SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts updates 2018 RVO percentage

S&P Global Platts, effective November 30, 2017, updates its calculated values of the US Renewable Volume Obligation for 2018 in accordance with the recent release of the final blending mandates under the Renewable Fuel Standard by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

RVO is the aggregate cost of the Renewable Identification Number percentages per gallon of transportation fuel as the EPA mandated in the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2).

To align with typical market practices, Platts will calculate these renewable credit values factoring the daily value of biodiesel, ethanol, advanced biofuel and cellulosic biofuel RIN credits as assessed by Platts for the respective RVO years. (See table below of 2018 RVO percentages.)

Biodiesel Ethanol Advanced biofuel Cellulosic 2018 RVO 1.74% 8.3% 0.47% 0.16%

In line with Platts methodology and as these renewable fuels are mandated by the EPA and hence subject to change without prior notice, Platts will update its RVO formulas at any time. When such changes are set forth by the EPA, Platts will inform the market of the changes in the formulas through subscriber notes.

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