SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Winter-summer gasoline seasonality switch 2014

Effective March 7, Platts will start reflecting summer grades of gasoline on a pro-rated basis in the Mediterranean and Northwest European cargo assessments. March 11 will be the first day on which summer gasoline can be bid or offered, and March 17 the last day on which winter gasoline can be bid or offered. March 21 is the last day on which winter will be reflected in the assessment. Platts proposes, effective March 17, to start reflecting summer grades of gasoline on a pro-rated basis in the ARA barge markets, with March 21 being the first day on which summer gasoline can be bid and March 22 being the last day on which winter can be offered. The last day on which winter will be reflected in the assessment is March 26. Platts welcomes all feedback and questions to europe_products@platts.com, with a cc to pricegroup@platts.com. For written comments, please provide a clear indication if they are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.