statement for the current financial year.

~Peter T. Grauer

Chairman

Bloomberg LP

Date: January 2019Next Review: January 2020

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Bloomberg Index Services Limited - Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Bloomberg is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships. Weexpect those in our supply chain to align with our values and operate in accordance with theprinciples of the Bloomberg Supplier Code of Conduct and Bloomberg Impact Reportht tps : I Iwww.bloomberg.com/impact/ downloads and in full compliance with allapplicable laws and regulations. The Bloomberg Supplier Code of Conduct outlines Bloomberg'sexpectations for Supplier conduct regarding labour and human rights, health and safety,environmental protection, ethics, and management practices.

OUR ORGANISATION

Bloomberg is a global business and information and news leader. Bloomberg delivers data, newsand analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately. Through the BloombergTerminal®, real time financial information is provided to subscribers globally. The widerorganisation is headquartered in the United States and engages around 18,000 employees andworkers in 176 locations around the world. Bloomberg's European headquarters in London housearound 4,000 employees and serve as a hub for the company's regional operations.

With regards to this statement, Bloomberg Index Services Limited ("BISL") provides benchmarkadministration services across multiple asset classes. With expertise in capital markets,technology, data, pricing, analytics, distribution and research, BISLprovides the global investmentcommunity with comprehensive solutions to fulfil their benchmarking needs.

BISLis a private limited company which was incorporated in the United Kingdom in 2014 andwhose registered office is 3 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N4TQ. It is a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Bloomberg LP.

This statement is published on behalf of BISLin line with the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015, andreferences to "we", "us" and "our" are to BISL.

SUPPLY CHAIN

In addition to our London office, BISLhas branches in the USA,Japan, Singapore, the CzechRepublic and Australia.

Our direct supply chain involves the sourcing of goods and services to support our benchmarkingadministration services. Given that we are essentially an office-based service provider, we considerour supply chains to represent relatively low risk with regards to modern slavery, servitude andhuman trafficking. The goods and services we purchase in relation to BISL'sbusiness offering arelimited and primarily relate to property, facility management and maintenance, informationtechnology, media and professional services.

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DUE DILIGENCE AND RISK ASSESSMENT

To identify and mitigate risks associated with slavery and human trafficking, we have in placesystems that:

• Increasingly require suppliers who participate in a formal tender process (Request forInformation or Request for Proposal) to accept Bloomberg's Supplier Code of Conduct

• Perform social audits in targeted facilities within our supply chain that are the mostvulnerable to threats of human trafficking, slavery and other related violations; and

• Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains; and

• Protect whistleblowers.

POLICIES

In addition to our Supplier Code of Conduct and Bloomberg Impact Report, as part of our overallcommitment to safe and ethical working practices and safeguarding of human rights, we have inplace the following policies:

• An Anti-Slavery Policy making the prevention, detection and reporting of modern slaveryin any part of the business or supply chains the responsibility of all of those working forBloomberg (including BISL)or under its control.

• A policy setting out General Standards of Conduct and Ethical behaviour, requiring staff toconduct themselves and Bloomberg LPbusiness with the highest ethical standards, withintegrity and within guidelines that prohibit actual or potential conflicts of interest or theperception of impropriety; and

• A Whistleblowing policy

TRAINING

BISLconducts employee training, partnering with a vendor to train the relevant employees on thesignificance and risks of slavery and human trafficking and their obligations in this context. We arecommitted to maintaining and continuing these steps which seek to ensure no modern slavery orhuman trafficking in our supply chain or in any part of our business.

MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION

If issues are identified in relation to modern slavery, these will be reported to Human Resources orthrough the Bloomberg Hotline. More general issues in relation to the running of this policy willbe reported back to Bloomberg LP's Global Operations team on an annual basis and, if required,more frequently.

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BloombergBloomberg lP's Global Operations team shall take responsibility for implementing the objectivesconsidered in this statement and we will monitor progress of our efforts in this area.

Thisstatement is made pursuant to section 54{1} of the UK'sModern Slavery Act 2015 andconstitutes our group's slavery and human trafficking statement for the current financial year.

~Peter T Grauer

Director and Chairman

Bloomberg Index Services limited

Date: January 2019Next Review: January 2020

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Bloomberg Trading Facility Limited - Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Bloomberg is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships. Weexpect those in our supply chain to align with our values and operate in accordance with theprinciples of the Bloomberg Supplier Code of Conduct and Bloomberg Impact Reporthttps: / /www.bloomberg.com/impact/downloads and in full compliance with allapplicable laws and regulations. The Bloomberg Supplier Code of Conduct outlines Bloomberg'sexpectations for Supplier conduct regarding labour and numan rights, health and safety,environmental protection, ethics, and management practices.

OUR ORGANISATION

Bloomberg is a global business and information and news leader. Bloomberg delivers data, newsand analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately. The wider organisation isheadquartered in the United States and engages around 18,000 employees in 176 locations aroundthe world. Bloomberg's European headquarters in London house around 4,000 employees and serveas a hub for the company's regional operations.

With regards to this statement, Bloomberg Trading Facility Limited ("BTFL") is authorised by theUK's Financial Conduct Authority to operate a multilateral trading facility (MTF). BTFL'sMTF is arobust trading platform used by more than 1,000 global institutions for trading cash bonds, repos,credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, exchange-traded funds, equity derivatives and foreignexchange derivatives.

BTFLis a limited company which was incorporated in the United Kingdom in 2014 and whoseregistered office is 3 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N4TQ. It is a wholly owned subsidiary ofBloomberg LP.

This statement is published on behalf of BTFLin line with the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015, andreferences to "we", "us" and "our" are to BTFL.

SUPPLY CHAIN

Our direct supply chain involves the sourcing of goods and services to support the operation of ourMTF. Given we are essentially an office-based service provider, we consider our supply chains torepresent a relatively low risk with regards to modern slavery, servitude and human trafficking.The goods and services we purchase in relation to BTFL'sbusiness offering are limited andprimarily relate to property, facility management and maintenance, information technology,media and professional services.

DUE·DILIGENCE AND RISK ASSESSMENT

To identify and mitigate risks associated with slavery and human trafficking, we have in placesystems that:

• Increasingly require suppliers who participate in a formal tender process (Request forInformation or Request for Proposal) to accept Bloomberg's Supplier Code of Conduct

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Bloomberg• Perform social audits in targeted facilities within our supply chain that are the most

vulnerable to threats of human trafficking, slavery and other related violations• Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains; and• Protect whistleblowers.

POLICIES

In addition to our Supplier Code of Conduct and Bloomberg Impact Report, as part of our overallcommitment to safe and ethical working practices and safeguarding of human rights, we have inplace the following policies:

• An Anti-Slavery Policy making the prevention, detection and reporting of modern slavery inany part of the business or supply chains the responsibility of all of those working forBloomberg (including BTFL)or under its control.

• A policy setting out General Standards of Conduct and Ethical behaviour, requiring staff toconduct themselves and Bloomberg LP business with the highest ethical standards, withintegrity and within guidelines that prohibit actual or potential conflicts of interest or theperception of impropriety; and

• A Whistleblowing policy

TRAINING

BTFLconducts employee training, partnering with a vendor to train the relevant employees on thesignificance and risks of slavery and human trafficking and their obligations in this context. We arecommitted to maintaining and continuing these steps which seek to ensure no modern slavery orhuman trafficking in our supply chain or in any part of our business.

MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION

If issues are identified in relation to modern slavery, these will be reported to Human Resources orthrough the Bloomberg Hotline. More general issues in relation to the running of this policy will bereported back to Bloomberg LP'sGlobal Operations team on an annual basis and, if required, morefrequently.

Bloomberg LP's Global Operations team shall take responsibility for implementing the objectivesconsidered in this statement· and we will monitor progress of our efforts in this area.

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015 andconstitutes our group's slavery and human trafficking statement for the current financial year.

Peter T GrauerDirector and ChairmanBloomberg Trading Facility Limited

Date: January 2019Next Review: January 2020