(1) Beeland Interests, Inc. (Beeland Interests), the owner and administrator of Jim Rogers' world-renowned Rogers International Commodity Index and RICI Enhanced indices, and Moorgate Benchmarks, the index company driving change, today announced an extensive partnership to further enhance RICI's European presence and to ensure its indices can continue to be used without interruption within Europe following the introduction of the EU and UK Benchmarks Regulation (BMR). Beeland Interests, a third country index administrator that has been preparing for its BMR obligations, has partnered with Moorgate Benchmarks to submit its application to become a recognised benchmark administrator under UK BMR. Moorgate Benchmarks will become Beeland Interests' UK Legal Representative, providing the formal oversight required for authorisation, and has been appointed as a Member of the RICI Enhanced Committee.