Background - NextGen Alpha’s artificial intelligence dedicated activities From 2016 NextGen Alpha’s shareholders recognized an opportunity to play a leadership role in fostering professional investor awareness in relation to the application of artificial intelligence (“AI”) to the investment management industry. The decision was made to offer a series of AI events that caters to professional investors and offers a line-up of speakers with practical experience. The first event was held in March of 2017 and the 9th event will be held July 9, 2021,visit: https://nextgen.hvo.events/.NextGen Family of Investible “Thematic” AI Multi-Manager IndicesBased on our deep knowledge of the AI fund universe (tracking the trends and qualifying the universe of AI powered funds since 2016) and access to the managers who offer these AI products we decided to construct a rules based AI multi-manager index . The NextGen Artificial Intelligence Multi-Manager Index (“flagship”) was launched on March 1, 2021 and published on the Solactive site (index calculation agent): visit https://www.solactive.com/indices/?se=1&index=DE000SL0B236. • The “thematic” AI Index is a broad measure of performance, comprised of AI powered funds whose investment process is underpinned and powered by artificial intelligence, a technology that is transforming the way in which investment decisions are being made, portfolios are being constructed and in doing so adding value and benefits to an investor’s portfolio.Passively managed products are based on an investible index family which is a sub-set of the NextGen Artificial Intelligence Multi-Manager Index (flagship) and customized using in-house portfolio optimization methods for risk adjusted return targets. The launch of the 2nd NextGen Artificial Intelligence Multi-Manager Index (investible, launched May 25 https://www.solactive.com/indices/?se=1&index=DE000SL0CZA7) that will serve as the basis for the NextGen AI Multi-Manager Index fund a unique thematic index fund designed to offer investors:• an attractive risk adjusted return profile • exposure to funds whose AI powered portfolios have a low correction to non-AI peers with a similar strategy • access to a diversified, liquid, alpha generating sub-set of the universe of AI powered investment products.