Exhibit 10.154

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. *********** INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS
THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.

 

AMD_00216935.0

 

THIS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of December 8, 2016 (the “Amendment
Effective Date”) is made to the Schedule (as defined below) by and between MSCI
Inc. (formerly known as Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.) (“MSCI”) and
BlackRock Fund Advisors, a California corporation (as successor to Barclays
Global Investors, N.A.) (“Licensee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule.

WHEREAS, MSCI and Licensee entered into the Schedule identified in Attachment 1
hereto (the “Schedule”);

WHEREAS, the Schedule is governed by the Index License Agreement for Funds
(internal MSCI reference number: IXF_00040) dated as of March 18, 2000 (the
“Agreement”) by and between MSCI and Licensee;

WHEREAS, the Schedule specifies
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*********************in Attachment 1 hereto; and

WHEREAS, MSCI and Licensee wish to
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, each
of MSCI and Licensee hereby agree to amend the Schedule as follows:

1.

Commencing on the Amendment Effective Date, the Schedule is hereby amended so
that
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2.

This Amendment amends and operates in conjunction with the Schedule.  This
Amendment, the Schedule and the Agreement constitute the complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede in full all prior proposals and understandings, oral
or written, relating to such subject matter.  To the extent that the terms of
this Amendment conflict with the terms of the Schedule or the Agreement, the
terms of this Amendment shall control.

3.

This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of the State of New York without regard to its conflict or choice of laws
principles.

4.

This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, which taken together, shall
constitute one Amendment and each party hereto may execute this Amendment by
signing such counterpart; provided that no party shall be bound hereby until the
Amendment has been executed and delivered by all parties hereto. A facsimile or
PDF signature of either party to this Amendment shall be deemed an original
signature of such party and shall manifest such party’s intention to be bound by
this Amendment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMD_00216935.0

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of
the Amendment Effective Date set forth above.

 

MSCI Inc.

 

BlackRock Fund Advisors

By /s/ Alex Gil

 

By /s/ Diane Lumley

Name Alex Gil

 

Name Diane Lumley

Title Executive Director

 

Title Managing Director

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Attachment 1

 

Schedule

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internal MSCI reference number of the Schedule

Effective Date
of the Schedule

AMD_00208956.0

August 1, 2016

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