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Index Products
Barclays Capital Euro Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index
The Barclays Capital Euro Government Inflation- Barclays Capital Euro Government IL Index historical returns
linked bond index measures the performance of
the euro zone government inflation-linked bond 14
market. The index currently includes bonds from

Period Return (%)

France, Italy, Germany and Greece. 10

Since its inception the index has become the 6

leading benchmark for euro inflation-linked funds.
Barclays Capital is a world-leader in inflation- 2

linked products. We are the key market-maker in

global inflation-linked securities, top-tier lead -2
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manager of issuance and a major innovator in this
YTD
asset class.

Barclays Capital Euro Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index Characteristics

Market Cap Weight Average Average
30 November 2008 No of Issues Average Life
¤ bn % of overall Real Yield Mod Duration

Euro Government Index 248.5 100.0 22 2.97 9.87 7.82

FRCPI-Linked 63.3 25.5 5 2.60 7.91 6.90
EMU HICP-Linked 185.2 74.5 17 3.08 10.51 8.13
France 133.9 53.9 11 2.61 9.32 7.68
Italy 78.5 31.6 7 3.38 10.03 7.64
Germany 22.7 9.1 2 2.51 6.14 5.63
Greece 13.4 5.4 2 3.95 19.19 13.95

Barclays Capital Euro Govt IL Index historical weights Issuer and rating breakdown on 30 November 2008

100% 120% A
France FRCPI-linked
AAA
France EMU HICP-Linked Italy 100%
80% 32%
Italy
80%
Greece
60%
Germany France 60%
54%
40% 40%

Germany 20%
20% 9%
Greece
5% 0%
0% Rating
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General Characteristics and Index Rules

Index characteristics
Base date 31 December 1999. Country indices are available since the inception of each market.
Maturity Indices A standard maturity breakdown is 1-3yr, 3-5yr, 5-7yr, 7-10yr, 10-15yr and >15yrs. In addition, 1-5yr, 5-10yr, 5-15yr, 1-
10yrs, >10yrs indices are also available
Additional indices Foreign and hedged indices are available in AUD, CAD, CHF, GBP, JPY, SEK , SGD, USD and in ZAR.
Criteria for inclusion in the index
Issuer type Issuer must be an EMU member state
Bonds must be capital-indexed and linked to an eligible inflation index. They should be denominated in euros and pay
Bond type
coupon and principal in euros.
Linking index The linking index can either be a domestic inflation index or the harmonised EMU HICP.
Long-term local currency ratings from S&P and Moody’s are considered, and the lower of the two is used for the index.
Rating
All issues must have a rating of A3/A- or above.
Coupon type The notional coupon of a bond must be fixed or zero.
Maturity Bonds must have a minimum remaining life of greater than one year on the rebalancing date.
Issue date Bonds must settle on or before the rebalancing date to be eligible for the index.
Min issue size The issue size must be equal to or in excess of ¤500mn.
Index calculation and monthly review
Pricing The index uses mid-market real prices from the Barclays Capital market makers at 4.15pm London time.
Methodology All spot and forward foreign exchange rates used are official WM Company mid rates from London market at 4pm.
Settlement The index uses standard settlement conventions for all calculations. Market calendars most appropriate for international
conventions investors are used.
Index frequency The index is calculated daily and has a value for each calendar day. This allows simple calculation of returns without going
and reinvestment to the bother of adjusting start and end dates according to the business calendar.
From 30 June 2006 income from coupon is reinvested monthly at re-balancing. Income received during the month is
invested until the end of month at a 1M Euro LIBOR -15bp set at the end of the month for the next month.
Prior to 30 June 2006 income from coupon was reinvested in the index as soon as it was received.
Review procedure The index is reviewed and rebalanced once a month, on the last calendar day of the month. New bonds and
taps/increases entering the index must have settled on or before the rebalancing date.
Maturity Bands In the Barclays Capital indices, maturity bands are exclusive at the lower bound. Bonds are allocated to maturity bands
based on their maturity date.
Index Holdings The index holding of each bond for the next month is set to the amount outstanding on the review date. The face values
are used rather than an inflation-adjusted value. The indices are weighted using the market capitalisation as standard.

Data Publication, Distribution and licensing

Publication The Barclays Capital Euro Govt Inflation-Linked Index is calculated daily on UK business days and published on the Barclays
Capital Indices Website.
Distribution Index data is available via the Barclays Capital Indices website and other data vendors:
Barclays Capital Global Inflation-Linked Bond Index Website: www.barcap.com/indices
Bloomberg: The index data is available via BEIG Index <GO>
Licensing The indices designed, calculated and published by Barclays Capital are registered trademarks. The right to use one or more of
these indices as underlying for OTC or exchange tradable structured products (warrants, certificates, ETFs, swaps) is granted
only upon completion of a license agreement.
For further information please contact us.
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