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                            Standard Life Investments
                         The Case for European Equity Income

                                                                                                             March 2015
Standard Life Investments - The Case for European Equity Income March 2015
European Equity Income
Will James – Investment Director
Responsibilities              Responsible for managing the European Equity Income Fund and for analysis
                              of the Chemicals, IT Hardware, Banks sectors.
Relevant Experience           8 years investment experience at Standard Life Investments, 13 years
                              experience in the industry.
Professional Qualifications   MA, IMC, Securities Institute Diploma, CFA charterholder
Standard Life Investments - The Case for European Equity Income March 2015
Europe still only at 2010 profit levels

                  European Profit Cycles – Real & Re-based to 100 at last cycles trough
300
                                                               2003-09 - steepened by leverage
280

260

240

220                         We are here
                                                                                                          1993-03
200

180
                        2011                                                               1973-81
160

140                                                     2013
120                                                                                                                 1983-93

100
      0            12            24             36        48          60         72        84        96    108          120

Source: Standard Life Investments, UBS, February 2015                                                                         3
Standard Life Investments - The Case for European Equity Income March 2015
Headwinds turning into tailwinds
                                                                                                                                                   Trade weighted Euro drag
  15%
                                                                                                                                                                                 Currency headwind

  10%

   5%

   0%

   -5%

  -10%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Currency tailwind

  -15%
          Q1 1999

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    60                                                                                    European earnings surprises vs MSCI Euro Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1800
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                             company count                                     market cap weighted                                                   MSCI Europe (RHS)
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Source: Thomson Datastream, UBS European Equity Strategy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4
Real yield GAP between European dividend yield &
10 year Bund yield
       %

   6

                                                                         Europe div yield
   5

   4

   3

                                                                                                                                                           90% of peak GAP
   2                                                                                                                                                           in crisis

   1                                       Europe real bond yield

 (1)

 (2)
                                                                          Feb-04
       Feb-97

                Feb-98

                         Feb-99

                                  Feb-00

                                              Feb-01

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Source: Standard Life Investments, UBS, February 2015                                                                                                                                    5
Yields today versus their 30 year history
   6
                        Equities                        Corp Bonds                  Government Bonds                Money Markets

   5

   4

   3

   2

   1

   0
       European div yield    US div yield       A € corp bond   AA € corp bond German 10y Bund   US 10yr bond   German 3m    US 3m rates
                                                     yield           yield                           yield        FIBOR

                                                           Current (%)        10-year average
                                                                                30 year       (%)
                                                                                        average (%)

Source: Standard Life Investments, UBS, February 2015                                                                                      6
Dividends are a key driver of equity total returns

                                        Real equity total returns (annualised) 1970 - 2013
  8.0

                                     6.2                                                  4.1
                                                                                                                5.6
  6.0                                                5.3
                5.0                                                 4.9

                                                                                                                            3.6
  4.0

  2.0

  0.0

  -2.0

  -4.0
                UK                   US            France         Germany               Australia             Canada       Japan

                              Dividend Yield    Dividend growth    Multiple expansion           Total annualised returns

Sources: SG Cross Asset Research                                                                                                   7
Dividends have been volatile
40
                MSCI Europe ex UK YoY DPS Growth (%)                   5YA

30

20

10

 0

-10

-20

-30

-40
      70   72    74     76     78    80     82     84   86   88   90    92   94   96   98   00   02   04   06   08   10   12   14

 Source: Standard Life Investments, 31 December 2014                                                                                8
Portfolio Construction

    Dividend analysis               e.g.    Balance sheet   Dividend policy   Earnings volatility   Cash cover    Dividend history

                                           High Dividend                 Dividend Growth                    Dividend Upgrade

                                           Premium and                   Dividend growth at                      Dividend paying
   Dividend characteristics                 sustainable                   a premium to the                           capacity
                                           dividend yield                      market                              significantly
                                                                                                                    mispriced

   Portfolio allocation                        ~50%                              ~35%                                ~15%

   Dividend yield range                     3.6 to 9.5%                       1.9 to 3.6%                          2.5 to 6.5%

    Dividend growth                          ~0 to 10%                        ~10 to 30%                               n/a

   Turnover guideline                          ~50%                              ~20%                                ~100%

Source: Standard Life Investments                                                                                                    9
Sector exposures
                        Sector Weights                                                  Overweight/Underweight Positions
                                             Financials

                  4%3%                       Industrials
             4%                                                                                                                        Industrials
        5%                  24%              Health Care

    6%                                       Consumer Staples
                                                                                                                       Telecomm
                                             Telecommunication Services                                                 Services
   8%
                                             Consumer Discretionary
                                                                                                                   Financials
                                             Information Technology
     9%                      23%
                                             Materials
                                                                                                                 Information
                  15%                        Energy                                                              Technology
                                             Utilities
                                                                                                        Energy
  Top 10 Active Positions                   %
  Ryanair                                3.15                                                    Health Care

  Zurich Insurance                       2.30
                                                                                                   Utilities
  Danske Bank                            2.18
  Endesa                                 2.03
                                                                                            Materials
  Swedish Match                          2.00
                                                                                          Consumer
  Sampo Oyj                              1.92                                              Staples
  SES SA FDR                             1.84                                     Consumer
  Svenska Handelsbanken                  1.80                                    Discretionary

  Atlas Copco                            1.71                             -14% -12% -10% -8% -6% -4% -2% 0%      2%   4%    6%     8% 10% 12% 14%
  Swedbank                               1.69

Source: Standard Life Investments, 31January 2015                                                                                                    10
Income Profile Since Launch

European Equity Income Fund
                                          End Month Dividend Payments          Yield profile since launch
                                      7
                                                          JUL       OCT          JAN              APR

                                      6                                                       7.0%*

                                                                                                                                5.0%
                                      5                                                                                       annualised
                                                                                                                             dividend yield
           Dividend yield at launch

                                      4

                                      3

                                                                                                                               +31.8%
                                      2                                                                                       cumulative
                                                                                                                             dividend yield

                                      1

                                      0
                                                   2009

                                                                        2010

                                                                                       2011

                                                                                                        2012

                                                                                                               2013

                                                                                                                      2014
* Annualised dividend growth
Dividend paid quarterly; ex dividend dates: 31 May, 31 August, 30 November, 28 February 2013
Based on investment in institutional income units at launch (03 April 2009 to 31 December 2014)
Sources: Standard Life Investments, Bloomberg, 31 December 2014

Attractive income generation                                                                                                            11
Attractive Total Return Profile
      120                                                           SLI European Equity Income                      FTSE W Eur x UK
      100                                                                                                                                                               +99.1
                  80
                  60
                                                                                                                                                                        +70.9
                  40
                  20
                       0
           -20                                                                                                                                                      Period beta
                                                                                                                                                                        0.82

                       8                                                                                                                                                  40

                                                                                                                                                                                Benchmark return %
   Relative return %

                       4                                                                                                                                                  20

                       0                                                                                                                                                  0

                       -4                                                                                                                                                 -20

                       -8                                                                                                                                                 -40
                            Q3 '09 Q4   Q1 '10 Q2     Q3     Q4   Q1 '11 Q2    Q3     Q4   Q1 '12 Q2        Q3     Q4 Q1 '13 Q2      Q3     Q4 Q1 '14 Q2      Q3   Q4
                                           Relative return, rising market        Relative return, falling market         Benchmark return (right hand axis)

Fund launch date was 03 April 2009
Upper chart reflects full monthly returns only – 30 April 2009 to 31 December 2014
Lower chart reflects full quarterly returns only – 30 June 2009 to 31 December 2014
Source: Standard Life Investments (total returns, gross of fees, in GBP), 31 December 2014                                                                                                12
European Equity Income
Providing premium and sustainable level of income plus some capital appreciation
• Target yield of 115% of index** with a quarterly                         Annualised since inception*
  payout policy
                                                                           Total Return                  13.4%
         Estimated portfolio yield ~4.0% (gross)
                                                                           Dividend Yield                5.0%***

• Capital is a key consideration both in up and down                       Dividend Growth                7.0%
  markets
                                                                           Volatility (fund)              14.7

• Portfolio construction is a key differentiator
                                                                           Volatility (index)             17.4

* From 01 May 2009
** FTSE World Europe ex UK Index (3.3% FY1 gross, 31 December 2014)
*** Net of withholding tax
Fund Inception date: 03 April 2009
Sources: Standard Life Investments & Financial Express, 31 December 2014                                           13
Appendices
Fund Analytics

                                                                            European Equity                     FTSE World Europe ex
                                                                             Income Fund                                UK

                         Predicted Tracking Error                                    3.24                                      -

                         P/E                                                         16.7                                    17.8

                         EV / EBITDA                                                11.7x                                   12.3x

                         12 Month Forward Yield                                     3.9%                                    3.1%

                         Forecast Earnings Growth                                  10.1%                                    12.4%

                         Forecast Dividend Growth                                  10.3%                                    9.6%

                         Dividend Cover                                               2.5                                     2.4

                         Return on Equity                                          19.3%                                    15.0%

                         Debt / Equity Ratio                                       44.2%                                    37.1%

* 1 year growth calculations derived from 2015 and 2016 fiscal year estimates from Bloomberg, based on current fund and index weightings
Source: Northfield, 31 January 2015                                                                                                        15
A through cycle approach

 Company Life Cycle
                Start Up             Emerging   Established   Maturity          Decline
                                      Growth      Growth

                                                                         HIGH

                                                                                          Market value

                                                                                          Revenue / Earnings
Value

                                                        GROWTH

                                                       UPGRADE
                                                                                           Time
 Source: Standard Life Investments

 Leveraging Focus on Change                                                                               16
Correios de Portugal

High Dividend
What is Changing?
 • Growing financial services business
   benefitting from company brand
 • Integration of mail and parcel
   infrastructures leading to a more efficient
   network

What Expectations are Priced in?                     Dividend Angle
 • Market is not reflecting sustainability of the   • Company view themselves as a dividend
   dividend                                           stock and will pay close to 100%
 • Market does not appreciate the competitive         earnings out as a dividend
   advantage they have in financial services        • Dividend growth expected to be above
 • Integration of mail and parcel network will        peers from an already high 5.5% yield
   lead to better margins than expected

                                                                                              17
Endesa

High dividend
What is Changing?
 • Disposal leaves Endesa a Spanish
   domestic utility
 • Regulatory environment now more stable
 • Renewed commitment to shareholder
   returns
 • Liquidity event opportunity

What Expectations are Priced in?              Dividend Angle

 • Market underappreciating renewed           • FY14 Results: new dividend policy implies
   commitment to prudent capital allocation     potential for 5.8% yield vs 4.7% for
                                                integrated peers'
 • >10% discount to peer group unjustified

                                                                                            18
Endesa Performance

                                   Endesa - Total Return         FTSE W EUROPE EX UK £ - Total Return   FTSE WORLD EX UK UTILITIES £ - Total Return
                        135

                        130

                                                                                                                                                      25%
Percentage Return

                        125

                        120

                        115

                        110

                        105                                                                                                                           4%

                        100                                                                                                                           0.5%

                         95

                         90

                    Source: Standard Life Investments, Datastream, 24 February 2015                                                                          19
Coloplast

Dividend Growth

What is Changing?
 • Ongoing efficiency gains within European
   business
 • Capacity to invest and expand in
   emerging markets and US
 • Balance sheet strength and cash flow
   optionality

What Expectations are Priced in?              Dividend Angle
 • Market underappreciating the strength of   • Dec 2012: Market underappreciating
   the franchise and the options for growth     managements commitment to returning
   and cash return                              excess cash to shareholders
 • Market fading growth more aggressively     • Oct 2014: Company in a position to grow
   than was merited                             dividend (3%) over next 3 years at CAGR
                                                of 10-15%

                                                                                          20
Coloplast Performance

                                  Coloplast - Total Return       FTSE W EUROPE EX UK £ - Total Return   FTSE W EUR EX UK H/C EQ & SVS £ - Total Return

                        240

                        220
                                                                                                                                                         109%
Percentage Return

                        200

                        180

                        160

                        140                                                                                                                              37%
                                                                                                                                                         28%
                        120

                        100

                          80

                    Source: Standard Life Investments, Datastream, 24 February 2015                                                                       21
Nokia

Dividend Upgrade
What is Changing?
• Disposal of device business to Microsoft
• Cost discipline in networks business and
  a value over volume strategy
• Potential monetisation of patent portfolio

What Expectations are Priced in?               Dividend Angle
• Networks business to remain structurally     • Reinstatement of dividend likely with
  lower than the competition with no             potential for further capital return
  appreciation of upside from the
                                               • Convertible an attractive way to capture
  monetisation of patent portfolio
                                                 the income opportunity (all in yield of 10%
• No benefit being given for strong balance      at purchase)
  sheet and potential for cash returns

                                                                                               22
Harnessing the Benefit of Convertibles

                    Nokia 5% 2017
                    140            NOKIA - TOT RETURN IND (~£ )
                                   FTSE W EUROPE EX UK £ - TOT RETURN IND (~£ )                                                                       34%
                                   FTSE W EUR EX UK TCH H/W & EQ $ - TOT RETURN IND (~£ )
                    130
Percentage Return

                    120

                                                                                                                                                      6%
                    110
                                                                                                                                                      6%

                    100

                     90

                     80
                                                                                       Mar 14
                                      Nov 13

                                                   Dec 13

                                                                  Jan 14

                                                                                                         May 14

                                                                                                                           Jul 14
                                                                                                                  Jun 14

                                                                                                                                    Aug 14

                                                                                                                                             Sep 14
                                                                           Feb 14

                                                                                                Apr 14
                          Oct 13

      Source: Standard Life Investments, Datastream, 30 September 2014                                                                                23
Sell Discipline

Seadrill

 What is Changing?
  • Lack of contract announcements
  • Oil majors focus on capex discipline
  • Expectation of day rates coming under
    pressure in the rig market

 What Expectations are Priced in?                Dividend Angle
  •   Market expecting cycle to continue in
      line with previous 3 years                 • 15% yield suggested uncertainty around
  •   Overconfidence in ability of Seadrill to   0
                                                   sustainability of the dividend
      fill new capacity into 2015

                                                                                            24
Sell Discipline

Source: Standard Life Investments, Datastream, 05 March 2010 to 30 November 2014   25
Performance Attribution

12 months to 31 December 2014
Top Stock Contributors                                                 Bottom Stock Contributors
                                            Relative                                                                 Relative
                               Category                 Contribution                                      Category               Contribution
                                            Position                                                                 Position
                                                             %                                                                        %
                                               %                                                                        %

Coloplast                      Growth         2.3          +0.7        Kinnevik Inv Ab                    Growth       2.2             -0.6
Symrise Ag                     Growth         1.6          +0.5        Rtl Group                           High        1.7             -0.4
Ryanair                        Upgrade        2.2          +0.4        Statoil Asa                         High        1.2             -0.4
Ses Sa                           High         1.8          +0.3        Bilfinger Se                        High        0.4             -0.3
Nokia Oyj                      Upgrade        1.3          +0.3        Adidas Ag                          Growth       0.6             -0.3

Top Sector Level Contributors                                          Bottom Sector Level Contributors

Health Care Equipment & Services                 1.1        +0.7       Personal Goods                         -2.6              -0.6
Chemicals                                        -1.9       +0.5       Support Services                        2.4              -0.6
Banks                                            -6.2       +0.4       Financial Services                      3.6              -0.5
Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution           -0.8       +0.4       Oil & Gas Producers                     0.1              -0.3
Industrial Engineering                           -0.7       +0.3       Aerospace & Defense                     0.5              -0.3

Source: Standard Life Investments, 31 December 2014                                                                                           26
European Equity Income Fund

Performance to 31 December 2014
                                      1 month         3 months        6 months          1 Year          2 Years         3 Years           4 Years         5 Years
 Returns
                                         %               %               %                %                %               %.                %               %

 SLI European Equity Income**          -2.43            2.58             0.39            1.28            25.23            53.71            38.36            54.96

 IMA Europe ex UK                      -2.93            1.20            -2.18            -0.94           24.95            48.72            25.57            36.34

 Quartile Rankings                       2                1               1                  1             3                2                1                   1

                                                                                  1 Month %             3 Months %              6 Months %          Since inception*

 Continental European Equity Income Fund                                             -0.30                  2.28                   3.35                   8.04

 FTSE Europe ex UK                                                                   -2.25                  -0.12                  0.21                   5.54

 Relative Return                                                                      1.95                  2.40                   3.14                   2.50

* SICAV launched on 10 March 2014
** Source: Financial Express, weekly data points used, all figures cumulative. Institutional Inc share class vs IMA Europe ex UK, 31 December 2014
Source: Standard Life Investments, gross performance with arithmetic returns to 31 December 2014 (€)
Standard Life Investments claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). The fund specific data presented above is supplementary
information to the Mutual Funds Europe GIPS® composite report, which is enclosed in the Appendix for your reference                                                    27
Country exposures

                   Country Weights                                                    Overweight/Underweight Positions
                                                                                                                                             Switzerland
                                                                                                                                   Germany
                                         1%
                                   2%                                                                                             France
                                                                 Switzerland
                                        1%                                                                                      Sweden
                                  2%
                             3%                16%               Germany
                                                                                                                           Finland
                        3%                                       France
                                                                                                                        Spain
                   5%                                            Sweden                                                 Denmark
                                                                 Finland                                               Italy
              8%                                                 Spain                                                Ireland
                                                           15%                                    Netherlands
                                                                 Denmark
                                                                 Italy                                  Norway
                                                                                                      Belgium
              9%                                                 Ireland
                                                                                                       Austria
                                                                 Netherlands
                                                                                                     Portugal
                                                                 Norway                       United Kingdom
                                                     13%
                        10%                                      Belgium                          Hungary
                                                                 Austria               Czech Republic
                                         11%
                                                                 Portugal                    Greece
                                                                                             Poland
                                                                                        Turkey
                                                                               -15%   -10%        -5%            0%               5%         10%           15%

Source: Standard Life Investments, 31 January 2015                                                                                                               28
SICAV European Equity Income Fund:
Share class Information
  Sub Fund                           Shareclass                   Acc / Inc    Currency   ISIN             AMC      OCFs

                                           D acc EUR                     Acc       EUR      LU0995141834    0.75%    0.96%

                                            D inc EUR                    Inc       EUR      LU0995141917    0.75%    0.96%

                                        D acc unhedged
                                                                         Acc       GBP      LU0995142055    0.75%    0.95%
                                             GBP

  Continental European
  Equity Income Fund
                                     D inc unhedged GBP                  Inc       GBP      LU0995142139    0.75%    0.95%

                                       D acc hedged GBP                  Acc       GBP      LU0997950695    0.75%    0.96%

                                       D inc hedged GBP                  Inc       GBP      LU0997950778    0.75%    0.96%

Ex Dividend dates for the fund are; 31 Mar, 30 June, 30 Sept, 31 Dec
Source: Standard Life Investments                                                                                            29
European Equity Team
                                                                                                                                                                          Years at
                                                                                                                                                             Years of
                                                                                                                                                                          Standard
                                       Sector coverage                                                                                 Country             investment
                                                                                                                                                                             Life
                                                                                                                                                           experience
                                                                                                                                                                        Investments
    Stan Pearson (Head of European
                                        Telecom, Media                                                                                      -                  30            9
    Equities)

    Kay Eyre                            Construction & Building Materials, Food Producers                                                 Italy                29           19

                                        Household Goods, Oil Producers and Exploration, Personal Goods, Beverages, General
    Susan Tarry                                                                                                                         France                 25           25
                                        Retail

    Tony Hood                           Industrial Engineering, Aerospace & Defence, Oil Services                                         UK                   20           20

    Will James                          Chemicals, IT Hardware, Banks                                                           Austria & Eastern Europe       13            8

                                        Industrial Transportation, Pharmaceuticals, Support Services, Electronic & Electrical
    Ross Mathison                                                                                                                Greece & Switzerland          6             5
                                        Equipment

                                        Software & Computer, Services, Healthcare, Forestry & Paper, General Financials,
    Sarah Norris                                                                                                                       Germany                 3             3
                                        Industrial Metals

    Stuart Brown                        Food & Drug Retailers, Utilities                                                                 Iberia                1             1

    Jonathan Fearon                     Banks, Travel & Leisure                                                                         Benelux                13
Mutual Funds European Equity Income
Composite Name                    Mutual Funds European Equity Income
Creation Date                     01-05-2009
Firm                              Standard Life Investments
Currency                          GBP
Report End Date                   31-12-2013
Composite Group                   Mutual Funds
Benchmark                         Morningstar UT - Europe ex UK

                  Anlzd Return              Anlzd Return               3 Year Anzld StdDev              3 Year Anzld StdDev                                                                           % of Firm        Number of
                                                                                                                                      Dispersion        Market Value        Total Firm Assets
                  (Composite)               (Benchmark)                    (Composite)                      (Benchmark)                                                                                Assets          Portfolios
 Dec 2004               NA                        NA                             NA                              NA                       NA                 NA                     NA                    NA                NA
 Dec 2005               NA                        NA                             NA                              NA                       NA                 NA                     NA                    NA                NA
 Dec 2006               NA                        NA                             NA                              NA                       NA                 NA                     NA                    NA                NA
 Dec 2007               NA                        NA                             NA                              NA                       NA                 NA                     NA                    NA                NA
 Dec 2008               NA                        NA                             NA                              NA                       NA                 NA                     NA                    NA                NA
 Dec 2009              24.25                     25.85                           NA                              NA                       NA             163,019,112         127,011,600,000             0.13                1
 Dec 2010              11.65                     8.41                            NA                              NA                       NA             444,432,477         131,730,800,000             0.34                1
 Dec 2011              -7.88                     -15.64                          NA                              NA                       NA             616,973,899         123,331,600,000             0.50                1
 Dec 2012              22.21                     19.20                         15.70                            18.35                     NA            1,073,178,262        133,922,900,000             0.80                1
 Dec 2013              25.34                     26.11                         13.08                            15.95                     NA            1,897,587,641        149,971,000,000             1.27                1

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calculations and returns have been calculated gross of management fees. All returns are presented on an all-inclusive basis and as such all capital gains interest income and withholding taxes have been taken into account in
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performance record of the new firm Standard Life Investments. The new firm was created on 01/01/2008. Standard Life Investments claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) and has
prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS standards. Standard Life Investments has been independently verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the periods 1996 to 2013. The verification report is
available upon request. Verification assesses whether (1) the firm has complied with all the composite construction requirements of the GIPS standards on a firm-wide basis and (2) the firm’s policies and procedures are
designed to calculate and present performance in compliance with the GIPS standards. Verification does not ensure the accuracy of any specific composite presentation

Composite Disclosures
Derivatives may be used for efficient portfolio management purposes
Includes part period return for 2009 from 01/05
The composite includes funds that invest in primarily in high yielding European equities and equity type investments. A significant proportion may be invested in fixed interest securities and is benchmarked against Morningstar
UT Europe ex UK sector
The standard annual fee applicable to this composite is 0.75%, but individual fees are negotiated on an account basis

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The information shown relates to the past. Past performance is not a guide to the future. The value of investment can go down as well as up.

For full details of the fund's objective, policy, investment and borrowing powers and details of the risks investors need to be aware of please refer to the full prospectus
which can be found on www.standardlifeinvestments.com

Any data contained herein which is attributed to a third party ("Third Party Data") is the property of (a) third party supplier(s) (the “Owner”) and is licensed for use by Standard
Life**. Third Party Data may not be copied or distributed. Third Party Data is provided “as is” and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, none of the Owner, Standard Life** or any other third party (including any third party involved in providing and/or compiling Third Party Data) shall have any
liability for Third Party Data or for any use made of Third Party Data. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Neither the Owner nor any other third party sponsors,
endorses or promotes the fund or product to which Third Party Data relates.

**Standard Life means the relevant member of the Standard Life group, being Standard Life plc together with its subsidiaries, subsidiary undertakings and associated
companies (whether direct or indirect) from time to time."

Standard Life Investments Limited is registered in Scotland (SC123321) at 1 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2LL.

Standard Life Investments Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Calls may be monitored and/or recorded to protect both you and us and help with our training.

www.standardlifeinvestments.com

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