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GrainsCorn No. 2 yellow Chi processor bid 3.54½ 3.53¼Soybeans No. 1 yellow 9.65½ 9.72¼Soybean Meal Cen Ill 48pct protein–ton 333.90 335.50Wheat No. 2 Chi soft 4.41 4.34½Wheat N. 1 dk 14pc–pro Mpls. 7.19½ 7.15¼Oats No. 2 heavy or Better 2.81 2.66Corn oil crude wet/dry mill Chi. lb. .30¼ .30¼Soybean oil crude Decatur lb. .31 .31¼

MetalsAluminum per lb LME 1.0051 1.0051Copper Cathode full plate 3.1492 3.1492Gold Handy & Harman 1353.15 1354.95Silver Handy & Harman 17.395 17.565Molybdenum per metric ton LME 15,500 15,500Platinum per troy oz. Handy & Harman 1017.00 1020.00Platinum Merc spot per troy oz. 1015.00 1029.30

GoldLondon morning fixing 1354.35 off 0.60London afternoon fixing 1353.15 off 1.80NY Handy & Harman 1353.15 off 1.80NY Engelhard 1358.96 off 5.00NY Merc. spot month 1351.60 off 10.80

Textiles & FibersCotton 1–1–16 in. strict low middling 77.91 79.13Coal Central Appalachia $ per short ton 58.50

58.50

Raw ProductsNatural Gas Henry Hub, $ per mmbtu 3.57 3.56a–Asked,b–Bid,n–Normal,r–Revised,nq–NotQuoted,n.a.–Not Available.

GrainsWHEAT (CBOT) – 5,000 bu minimum– cents per bushel

604.75 410.50 Mar 18 284,621 435.00 442.50 434.25 441.00 +6.50609.75 423.75 May 18 114,657 447.50 455.25 446.75 453.75 +6.50609.50 437.00 Jul 18 75,990 459.75 467.75 459.50 466.50 +6.75612.00 450.50 Sep 18 30,397 472.25 481.50 472.25 480.25 +6.25622.00 468.25 Dec 18 51,492 493.00 500.00 493.00 498.75 +5.75625.25 482.25 Mar 19 5,058 507.00 514.25 507.00 513.00 +6.00606.50 495.50 Jul 19 905 517.25 521.25 517.25 521.25 +5.75

Est. Vol. 120,192 Vol. 139,553 open int 563,481 –2,938CORN (CBOT) – 5,000 bu minimum– cents per bushel

426.00 345.50 Mar 18 789,240 355.00 357.00 354.50 356.50 +1.25430.00 353.75 May 18 285,305 363.25 365.50 363.00 365.00 +1.25434.25 362.00 Jul 18 265,671 371.25 373.50 371.25 373.25 +1.50424.25 369.75 Sep 18 105,388 379.00 381.00 378.75 380.75 +1.50429.50 379.25 Dec 18 170,684 388.00 390.00 387.75 389.50 +1.00436.00 388.75 Mar 19 26,586 396.25 398.50 396.25 398.50 +1.25440.00 394.50 May 19 3,727 403.00 403.75 402.25 403.75 +1.25442.00 398.25 Jul 19 7,391 406.75 408.25 406.50 408.00 +1.00426.75 398.00 Sep 19 1,264 403.25 404.50 403.25 404.50 +0.75424.00 399.50 Dec 19 10,265 405.50 407.00 405.25 406.75 +0.75420.00 ... Dec 20 271 412.00 412.00 411.50 411.50 +0.25

Est. Vol. 194,062 Vol. 399,083 open int 1,666,170 +3,942OATS (CBOT) – 5,000 bu minimum– cents per bushel

300.50 221.00 Mar 18 3,639 261.00 266.50 256.50 266.00 +5.00295.00 221.75 May 18 2,299 253.00 260.00 252.00 259.00 +3.75300.50 221.75 Jul 18 316 259.00 261.25 256.25 260.25 +2.25

Est. Vol. 763 Vol. 1,581 open int 6,361 +17SOYBEANS (CBOT) – 5,000 bu minimum– cents per bushel

1050.5 922.25 Mar 18 345,402 990.25 995.50 983.75 985.50 –6.751053.0 928.75 May 18 189,834 1001.8 1007.0 995.25 997.00 –6.751057.8 935.00 Jul 18 132,187 1011.5 1016.5 1004.8 1006.5 –6.751055.3 936.00 Aug 18 16,173 1015.3 1018.3 1007.0 1008.8 –6.501036.3 930.00 Sep 18 5,075 1011.3 1012.0 1002.5 1004.3 –5.751028.8 923.50 Nov 18 79,412 1005.5 1009.0 1001.0 1002.8 –4.251030.3 932.50 Jan 19 6,028 1012.5 1015.3 1007.5 1009.3 –3.751030.0 932.00 Mar 19 3,609 1015.0 1016.5 1011.3 1012.8 –3.001015.0 920.25 Nov 19 3,836 1000.0 1000.0 995.75 996.25 –3.25

Est. Vol. 183,158 Vol. 278,548 open int 785,633 +396SOYBEAN MEAL (CBOT) – 100 tons– dollars per ton

351.20 298.40 Mar 18 166,489 340.40 341.80 334.00 335.70 –4.70352.60 299.60 May 18 115,091 343.30 344.80 337.40 338.80 –4.70353.40 301.40 Jul 18 63,077 345.30 346.90 339.80 340.90 –4.60352.00 301.90 Aug 18 10,834 344.00 346.20 339.30 340.40 –4.30348.60 302.40 Sep 18 8,885 342.80 344.90 338.80 339.60 –4.30344.80 301.20 Oct 18 8,845 341.80 341.80 336.40 337.60 –3.80345.20 301.20 Dec 18 43,799 341.50 342.70 337.20 338.60 –3.40345.20 302.00 Jan 19 2,993 342.50 342.80 338.20 339.00 –3.40346.00 301.30 Mar 19 3,369 343.60 343.60 339.90 340.30 –3.203418.0 321.20 Dec 19 2,792 337.80 337.80 337.60 337.70 –2.80

Est. Vol. 126,159 Vol. 210,067 open int 429,278 +7,023SOYBEAN OIL (CBOT) – 60,000 lbs– cents per lb

36.42 31.85 Mar 18 222,530 32.59 32.92 32.50 32.79 +0.2936.54 32.04 May 18 116,946 32.74 33.11 32.69 32.99 +0.3036.68 32.19 Jul 18 78,178 32.94 33.30 32.90 33.19 +0.3036.59 32.25 Aug 18 15,178 33.13 33.37 33.01 33.26 +0.3136.43 32.25 Sep 18 10,424 33.17 33.44 33.09 33.32 +0.3136.11 32.16 Oct 18 9,823 33.19 33.48 33.09 33.33 +0.3136.07 32.10 Dec 18 46,164 33.20 33.63 33.19 33.47 +0.3135.93 32.27 Jan 19 5,891 33.46 33.73 33.37 33.57 +0.3235.92 32.38 Mar 19 2,018 33.72 33.82 33.66 33.66 +0.3135.85 32.48 Dec 19 1,554 33.54 33.54 33.41 33.43 +0.19

Est. Vol. 81,550 Vol. 111,919 open int 511,947 +1,991WHEAT (CBOT) – 5,000 bu minimum– cents per bushel

613.75 410.50 Mar 18 162,562 435.00 444.50 434.25 443.00 +8.00619.50 423.75 May 18 73,325 449.50 459.25 448.75 457.75 +8.25623.00 440.25 Jul 18 54,539 466.50 476.00 465.75 474.50 +8.00625.50 455.75 Sep 18 17,070 486.50 492.50 486.00 491.00 +7.50642.00 478.25 Dec 18 28,912 507.00 513.00 506.50 511.25 +7.25644.25 494.00 Mar 19 4,979 517.00 526.00 517.00 524.50 +7.25

Est. Vol. 47,123 Vol. 54,653 open int 342,096 +3,873ROUGH RICE (CBOT) – 2,000 CWT– dollars per CWT

13.35 10.17 Mar 18 7,403 12.14 12.39 12.14 12.34 +0.19513.48 10.28 May 18 1,228 12.43 12.57 12.41 12.57 +0.175

13.58 11.28 Jul 18 453 12.66 12.80 12.66 12.76 +0.14512.37 11.09 Sep 18 442 11.70 11.78 11.70 11.78 +0.045

Est. Vol. 850 Vol. 698 open int 9,526 +145

MeatsCATTLE (CME) – 40,000 lbs.– cents per lb.

131.95 99.80 Feb 18 43,553 122.42 125.00 122.22 124.60 +2.13... ... Apr 18 148,015 122.70 125.10 122.02 124.62 +2.02

121.52 96.40 Jun 18 101,310 114.47 116.50 113.95 116.17 +1.95117.92 102.80 Aug 18 42,935 111.40 113.52 111.05 113.05 +1.78117.60 104.70 Oct 18 16,618 112.67 114.77 112.32 114.25 +1.63119.02 105.80 Dec 18 7,927 114.85 116.87 114.47 116.37 +1.50119.10 108.22 Feb 19 2,333 115.55 117.72 115.55 117.50 +1.83118.75 112.00 Apr 19 602 115.45 117.22 115.17 116.95 +1.65109.57 106.97 Jun 19 27 108.40 109.57 108.40 109.57 +1.15

Est. Vol. 66,488 Vol. 81,101 open int 363,320 +1,741FEEDER CATTLE (CME) – 50,000 lbs.– cents per lb.

158.92 119.42 Mar 18 27,278 143.90 147.47 143.25 146.72 +2.80156.42 131.17 Apr 18 8,594 144.62 148.05 144.17 147.22 +2.50157.85 131.50 May 18 8,316 144.52 147.80 144.10 147.05 +2.48159.20 139.00 Aug 18 6,341 147.72 150.52 147.25 150.05 +2.35157.35 142.52 Sep 18 808 148.27 150.82 147.90 150.35 +2.10155.40 141.87 Oct 18 484 148.00 150.80 148.00 150.65 +2.50150.90 141.55 Nov 18 354 147.75 150.57 147.60 149.97 +2.47146.85 143.37 Jan 19 na 143.50 146.25 143.37 146.25 –0.60

Est. Vol. 12,776 Vol. 13,617 open int 53,847 +4HOGS LEAN (CME) – 40,000 lbs.– cents per lb.

74.25 60.55 Feb 18 22,509 72.70 73.12 72.17 72.27 –0.2077.25 65.05 Apr 18 106,168 73.85 74.37 73.27 73.80 –0.0281.35 70.60 May 18 2,977 78.75 79.30 78.32 78.87 –0.0385.85 74.15 Jun 18 45,420 83.37 83.67 82.87 83.27 –0.1085.57 74.55 Jul 18 20,921 83.82 84.05 83.30 83.72 –0.1584.97 73.65 Aug 18 22,641 83.35 83.55 82.85 83.20 –0.1575.30 63.47 Oct 18 18,887 70.40 70.50 69.92 70.25 –0.0764.97 57.30 Dec 18 7,161 63.97 64.22 63.60 63.97 +0.0267.80 56.77 Feb 19 965 67.05 67.10 66.92 67.05 –0.15

Est. Vol. 27,886 Vol. 46,527 open int 247,675 –3,717

FoodsCOCOA (ICE) – 10 metric tons– $ per ton

2237.0 1804.0 Mar 18 111,046 1957.0 1998.0 1950.0 1986.0 +26.02250.0 1812.0 May 18 68,706 1985.0 2020.0 1973.0 2010.0 +26.02273.0 1827.0 Jul 18 36,337 1997.0 2030.0 1986.0 2021.0 +23.02282.0 1845.0 Sep 18 17,209 2011.0 2042.0 2000.0 2035.0 +23.02304.0 1872.0 Dec 18 17,288 2035.0 2066.0 2023.0 2057.0 +22.02267.0 1898.0 Mar 19 12,650 2080.0 2083.0 2075.0 2078.0 +23.02278.0 1915.0 May 19 7,210 2092.0 2092.0 2085.0 2089.0 +23.02292.0 1933.0 Jul 19 2,908 2097.0 2099.0 2093.0 2099.0 +22.0

Est. Vol. 41,339 Vol. 34,089 open int 275,470 –101COFFEE C (ICE) – 37,500 lbs.– cents per lb.

166.20 118.30 Mar 18 121,637 123.65 125.35 123.50 125.15 +1.50167.85 120.55 May 18 59,936 126.00 127.60 125.95 127.50 +1.45168.60 122.85 Jul 18 24,237 128.45 129.95 128.45 129.85 +1.40170.10 125.20 Sep 18 18,808 130.90 132.35 130.80 132.25 +1.40172.25 128.75 Dec 18 10,664 134.45 135.80 134.30 135.70 +1.30174.50 132.10 Mar 19 4,462 137.75 139.05 137.65 139.00 +1.25178.55 138.50 Sep 19 881 143.50 144.35 143.50 144.35 +1.25179.70 141.40 Dec 19 824 146.75 147.10 146.55 147.10 +1.25

Est. Vol. 45,764 Vol. 49,425 open int 243,105 –1,044ORANGE JUICE (ICE) – 15,000 lbs.– cents per lb.

169.90 131.10 Mar 18 7,960 149.00 150.20 147.65 149.80 +0.15169.90 131.90 May 18 1,805 148.00 150.00 148.00 149.85 +0.05169.90 133.60 Jul 18 800 149.80 150.80 149.05 150.20 –0.15169.90 134.05 Sep 18 145 149.85 151.00 149.75 150.70 +0.20

Est. Vol. 1,152 Vol. 778 open int 10,722 –127SUGAR 16 (ICE) – 112,000 lbs.– cents per lb.

28.14 25.62 Mar 18 3,035 26.31 26.31 26.25 26.25 –0.1528.07 25.75 May 18 2,595 26.81 26.81 26.65 26.73 –0.1628.04 26.00 Jul 18 1,867 27.00 27.00 26.90 26.90 –0.01

Est. Vol. 392 Vol. 172 open int 9,906 –367SUGAR–WORLD 11 (ICE) – 112,000 lbs.– cents per lb.

20.40 13.02 Mar 18 419,183 13.29 13.45 13.21 13.36 +0.1219.68 13.17 May 18 227,407 13.49 13.58 13.39 13.52 +0.1019.03 13.41 Jul 18 114,548 13.72 13.82 13.64 13.79 +0.1118.70 13.76 Oct 18 82,854 14.07 14.15 13.99 14.15 +0.1218.60 14.31 Mar 19 56,378 14.82 14.94 14.77 14.93 +0.1218.17 14.34 May 19 7,853 14.80 14.94 14.79 14.94 +0.1217.94 14.38 Jul 19 7,844 14.83 14.94 14.79 14.94 +0.1217.86 14.55 Oct 19 8,526 14.99 15.12 14.99 15.12 +0.13

Est. Vol. 106,818 Vol. 152,647 open int 931,377 +11,487

MetalsGOLD (CMX) – 100 troy oz.– dollars per troy oz.

1362.4 1236.5 Jan 18 4 1351.6 1352.0 1350.9 1351.6 –10.81365.8 1199.7 Feb 18 105,365 1346.4 1356.0 1343.7 1352.1 –10.81367.5 1299.5 Mar 18 1,818 1348.7 1358.2 1347.7 1354.4 –10.81370.5 1207.0 Apr 18 329,502 1352.7 1361.0 1348.6 1357.2 –10.81375.5 1210.0 Jun 18 66,055 1356.9 1366.1 1355.8 1362.5 –10.91379.3 1217.2 Aug 18 23,136 1363.2 1371.0 1363.2 1368.1 –10.91386.0 1220.8 Oct 18 4,897 1374.3 1375.3 1372.6 1373.5 –11.01392.3 1222.3 Dec 18 33,636 1373.2 1382.0 1372.6 1379.3 –11.11398.2 1237.2 Feb 19 1,240 1379.0 1385.2 1378.2 1385.2 –11.11425.9 1246.0 Dec 19 2,972 1414.0 1416.5 1414.0 1416.0 –9.90

Est. Vol. 484,960 Vol. 698,050 open int 573,135 –24,817MINI GOLD (CBOT) – 33.2 troy oz.– dollars per troy oz.

1362.9 1206.8 Feb 18 331 1346.1 1352.1 1342.9 1352.1 –10.81368.0 1210.1 Apr 18 377 1352.5 1357.6 1349.4 1357.2 –10.81374.8 1213.6 Jun 18 60 1359.0 1362.5 1357.9 1362.5 –10.9

Est. Vol. 513 Vol. 689 open int 793 –16PLATINUM (NYM) – 50 troy oz.– dollars per troy oz.

1054.2 877.00 Apr 18 85,812 1019.2 1026.3 1014.5 1018.4 –13.71037.9 883.00 Jul 18 6,076 1027.0 1030.7 1020.3 1023.3 –13.7

Est. Vol. 14,006 Vol. 21,827 open int 92,048 +350PALLADIUM (NYM) – 100 troy oz– dollars per oz

1133.0 742.55 Mar 18 34,010 1091.3 1096.8 1076.3 1085.1 –12.41119.4 759.75 Jun 18 3,597 1084.0 1089.6 1070.9 1079.0 –12.1

Est. Vol. 4,520 Vol. 4,732 open int 37,935 –456SILVER (CMX) – 5,000 troy oz.– cents per troy oz.

1757.0 1563.0 Feb 18 200 1739.5 1745.0 1733.5 1738.9 –17.71886.3 1522.5 Mar 18 138,390 1729.0 1753.0 1723.5 1744.1 –17.41895.5 1569.7 May 18 37,664 1738.0 1761.5 1734.0 1752.7 –17.61908.5 1576.7 Jul 18 8,684 1758.5 1768.5 1752.5 1761.7 –17.81908.5 1562.5 Sep 18 4,275 1752.0 1771.0 1752.0 1770.9 –17.91919.1 1573.5 Dec 18 13,600 1765.5 1791.0 1765.5 1784.1 –18.11858.3 1602.8 Mar 19 533 1792.0 1797.5 1792.0 1797.5 –18.11952.8 1627.9 Dec 19 171 1830.0 1835.2 1830.0 1835.2 –17.7

Est. Vol. 82,171 Vol. 140,940 open int 204,418 –1,456MINI SILVER (CBOT) – 1,000 oz.– cents per oz.

1886.3 1562.7 Mar 18 1,086 1734.0 1752.7 1733.0 1744.1 –17.41894.0 1569.7 May 18 69 1745.8 1752.7 1745.8 1752.7 –17.61901.6 1576.7 Jul 18 65 1762.1 1762.1 1761.7 1761.7 –17.81919.1 1594.2 Dec 18 39 1779.3 1784.1 1779.3 1784.1 –18.1

Est. Vol. 181 Vol. 446 open int 1,274 +26HI GRADE COPPER (CMX) – 25,000 lbs.– cents per lb.

329.55 252.65 Jan 18 188 317.45 318.25 317.45 318.25 –1.65331.00 253.20 Feb 18 3,530 319.55 320.70 317.85 318.55 –1.75332.20 252.00 Mar 18 142,565 320.40 322.80 318.50 319.90 –1.75332.70 254.00 Apr 18 1,416 320.80 321.30 320.10 320.95 –1.75333.35 253.40 May 18 61,206 322.35 324.75 320.55 321.90 –1.70333.35 254.70 Jun 18 2,828 322.40 322.75 322.40 322.75 –1.65334.20 255.00 Jul 18 24,464 324.95 325.90 322.20 323.50 –1.65334.00 255.40 Aug 18 2,045 323.20 324.35 323.20 324.35 –1.65335.30 255.65 Sep 18 20,315 326.30 326.35 323.75 325.00 –1.65336.05 256.05 Dec 18 14,222 328.40 328.40 325.70 326.55 –1.75336.40 256.40 Mar 19 1,702 327.60 327.95 327.60 327.95 –1.75

Est. Vol. 117,379 Vol. 155,479 open int 282,421 +2,107

OilsLIGHT SWEET CRUDE (NYM) – 1,000 bbl.– dollars per bbl.

66.66 43.91 Mar 18 616,632 65.25 66.35 64.91 66.14 +0.6366.39 44.17 Apr 18 235,172 65.18 66.17 64.77 65.97 +0.6066.02 44.34 May 18 181,610 64.83 65.87 64.53 65.67 +0.5765.52 ... Jun 18 295,342 64.53 65.45 64.15 65.26 +0.5464.96 44.98 Jul 18 116,261 64.04 64.93 63.93 64.76 +0.4964.36 45.08 Aug 18 83,779 63.51 64.36 63.48 64.20 +0.4563.81 45.32 Sep 18 102,914 63.01 63.81 62.80 63.65 +0.4263.27 45.49 Oct 18 83,823 62.52 63.27 62.52 63.12 +0.3862.71 45.67 Nov 18 69,637 62.14 62.71 62.14 62.61 +0.3462.30 45.51 Dec 18 253,855 61.61 62.30 61.41 62.14 +0.3261.72 46.00 Jan 19 85,959 61.22 61.72 61.22 61.66 +0.3061.15 46.15 Feb 19 43,265 61.02 61.15 61.02 61.15 +0.2760.98 46.30 Mar 19 34,580 60.45 60.98 60.37 60.67 +0.2460.11 46.59 May 19 15,938 60.11 60.11 59.81 59.81 +0.2159.52 46.50 Jun 19 92,981 59.12 59.52 59.12 59.44 +0.2157.71 47.19 Dec 19 113,347 57.38 57.71 57.27 57.64 +0.1556.99 48.00 Dec 20 46,961 54.95 55.23 54.81 55.12 –0.0256.69 49.30 Dec 21 10,799 53.70 53.79 53.50 53.79 –0.09

Est. Vol. 1,260,158 Vol. 1,596,241 open int 2,632,514 –22,667NATURAL GAS (NYM) – 10,000 mm btu's, $ per mm btu

3.707 2.562 Feb 18 34,239 3.437 3.611 3.410 3.505 +0.0583.197 ... Mar 18 369,875 3.105 3.197 3.072 3.175 +0.0763.010 2.487 Apr 18 172,633 2.940 2.947 2.884 2.929 +0.0283.000 2.504 May 18 166,914 2.889 2.916 2.868 2.898 +0.0183.020 2.550 Jun 18 61,284 2.918 2.942 2.895 2.925 +0.0173.043 2.605 Jul 18 90,654 2.954 2.977 2.935 2.960 +0.0143.041 2.608 Aug 18 43,797 2.948 2.972 2.934 2.956 +0.0143.019 2.592 Sep 18 45,496 2.924 2.946 2.916 2.933 +0.0152.967 ... Oct 18 110,222 2.940 2.967 2.932 2.951 +0.0143.085 2.682 Nov 18 39,344 2.997 3.008 2.984 2.992 +0.0113.220 2.818 Dec 18 34,603 3.107 3.125 3.104 3.113 +0.0113.299 2.912 Jan 19 53,792 3.191 3.210 3.186 3.197 +0.0143.259 2.906 Feb 19 19,724 3.146 3.163 3.140 3.153 +0.0133.185 2.850 Mar 19 39,283 3.040 3.045 3.024 3.036 +0.0082.813 2.600 Apr 19 41,732 2.700 2.701 2.686 2.696 –0.0022.780 2.580 May 19 12,781 2.656 2.657 2.645 2.653 –0.0062.783 2.620 Jun 19 9,922 2.671 2.680 2.669 2.676 –0.0072.807 2.652 Jul 19 7,734 2.694 2.705 2.694 2.701 –0.0082.811 2.650 Aug 19 6,601 2.709 2.709 2.693 2.702 –0.0082.802 2.640 Sep 19 7,873 2.690 2.690 2.679 2.687 –0.0092.835 2.655 Oct 19 18,902 2.710 2.714 2.704 2.712 –0.0082.908 2.715 Nov 19 8,485 2.760 2.760 2.749 2.758 –0.0093.054 2.860 Dec 19 6,386 2.892 2.892 2.874 2.885 –0.0103.177 2.970 Jan 20 3,913 2.992 2.992 2.982 2.992 –0.0122.828 2.631 Jul 20 593 2.730 2.730 2.713 2.713 –0.0123.228 2.996 Jan 21 460 3.050 3.056 3.050 3.056 –0.0122.791 2.571 May 21 144 2.700 2.701 2.700 2.701 –0.019

Est. Vol. 531,367 Vol. 688,093 open int 1,418,349 –1,290HEATING OIL (NYM) – 42,000 gal, cents per gal

214.31 142.95 Feb 18 37,186 211.11 214.31 210.54 213.60 +2.06213.62 143.20 Mar 18 170,428 210.22 213.62 209.91 212.75 +1.71210.98 142.86 Apr 18 73,944 208.26 210.98 208.02 210.19 +1.05208.95 143.24 May 18 41,678 206.49 208.95 206.33 208.16 +0.74207.44 143.61 Jun 18 48,210 205.03 207.44 205.02 206.69 +0.57206.56 144.72 Jul 18 22,782 205.15 206.56 204.66 205.87 +0.36205.86 145.40 Aug 18 11,370 204.63 205.68 204.34 205.12 +0.19205.57 145.82 Sep 18 16,403 204.33 205.19 204.07 204.65 +0.04205.21 147.10 Oct 18 5,530 204.19 204.74 204.09 204.20 –0.07204.60 147.59 Nov 18 3,530 203.81 204.60 203.81 203.95 –0.15204.86 148.29 Dec 18 39,681 204.13 204.30 203.44 203.76 –0.16204.65 149.10 Jan 19 4,142 203.37 203.58 203.37 203.58 –0.17203.13 150.08 Feb 19 771 202.96 202.96 202.96 202.96 –0.17

Est. Vol. 211,506 Vol. 226,194 open int 486,149 +7,346NY HARBOR GAS BLEND (NYM) – 42,000 gallons– dollars per gallon

1.9393 1.2997 Mar 18 171,683 1.8966 1.9393 1.8950 1.9263 +0.0172.099 1.4825 Apr 18 81,985 2.068 2.099 2.063 2.088 +0.0112.101 1.4961 May 18 50,487 2.072 2.101 2.068 2.092 +0.012.090 1.4907 Jun 18 40,807 2.061 2.090 2.061 2.081 +0.0084

Est. Vol. 202,746 Vol. 188,288 open int 472,497 +3,137

Woods And FibersLUMBER (CME) – 110,000 bd. ft.– $ per 1,000 bd. ft.

488.00 340.60 Mar 18 5,855 485.10 488.00 482.30 487.30 +9.30481.70 339.50 May 18 1,155 475.90 481.70 475.80 481.30 +9.60

472.10 335.90 Jul 18 165 471.50 472.10 469.30 472.00 +8.10458.00 348.70 Sep 18 22 456.30 458.00 456.30 458.00 +8.50435.60 420.20 Mar 19 na 435.60 435.60 435.60 435.60 +4.00

Est. Vol. 830 Vol. 676 open int 7,206 +43COTTON 2 (ICE) – 50,000 lbs.– cents per lb.

84.65 65.94 Mar 18 156,812 81.86 81.98 80.32 80.48 –1.4084.45 66.55 May 18 85,971 82.54 82.63 81.05 81.22 –1.3684.75 67.10 Jul 18 32,332 83.09 83.09 81.49 81.72 –1.3476.24 65.80 Dec 18 39,923 76.00 76.15 75.20 75.51 –0.5076.05 66.75 Mar 19 3,625 75.96 75.96 75.40 75.67 –0.3873.25 65.57 Dec 19 1,462 71.71 71.90 71.70 71.75 –0.13

Est. Vol. 45,772 Vol. 34,341 open int 320,744 +1,539

IndexesS&P COMP. INDEX (CME) – 250 x index

2851.8 2260.0 Mar 18 74,704 2842.4 2851.8 2841.7 2849.7 +8.50Est. Vol. 230 Vol. 4,350 open int 75,246 +3,351S&P MINI INDEX (CME) – 50 x index

2873.3 2250.0 Mar 18 3,337,061 2842.3 2873.3 2841.3 2871.8 +30.52877.5 2321.0 Jun 18 74,510 2846.0 2877.5 2846.0 2876.0 +30.52887.0 2494.5 Dec 18 23,438 2859.8 2887.0 2859.8 2885.8 +29.0

Est. Vol. 1,113,634 Vol. 1,470,072 open int 3,445,989 –8,694MINI DOW JONES (CBOT) – $5 x DJIA index

26593 20211 Mar 18 155,445 26381 26593 26381 26585 +209.026621 21150 Jun 18 421 26420 26621 26420 26621 +212.026651 22009 Sep 18 70 26500 26651 26500 26651 +212.0

Est. Vol. 140,805 Vol. 222,801 open int 155,936 –4,557NASDAQ 100 INDEX (CME) – $100 x index

27.00 44.00 Mar 18 na 8.000 8.000 7.000 7.000 ...Est. Vol. 994 Vol. open int na naMINI NASDAQ 100 INDE (CME) – $20 x index

7027.0 5114.0 Mar 18 268,318 6938.0 7027.0 6934.0 7024.0 +93.07051.0 5353.0 Jun 18 1,833 6961.0 7051.0 6961.0 7051.0 +95.0

Est. Vol. 308,539 Vol. 416,114 open int 270,286 +2,977RUSSELL 2000 (CME) – 500 x index

1588.6 1247.9 Mar 18 7,628 1575.4 1588.6 1574.8 1588.6 +16.0Est. Vol. 543 Vol. 474 open int 7,628 +47RUSSELL 1000 Mini (ICE) – $50 x index

1588.2 1250.6 Mar 18 192 1569.8 1588.2 1569.8 1572.3 ...Est. Vol. 149 Vol. 162 open int 193 +10NIKKEI 225 AVGS. (CME) – $5 x nsa

24080 18140 Mar 18 13 23730 23780 23730 23780 +170.0Est. Vol. 6 Vol. 22,184 open int 50,460 +1,261

FinancialsUS TREASURY BONDS (CBOT) – $100,000 prin– pts & 32nds of 100 pct

156-14 148-07 Mar 18 812,133 149-12 149-15 148-15 148-24 –21153-14 147-07 Jun 18 1,578 148-08 148-08 147-16 147-23 –21

Est. Vol. 270,637 Vol. 391,945 open int 813,711 –51410 YEAR TREASURY (CBOT) – $100,000 prin–pts & 32nds & a half 32nd

127-06 121-31 Mar 18 3,471,962 122-14 122-15 121-32 122-02 –12125-20 121-18 Jun 18 32,030 121-27 121-29 121-19 121-19 –12

Est. Vol. 1,373,080 Vol. 1,784,504 open int 3,503,992 +3,7185 YEAR TREASURY (CBOT) – $100,000 prin–pts & 32nds & a half 32nd

118-19 114-29 Mar 18 3,367,537 115-06 115-07 114-29 114-31 –077117-11 114-21 Jun 18 11,286 114-30 114-30 114-21 114-23 –078

Est. Vol. 775,091 Vol. 882,048 open int 3,378,823 +38,6972 YR. TREASURY NOTES (CBOT) – $200,000 prin–pts & 32nds & a quarter 32nd

108-07 106-20 Mar 18 1,985,136 106-23 106-23 106-20 106-21 0.00000107-26 106-13 Jun 18 6,539 106-17 106-17 106-13 106-14 0.00000

Est. Vol. 381,844 Vol. 427,089 open int 1,991,675 +29,863EURODOLLARS (IMM) – $1 million–pts of 100 pct.

98.60 98.19 Feb 18 178,973 98.20 98.20 98.19 98.19 –0.0198.59 98.13 Mar 18 1,327,789 98.14 98.14 98.13 98.13 –0.01598.33 98.05 Apr 18 88,419 98.06 98.07 98.05 98.05 –0.0298.23 98.01 May 18 4,410 98.01 98.01 98.00 98.00 –0.0298.55 97.92 Jun 18 1,389,557 97.94 97.94 97.92 97.92 –0.0298.50 97.77 Sep 18 1,386,321 97.80 97.81 97.77 97.78 –0.02598.44 97.63 Dec 18 1,795,131 97.67 97.67 97.63 97.64 –0.03598.42 97.55 Mar 19 1,336,578 97.60 97.61 97.55 97.56 –0.04598.39 97.47 Jun 19 1,142,048 97.53 97.53 97.47 97.48 –0.04598.36 97.41 Sep 19 781,365 97.47 97.47 97.41 97.42 –0.0598.31 97.35 Dec 19 1,611,430 97.41 97.42 97.35 97.36 –0.05

98.28 97.33 Mar 20 756,587 97.40 97.40 97.33 97.34 –0.05598.24 97.31 Jun 20 659,101 97.39 97.39 97.31 97.33 –0.05598.20 97.28 Sep 20 463,490 97.36 97.36 97.30 97.31 –0.05598.16 97.22 Dec 20 534,245 97.33 97.34 97.27 97.28 –0.05598.12 97.19 Mar 21 382,318 97.33 97.33 97.26 97.28 –0.05598.08 97.15 Jun 21 240,181 97.31 97.31 97.25 97.27 –0.05598.03 97.11 Sep 21 158,574 97.31 97.31 97.24 97.25 –0.05597.98 97.06 Dec 21 198,101 97.28 97.28 97.22 97.23 –0.05597.94 97.03 Mar 22 127,595 97.27 97.28 97.21 97.22 –0.05597.90 97.00 Jun 22 73,904 97.26 97.26 97.20 97.22 –0.0597.86 96.97 Sep 22 59,015 97.24 97.25 97.19 97.20 –0.04597.81 96.94 Dec 22 54,429 97.22 97.22 97.16 97.17 –0.04597.76 96.92 Mar 23 17,670 97.20 97.20 97.16 97.16 –0.04597.72 96.90 Jun 23 10,912 97.19 97.19 97.14 97.14 –0.04597.69 97.08 Sep 23 9,843 97.16 97.16 97.13 97.13 –0.04597.64 96.86 Dec 23 4,562 97.13 97.14 97.10 97.11 –0.0497.61 96.86 Mar 24 2,230 97.13 97.13 97.09 97.09 –0.0497.58 96.84 Jun 24 2,574 97.11 97.11 97.08 97.08 –0.0497.58 96.83 Sep 24 1,263 97.09 97.10 97.06 97.06 –0.0497.53 97.00 Dec 24 984 97.08 97.08 97.04 97.04 –0.04

Est. Vol. 2,743,408 Vol. 3,109,200 open int 14,802,261 +75,937US DOLLAR INDEX (ICE) – 1000 x index

101.03 88.25 Mar 18 44,089 89.17 89.18 88.56 88.89 –0.3396.77 87.93 Jun 18 1,386 88.86 88.86 88.29 88.57 –0.3294.17 87.63 Sep 18 451 88.44 88.44 88.00 88.23 –0.3292.09 87.30 Dec 18 127 88.24 88.24 87.79 87.91 –0.31

Est. Vol. 33,194 Vol. 77,880 open int 46,053 –2,477AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR (IMM) – 100,000 dollars, $ per A $

0.8130 0.7502 Feb 18 1,345 0.8007 0.8130 0.8006 0.8119 +0.00980.8135 0.7308 Mar 18 136,922 0.8006 0.8135 0.8004 0.8119 +0.00980.8116 0.7502 Apr 18 636 0.8061 0.8120 0.8061 0.8120 +0.00980.8130 0.7301 Jun 18 1,789 0.8011 0.8130 0.8011 0.8120 +0.0098

Est. Vol. 140,678 Vol. 185,589 open int 141,238 –3,057BRITISH POUND (IMM) – 62,500 pounds, $ per pound

1.4333 1.3106 Feb 18 1,425 1.4126 1.4271 1.4126 1.4171 +0.00391.4370 1.2303 Mar 18 227,447 1.4140 1.4312 1.4139 1.4184 +0.00391.4339 1.3129 Apr 18 647 1.4214 1.4293 1.4180 1.4202 +0.00391.4404 1.2332 Jun 18 1,224 1.4233 1.4360 1.4218 1.4235 +0.0039

Est. Vol. 178,993 Vol. 275,877 open int 231,416 –7,399CANADIAN DOLLAR (IMM) – 100,000 dollars, $ per Cdn. dlr

0.8127 0.7756 Feb 18 280 0.8075 0.8127 0.8072 0.8119 +0.00290.8271 0.7301 Mar 18 171,722 0.8078 0.8139 0.8074 0.8121 +0.00290.8258 0.7321 Jun 18 2,418 0.8092 0.8146 0.8092 0.8130 +0.00300.8249 0.7337 Sep 18 377 0.8139 0.8139 0.8136 0.8136 +0.00290.8244 0.7352 Dec 18 1,576 0.8148 0.8148 0.8143 0.8143 +0.0029

Est. Vol. 81,840 Vol. 116,251 open int 176,603 +697MEXICAN PESO (IMM) – 500,000 pesos, $ per peso

0.0551 0.0449 Mar 18 176,999 0.0533 0.0539 0.0532 0.0535 +0.00019Est. Vol. 60,548 Vol. 93,510 open int 178,248 +1,497JAPANESE YEN (IMM) – 12.5 million yen, $ per 100 yen

0.0092 0.0087 Feb 18 505 0.0091 0.0092 0.0091 0.0092 +0.00010.0093 0.0088 Mar 18 252,362 0.0091 0.0092 0.0091 0.0092 +0.00010.0094 0.0088 Jun 18 1,193 0.0091 0.0093 0.0091 0.0092 ...0.0094 0.0089 Sep 18 393 0.0092 0.0093 0.0092 0.0093 +0.0001

Est. Vol. 230,564 Vol. 254,770 open int 254,905 +6,910SWISS FRANC (IMM) – 125,000 francs, $ per franc

1.0804 1.0064 Mar 18 72,853 1.0648 1.0764 1.0646 1.0732 +0.00841.0870 1.0157 Jun 18 266 1.0828 1.0828 1.0805 1.0811 +0.0084

Est. Vol. 46,560 Vol. 74,480 open int 73,138 –192EURO – 125,000 Euros, $ per Euro

1.2550 1.1631 Feb 18 3,351 1.2407 1.2510 1.2407 1.2439 +0.00321.2576 1.0728 Mar 18 585,736 1.2414 1.2531 1.2410 1.2460 +0.00321.2650 1.0797 Jun 18 21,666 1.2491 1.2605 1.2491 1.2538 +0.00331.2715 1.0865 Sep 18 1,889 1.2660 1.2660 1.2623 1.2623 +0.00321.2801 1.0933 Dec 18 1,829 1.2753 1.2753 1.2702 1.2714 +0.0034

Est. Vol. 332,738 Vol. 563,193 open int 616,516 –2,63130 DAY FEDERAL FUNDS (CBOT) – $5 million– pts. of 100 pct.

98.91 98.58 Jan 18 247,535 98.59 98.59 98.58 98.59 ...98.89 98.56 Feb 18 248,278 98.58 98.58 98.57 98.58 ...98.86 98.50 Mar 18 89,242 98.51 98.51 98.50 98.51 ...98.81 98.36 Apr 18 237,342 98.36 98.36 98.36 98.36 ...98.78 98.34 May 18 110,300 98.36 98.36 98.34 98.35 –0.005098.73 98.19 Jul 18 118,622 98.20 98.20 98.19 98.19 –0.0198.69 98.03 Oct 18 97,506 98.05 98.06 98.03 98.03 –0.0298.69 98.00 Nov 18 103,434 98.03 98.03 98.00 98.01 –0.0298.64 97.92 Jan 19 154,464 97.95 97.95 97.92 97.92 –0.025

Est. Vol. 160,988 Vol. 421,273 open int 1,697,297 +24,349

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Key Commodity Futures

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CORN Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=79.5 %S=70.6 CLOSE 3.56½OPEN INTEREST 789240CBOT

CATTLE Apr 18 PRICE MO %F=75.1 %S=70.7 CLOSE 124.62OPEN INTEREST 148015CME

COFFEE C Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=49.3 %S=32.2 CLOSE 125.15OPEN INTEREST 121637ICE

GOLD Apr 18 PRICE MO %F=82.4 %S=81.4 CLOSE 1357.20OPEN INTEREST 329502CMX

HI GRADE COPPER Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=46 %S=34.6 CLOSE 319.90OPEN INTEREST 142565CMX

HEATING OIL Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=77 %S=66.1 CLOSE 212.75OPEN INTEREST 170428NYM

SOYBEANS Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=80.2 %S=79.3 CLOSE 9.85½OPEN INTEREST 345402CBOT

HOGS LEAN Apr 18 PRICE MO %F=27.4 %S=39 CLOSE 73.80OPEN INTEREST 106168CME

SUGAR-WORLD 11 Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=11.9 %S=11.4 CLOSE 13.36OPEN INTEREST 419183ICE

SILVER Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=66.4 %S=57 CLOSE 17.44¼OPEN INTEREST 138390CMX

LIGHT SWEET CRUDE Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=85 %S=84 CLOSE 66.14OPEN INTEREST 616632NYM

NATURAL GAS Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=85.4 %S=79.9 CLOSE 3.175OPEN INTEREST 369875NYM

FuturesTables &Charts Footnotes:CBOT: Chicago Board of Trade. CME: Chicago MercantileExchange. CMX: Comex division of Nymex. IMM: InternationalMonetary Market at CME. KBOT: Kansas City Board of Trade. NYBT:N.Y. Board of Trade. NYM: N.Y. Mercantile Exchange. CME marketdata is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and itslicensors. All rights reserved.Charts: Daily future prices are displayed with price momentumand volume. Price momentum equals rate of change of high, lowand close for last 14 days. Change of short-term price directionmay be indicated when % F (dark line) crosses % S (thin line).

Spot Prices

BY BLOOMBERG NEWS

Oil just got an extra tailwind from aweakening dollar as this month isshaping up to be the best Januaryfor black gold in 12 years.

That’s because when the green-back is losing value, investors tendto flock to commodities as a store ofvalue, and this is coming on theback of a record streak of declines inAmerican spare supplies of crude.

Futures climbed 1% on Friday inNew York to their highest since De-cember 2014, pushing this month’sgain to 9.5%. The last time oil rosemore than that for any month of theyear was in April 2016. Meanwhile,the dollar was poised for its longeststretch of weekly declines since2010. Crude stowed in U.S. tanksand terminals has never been inmore demand, as evidenced by theunprecedented 10-week draw-down on American inventories.

Oil traders are reacting to “U.S.dollar movements,” Eric Nuttall, aportfolio manager with NinepointPartners in Toronto, said in a phoneinterview. “I’m encouraged that oilis better reflecting underlying fun-damentals and an under-suppliedmarket relative to last year, where itseemed to ignore those improvingfundamentals for much of the year.”

As stockpiles dwindle in the U.S.,the Organization of Petroleum Ex-porting Countries, Russia and othermajor producers have pressed onwith supply caps amid robust de-mand.

West Texas intermediate forMarch delivery added 63 cents tosettle at $66.14 a barrel on the NewYork Mercantile Exchange. Totalvolume traded was about 12%above the 100-day average.

Dollar Takes OilTo 3-Year HighAs Supply Falls

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There’s a simple way to make senseof the tumbling dollar, the Trea-sury sell-off and the emerging-mar-ket boom, all springing in lockstep.Investors are intensifying theirbets on synchronized globalgrowth, a dynamic that’s crimpingdemand for safe assets and fuelingconvergence trades.

Consider this: Anchored by a sta-ble business cycle, emerging-mar-ket and U.S. debt markets are morecorrelated than ever, Bloombergdata show. That’s hardly surprisingto Gabriel Sterne, chief macro strat-egist at Oxford Economics. Fromgrowth to inflation to fiscal balanc-es, economies danced to a similarbeat in 2017, a rare feat in postwarhistory. That dynamic is now juic-ing risk appetite this year due tolagged effects.

“The collapse in globaloutput vol-atility to 60-year lows is providinga further boost to economic activityand equities,” Sterne said. “So wethink 2018 is the year of melt-uprather than meltdown.”

Swings in economic data spurhigher volatility as the present

value of future cash flows gets dis-countedthemore uncertain theout-look for inflation and growth be-comes. In turn, stable economicreadings tend to juice global outputwith a one- to two-year lag, accord-ing to the London-based consultan-cy.

Investors appear to agree. Ameri-can corporate bond spreads are at2007 lows, 10-year U.S. Treasuriesare at levels last notched in sum-mer 2014, and developing-countrystock, currency and credit marketsare on a tear. The MSCI EM Indexis headed for a seventh week ofgains, the longest streak in fiveyears. The Bloomberg Dollar SpotIndex is at the lowest in more thanthree years.

In sum, the real economy is put-ting a floor on financial volatility,Sterneconcludes, supporting previ-ous Wall Street research. Andthat’s pumping up overseas curren-cy and credit markets, a blow forthe greenback.

“We are strong supporters of con-vergence trades, the most glaringof which arises from the yield ad-vantage of emerging markets overadvanced economies,” he said.

S&P COMP. INDEX Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=94.8 %S=94.6 CLOSE 2849.70OPEN INTEREST 74704CME

MINI DOW JONES Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=95.6 %S=94.2 CLOSE 265.85OPEN INTEREST 155445CBOT

10 YEAR TREASURY Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=25 %S=15.6 CLOSE 122-02OPEN INTEREST 3471962CBOT

BRITISH POUND Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=84.4 %S=87.4 CLOSE 1.4184OPEN INTEREST 227447IMM

JAPANESE YEN Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=11 %S=28.6 CLOSE 0.0092OPEN INTEREST 252362 in 100thIMM

EURO Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=83.3 %S=83.5 CLOSE 1.2460OPEN INTEREST 585736CME

MINI NASDAQ 100 Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=91.2 %S=92.4 CLOSE 7024.00OPEN INTEREST 268318CME

US TREASURY BONDS Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=13.2 %S=16 CLOSE 148-24OPEN INTEREST 812133CBOT

US DOLLAR INDEX Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=13.5 %S=12 CLOSE 88.89OPEN INTEREST 44089ICE

MEXICAN PESO Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=84.3 %S=87.2 CLOSE 0.5354OPEN INTEREST 176999 in 10thIMM

SWISS FRANC Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=83.3 %S=81.6 CLOSE 1.0732OPEN INTEREST 72853IMM

EURODOLLARS Dec 18 PRICE MO %F=13.2 %S=13.9 CLOSE 97.64OPEN INTEREST 1795131IMM

COCOA Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=68.3 %S=66.8 CLOSE 1986.0OPEN INTEREST 111046ICE

GAS BLEND Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=82.9 %S=78.6 CLOSE 1.9263OPEN INTEREST 171683NYM

WHEAT Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=76 %S=62.2 CLOSE 4.41OPEN INTEREST 284621CBOT

SOYBEAN OIL Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=26.8 %S=22.6 CLOSE 32.79OPEN INTEREST 222530CBOT

LUMBER Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=84.9 %S=83.3 CLOSE 487.30OPEN INTEREST 5855CME

CANADIAN DOLLAR Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=78 %S=72.3 CLOSE 0.8121OPEN INTEREST 171722IMM

ORANGE JUICE Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=94.3 %S=89.7 CLOSE 149.80OPEN INTEREST 7960ICE

COTTON 2 Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=56.9 %S=66.1 CLOSE 80.48OPEN INTEREST 156812ICE

SOYBEAN MEAL Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=80 %S=83.1 CLOSE 335.70OPEN INTEREST 166489CBOT

PLATINUM Apr 18 PRICE MO %F=85.1 %S=86.9 CLOSE 1018.40OPEN INTEREST 85812NYM

NIKKEI 225 AVGS. Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=36.4 %S=52.8 CLOSE 23780OPEN INTEREST 13CME

5 YEAR TREASURY Mar 18 PRICE MO %F=20.2 %S=15.4 CLOSE 114-31OPEN INTEREST 3367537CBOT

This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell Shares. The Offer is made solely by the Offer to Purchase, dated January 29, 2018, and the related Letter of Transmittal and Stock Power, and any amendments thereto. No securities are being solicited pursuant to the Offer from stockholders resident in any non-U.S. jurisdiction and, if sent, will not be accepted. If Purchaser becomes aware of any valid state statute or state administrative or judicial action prohibiting the making of the Offer, Purchaser will make a good faith effort to comply with such state statute or state administrative or judicial action. If, after good faith effort, Purchaser cannot comply therewith, the Offer will not be made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of) the holders of Shares in such state. In any jurisdiction where securities, “blue sky” or other laws require that the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

Notice of Offer to Purchase for Cash

up to 50,000 Shares of Common Stock of

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

at $67.20 Net Per Share

by BAKER MILLS LLC

Baker Mills LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Purchaser”) is offering to purchase up to 50,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), of Principal Financial Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), at $67.20 per Share, net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated January 29, 2018 and in the related Letter of Transmittal and Stock Power (which, together with the Offer to Purchase and any amendments thereto, collectively constitute the “Offer”). The Offer is not conditioned upon the tender of any minimum number of Shares.

THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON MARCH 2, 2018 UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER

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IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE THE OFFER PRICE OF $67.20 REPRESENTS AN APPROXIMATELY 9.19% DISCOUNT TO THE

CLOSING PRICE OF THE SHARES OF $74.00 ON JANUARY 24, 2018 AS TRADED ON THE NASDAQ GLOBAL SELECT MARKET.

The Offer is not made for the purpose of acquiring or influencing control of the business of the Company. In order to tender Shares, the documents, signatures or information described in the Offer to Purchase must be received at or prior to the Expiration Time by Nevada Agency and Transfer Company, in its capacity as depositary for the Offer. Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Time, and, unless accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer, may also be withdrawn at any time after March 30, 2018, in each case pursuant to the procedures described in the Offer to Purchase. If at the Expiration Time more than 50,000 Shares are validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, Purchaser will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, accept for payment and pay for only 50,000 shares on a pro rata basis with adjustments to avoid purchases of fractional Shares. If Purchaser makes a material change in the terms of the Offer or the information concerning the Offer or waives a material condition of the Offer, Purchaser may be required, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), to extend the Offer for up to an additional ten business days. The information required to be disclosed pursuant to the Exchange Act is contained in the Offer to Purchase and is incorporated herein by reference.

Upon request, the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal and Stock Power and other relevant materials will be mailed to record holders of Shares and furnished to brokers, dealers, banks, trust companies and similar persons whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the Company’s stockholder list or, if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agency’s security position listing, for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of Shares. The Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal and Stock Power contain important information which should be read before any decision is made with respect to the Offer. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal and Stock Power may be directed to the Information Agent as set forth below, and copies will be furnished promptly at Purchaser’s expense. Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent for the Offer, Nevada Agency and Transfer Company, at 50 West Liberty Street, Suite 880, Reno NV 89501. The Information Agent’s telephone number is (775) 322-0626.

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Money RatesPrime Rate: .................................. 4.50

Base interest rate charged by major U.S.commercial banks on loans to corpora-tions.

Discount Rate:Primary ................................................... 2.00

Secondary ............................................. 2.25

Rate charged by Federal Reserve Systemon loans to depository institutions

Broker Call Loan Rate: ................ 2.75Rate charged on short-term loans tobrokerage dealers backed by securities.

Federal Funds Effective Rate: ....... 1.42Rates on overnight loans amongfinancial institutions.

Certificates of Deposit:1 month ............................................. 0.NA3 months ........................................... 0.326 months ........................................... 0.50

1 year ................................................. 0.84Interest rate paid by dealers for certifi-cates of deposit based on the duration ofthe security.

Jumbo CDs:1 month ............................................. 0.163 months ........................................... 0.376 months ........................................... 0.541 year ................................................. 0.92

London Interbank Offered Rate:3 months ............................................ 1.756 months ............................................ 1.93

1 year ................................................. 2.22The average of rates paid on dollardeposits.

Treasury Bill Auction Results:3-months (as of Jan. 22) .................. 1.436-months (as of Jan. 22) ................ 1.615

Average discount rate for Treasury billsin minimum units on $10,000.

Treasury Bill:1-year, (as of Jan. 16) ...................... 1.73

Annualized rate on weekly average basis,yield adjusted for constant maturity.

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