Index Rebalance and Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Afridi Reyal

Index Rebalance and Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

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Index Rebalance

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<li>The SE600 index is one of the most widely followed benchmark indices in Europe. It also acts as a universe for some highly tracked indices.</li>
<li>In this insight, we consider potential index changes that could take place in the December 2026 rebal, along with many M&amp;A deals that could trigger intra-review changes.</li>
<li>We discuss around seven intra-review index changes likely to take place on or before 4Q 2026 and three regular changes during the December 2026 rebal.</li>
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The SE600 index is one of the most widely followed benchmark indices in Europe. It also acts as a universe for some highly tracked indices.
In this insight, we consider potential index changes that could take place in the December 2026 rebal, along with many M&amp;A deals that could trigger intra-review changes.
We discuss around seven intra-review index changes likely to take place on or before 4Q 2026 and three regular changes during the December 2026 rebal.


Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Dec26: Multiple Intra-Review Changes Likely

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>In this edition: • Van Lanschot Kempen | Delen Private Bank expands in the Netherlands with 8th acquisition • Acomo | acquires Cublend in the Netherlands • CM.com | reiterates outlook of at least 30% increase in FY26 adjusted EBITDA • Allegro | strengthens logistics partnership with DHL eCommerce • E-commerce & Logistics | AliExpress fined EUR 550m for violating the DSA</li></ul>

In this edition: • Van Lanschot Kempen | Delen Private Bank expands in the Netherlands with 8th acquisition • Acomo | acquires Cublend in the Netherlands • CM.com | reiterates outlook of at least 30% increase in FY26 adjusted EBITDA • Allegro | strengthens logistics partnership with DHL eCommerce • E-commerce & Logistics | AliExpress fined EUR 550m for violating the DSA

Van Lanschot Kempen NV - What's News in Amsterdam

<ul>
<li>The SE600 index is a widely followed benchmark index in Europe. This index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.</li>
<li>The potential ADDs and DELs of SE600 September 2026 rebal are starting to take shape, with the ranking cutoff (31st August 2026 close) now about six weeks away.</li>
<li>We now expect three intra-review index changes <em>before</em> the regular rebal and seven regular changes during the September 2026 rebal.</li>
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The SE600 index is a widely followed benchmark index in Europe. This index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
The potential ADDs and DELs of SE600 September 2026 rebal are starting to take shape, with the ranking cutoff (31st August 2026 close) now about six weeks away.
We now expect three intra-review index changes before the regular rebal and seven regular changes during the September 2026 rebal.


Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Sep26: Base Date Six Weeks Out; Seven ADDs and DELs Likely

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>dsm-firmenich delivered a stronger-than-expected start to 2026, with 1Q26 organic revenue growth of 4%, materially ahead of consensus expectations of ~1.5%, supported primarily by volume expansion rather than pricing.</li>
<li>Reported group revenue reached EUR 2.28bn, slightly above market forecasts despite a 6% adverse FX impact and the divestment effect from the animal nutrition business sold to CVC.</li>
<li>Adj. EBITDA of EUR 434m modestly exceeded consensus, demonstrating resilience in margins amid ongoing macroeconomic volatility.</li>
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dsm-firmenich delivered a stronger-than-expected start to 2026, with 1Q26 organic revenue growth of 4%, materially ahead of consensus expectations of ~1.5%, supported primarily by volume expansion rather than pricing.
Reported group revenue reached EUR 2.28bn, slightly above market forecasts despite a 6% adverse FX impact and the divestment effect from the animal nutrition business sold to CVC.
Adj. EBITDA of EUR 434m modestly exceeded consensus, demonstrating resilience in margins amid ongoing macroeconomic volatility.


<ul><li>In this edition: • AkzoNobel | completes Pakistan exit at 14x EV/EBITDA • Van Lanschot Kempen | expands fiduciary platform through Aegon AM transfer • PostNL | faces new competitive threat as Bundle targets business-mail volumes • PostNL | multi-year contract for the delivery of the majority of government mail</li></ul>

In this edition: • AkzoNobel | completes Pakistan exit at 14x EV/EBITDA • Van Lanschot Kempen | expands fiduciary platform through Aegon AM transfer • PostNL | faces new competitive threat as Bundle targets business-mail volumes • PostNL | multi-year contract for the delivery of the majority of government mail

Aegon NV - What's News in Amsterdam - 1 October (AkzoNobel | Van Lanschot Kempen | PostNL)

Netherlands

Van Lanschot Kempen N.V. provides banking and financial services. The Company offers private banking, investment, finance, mortgages, insurance, equity management, and charity services. Van Lanschot Kempen serves customers worldwide.

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Van Lanschot Kempen (VLK NA)

Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Dec26: Multiple Intra-Review Changes Likely

SE600 members Beazley and Schroders will be deleted from the index after today's close. We expect Vontobel (VONN SW) and B&M European Value Retail...

Afridi Reyal

Van Lanschot Kempen NV - What's News in Amsterdam

In this edition: • Van Lanschot Kempen | Delen Private Bank expands in the Netherlands with 8th acquisition • Acomo | acquires Cublend in the...

The IDEA!

Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Sep26: Base Date Six Weeks Out; Seven ADDs and DELs Likely

The SE600 Rankings are stabilizing with six weeks to go; banking-name ADDs Alior Bank, Van Lanschot Kempen, and Vontobel are expected to see...

Afridi Reyal

What's News in Amsterdam

Adj. EBITDA of EUR 434m modestly exceeded consensus, demonstrating resilience in margins amid ongoing macroeconomic volatility.

The IDEA!

Aegon NV - What's News in Amsterdam - 1 October (AkzoNobel | Van Lanschot Kempen | PostNL)

In this edition: • AkzoNobel | completes Pakistan exit at 14x EV/EBITDA • Van Lanschot Kempen | expands fiduciary platform through Aegon AM...

The IDEA!

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