Form of Trust Agreement



 EXHIBIT 4.1 
 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 
 as Sponsor 
 and 
 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A.,

 as Administrative Trustee 
 and

 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, 
 as
Delaware Trustee 
 TRUST AGREEMENT 
 iSHARES® GSCI® COMMODITY-INDEXED TRUST 
 Dated as of                     , 2006 







 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  


					
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	ARTICLE I    DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION	 	1
			
	 Section 1.1
	 	Definitions	 	1
			
	 Section 1.2
	 	Rules of Construction	 	6
		
	ARTICLE II    CREATION AND DECLARATION OF TRUST	 	6
			
	 Section 2.1
	 	Creation and Declaration of Trust; Business of the Trust	 	6
			
	 Section 2.2
	 	Legal Title	 	6
			
	 Section 2.3
	 	Form of Certificates; Book-Entry System; Transferability of Shares	 	7
			
	 Section 2.4
	 	General	 	8
			
	 Section 2.5
	 	Delivery of CERFs and Short-Term Securities	 	8
			
	 Section 2.6
	 	Delivery of Shares	 	9
			
	 Section 2.7
	 	Registration and Registration of Transfer of Shares; Combination and Split-up of Certificates	 	9
			
	 Section 2.8
	 	Redemption of Shares and Withdrawal of Trust Property	 	10
			
	 Section 2.9
	 	Limitations on Issuance and Delivery, Registration of Transfer and Surrender of Shares	 	10
			
	 Section 2.10
	 	Lost Certificates, Etc	 	11
			
	 Section 2.11
	 	Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Certificates	 	11
			
	 Section 2.12
	 	Splits and Reverse Splits of Shares	 	11
		
	ARTICLE III    CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF REGISTERED OWNERS	 	11
			
	 Section 3.1
	 	Liability of Registered Owner for Taxes and Other Governmental Charges	 	11
			
	 Section 3.2
	 	Warranties on Delivery of Basket Amount	 	12
		
	ARTICLE IV    ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST	 	12
			
	 Section 4.1
	 	Valuation of Trust Property	 	12
			
	 Section 4.2
	 	Responsibility of the Administrative Trustee for Determinations	 	12
			
	 Section 4.3
	 	Cash Distributions	 	13
			
	 Section 4.4
	 	Other Distributions	 	13
			
	 Section 4.5
	 	Withholding Tax	 	13
			
	 Section 4.6
	 	Fixing of Record Date	 	14
			
	 Section 4.7
	 	Payment of Expenses; Sales of Trust Property	 	14
			
	 Section 4.8
	 	Statements and Reports	 	15

  

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	 Section 4.9
	 	Further Provisions for Sales of Trust Property	 	15
			
	 Section 4.10
	 	Counsel	 	15
			
	 Section 4.11
	 	Tax Matters	 	15
		
	ARTICLE V    THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEE AND THE SPONSOR	 	17
			
	 Section 5.1
	 	Management of the Trust	 	17
			
	 Section 5.2
	 	Maintenance of Office and Transfer Books by the Administrative Trustee	 	17
			
	 Section 5.3
	 	Authority of the Sponsor	 	18
			
	 Section 5.4
	 	Prevention or Delay in Performance by the Sponsor or the Administrative Trustee	 	18
			
	 Section 5.5
	 	Liability of Covered Persons	 	18
			
	 Section 5.6
	 	Fiduciary Duty	 	19
			
	 Section 5.7
	 	Obligations of the Sponsor and the Administrative Trustee	 	20
			
	 Section 5.8
	 	Delegation of Obligations of the Administrative Trustee	 	21
			
	 Section 5.9
	 	Resignation or Removal of the Administrative Trustee; Appointment of Successor Administrative Trustee	 	21
			
	 Section 5.10
	 	Custodians	 	22
			
	 Section 5.11
	 	Indemnification	 	22
			
	 Section 5.12
	 	Charges of Administrative Trustee	 	24
			
	 Section 5.13
	 	Retention of Trust Documents	 	25
			
	 Section 5.14
	 	Federal Securities and Commodities Law Filings	 	25
			
	 Section 5.15
	 	Prospectus Delivery	 	25
			
	 Section 5.16
	 	Discretionary Actions by Administrative Trustee; Consultation	 	26
			
	 Section 5.17
	 	Trustees	 	26
			
	 Section 5.18
	 	Administrative Trustee	 	26
			
	 Section 5.19
	 	Delaware Trustee	 	26
			
	 Section 5.20
	 	Compensation and Expenses of the Delaware Trustee	 	28
		
	ARTICLE VI    AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION	 	28
			
	 Section 6.1
	 	Amendment	 	28
			
	 Section 6.2
	 	Termination	 	28
		
	ARTICLE VII    MISCELLANEOUS	 	30
			
	 Section 7.1
	 	Counterparts	 	30
			
	 Section 7.2
	 	Third-Party Beneficiaries	 	30
			
	 Section 7.3
	 	Severability	 	30
			
	 Section 7.4
	 	Notices	 	30
			
	 Section 7.5
	 	Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction	 	31

  

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	 Section 7.6
	 	Headings	 	32
			
	 Section 7.7
	 	Compliance with Regulation B	 	32
			
	 Section 7.8
	 	Binding Effect; Entire Agreement	 	32
			
	 Section 7.9
	 	Provisions in Conflict With Law or Regulations	 	32
		
	 Form of Certificate
	 	A-1
		
	 Form of Certificate of Trust
	 	B-1

  

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 TRUST AGREEMENT 
 This Trust Agreement, dated as of                     , 2006, is among Barclays Global Investors
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as sponsor (the “Sponsor”), Barclays Global Investors, N.A., a national banking association, as administrative trustee (the “Administrative Trustee”), and Wilmington
Trust Company, a Delaware banking company, as Delaware trustee (the “Delaware Trustee”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H :

 WHEREAS, the Sponsor desires to establish a statutory trust to be known as the “iShares® GSCI® Commodity-Indexed Trust” (the “Trust”), pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, Chapter 38
of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. § 3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor legislation (the “Act”); 
 WHEREAS, the Sponsor desires to establish the terms on which CERFs, Short-Term Securities (in each case as defined below) and cash may be Delivered (as
defined below) and provide for the creation of Baskets of Shares (in each case as defined below) representing units of fractional undivided beneficial interests in the net assets of the Trust, which will be comprised primarily of Investing Pool
Interests (as defined below), the execution and delivery of Certificates (as defined below) evidencing the Shares and the redemption of Baskets; and 
 WHEREAS, the Sponsor desires to provide for other terms and conditions upon which the Trust shall be established and administered, as hereinafter provided. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust constitutes a statutory trust under the Act and that this Agreement
constitute the governing instrument of the Trust: 
 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION 
 Section 1.1 Definitions.
Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement or as the context may otherwise require, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below for all purposes of this Agreement. 
 “Act” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto. 
 “Administrative Trustee” means the Person named as such in the Preamble hereto, solely in such Person’s capacity as an administrative trustee of the Trust created hereunder and not in such
Person’s individual capacity, and includes any entity to whom such Person delegates its obligations in accordance with Section 5.8 or any successor appointed as Administrative Trustee under this Agreement; provided,
however, that all Administrative Trustees shall be United States persons, within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, and at least one Administrative Trustee shall be a bank, as defined in Section 581 of the Code, or a
United States government-owned agency or United States government-sponsored enterprise. 
  

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 “Administrative Trustee Indemnified Persons” has the meaning specified in
Section 5.11(a). 
 “Agreement” means this Trust Agreement, as amended, modified, supplemented and restated from
time to time, in accordance with its terms. 
 “Authorized Participant” means a Person that, at the time of submitting to
the Administrative Trustee, or any trust administrator appointed by the Administrative Trustee, a Purchase Order or a Redemption Order (a) is a registered broker-dealer and, if required in connection with its activities, a registered futures
commission merchant, (b) is a DTC Participant, (c) has in effect a valid Authorized Participant Agreement and (d) is in a position to transfer CERFs and the required Short-Term Securities or cash to, or take delivery of these assets
from, the Administrative Trustee through one or more accounts. 
 “Authorized Participant Agreement” means an agreement
among the Administrative Trustee, the Sponsor and an Authorized Participant that provides the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets. 
 “Basket” means a block of 50,000 Shares, as such number may be increased or decreased, from time to time, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 
 “Basket Amount” is the amount of CERFs and Short-Term Securities or cash that an Authorized Participant must Deliver in exchange for one
Basket, or that an Authorized Participant is entitled to receive in exchange upon Surrender of one Basket. The Basket Amount will be determined as provided in Section 2.5(c). 
 “Beneficial Owner” means any Person owning a beneficial interest in any Shares. 
 “Business Day” means any day (1) on which none of the following occurs: (a) the Exchange is closed for regular trading,
(b) the CME is closed for regular trading or (c) the Federal Reserve wire transfer system is closed for cash wire transfers, or (2) that the Administrative Trustee determines that it is able to conduct business. 
 “CERFs” means GSCI® Excess Return futures contracts traded on the CME. 
 “Certificate” means a certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, that is executed and delivered by the Administrative Trustee under this Agreement evidencing Shares. 
 “Certificate of Trust” means the Certificate of Trust of the Trust in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, filed with the
Secretary of State pursuant to Section 3810 of the Act. 
 “CME” means the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., or its
successor. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 “Conflicting Provisions” has the meaning specified in Section 7.9. 
  

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 “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Administrative Trustee at which its
depositary receipt business is administered, which, as of the date hereof, is located at 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. 
 “Covered Person” means the Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustee, the Sponsor and their respective Affiliates. 
 “Custodian” has the meaning specified in Section 5.10. 
 “Delaware Trustee” means the
Person named as such in the Preamble hereto, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Delaware trustee of the Trust created hereunder and not in such Person’s individual capacity, and includes any successor Delaware trustee under this
Agreement. 
 “Deliver,” “Delivered” or “Delivery” means (a) when used with respect
to CERFs, Short-Term Securities or cash, (i) delivering CERFs, Short-Term Securities or cash to the Person entitled to the delivery, or as directed by the Person entitled to the delivery, or (ii) obtaining evidence that ownership of CERFs,
Short-Term Securities or cash has been transferred to, and the CERFs, Short-Term Securities or cash is being duly held by a custodian for the account of, the Person entitled to that delivery, or as directed by the Person entitled to the delivery,
and (b) when used with respect to Shares, either (i) one or more book-entry transfers of such Shares to an account or accounts at DTC designated by the Person entitled to such delivery for further credit as specified by such Person or
(ii) in the circumstances specified in Section 2.3(e), execution and delivery at the Corporate Trust Office of one or more Certificates evidencing those Shares. 
 “Depositor” means any Authorized Participant that Delivers CERFs, Short-Term Securities or cash to or at the direction of the Trust,
either for its own account or on behalf of another Person that is the owner or beneficial owner of such CERFs, Short-Term Securities or cash. 
 “Distribution Agreement” means the Distribution Agreement dated as of [·], 2006 between the Sponsor and the Initial
Purchaser. 
 “DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, or its successor. 
 “DTC Participant” means a Person that has an account with DTC. 
 “Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. 
 “Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning specified in Section 5.11(a). 
 “Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 5.11(e). 
 “Indemnitor” has the
meaning specified in Section 5.11(e). 
  

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 “Indirect Participant” means a Person that has access to the DTC clearing system by
clearing securities through, or maintaining a custodial relationship with, a DTC Participant. 
 “Initial Delivery” has the
meaning specified in Section 2.1(a). 
 “Initial Purchaser” means Goldman, Sachs & Co., as initial
purchaser under the Distribution Agreement. 
 “Investing Pool” means iShares® GSCI® Commodity-Indexed Investing Pool LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 “Investing Pool Agreement” means the limited liability company agreement of the Investing Pool, between the Trust and
Barclays Global Investors International, Inc., dated as of the date hereof. 
 “Investing Pool Interests” means the limited
liability company interests issued by the Investing Pool to the Trust and Barclays Global Investors International, Inc., in each case as members of the Investing Pool. 
 “Manager” means Barclays Global Investors International, Inc., in its capacity as manager of the Investing Pool. 
 “Net Asset Value per Share” means the net asset value of a Share, as determined in accordance with Section 4.1(b). 
 “Net Asset Value of the Trust” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1(b). 
 “Order Cutoff Time” means, with respect to any Business Day, (a) 2:40 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day (or, if the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange is scheduled to close early on such day, the time of the close of trading of CERFs on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on such Business Day) or (b) any other time agreed to by the Sponsor and the Administrative
Trustee and of which all existing Authorized Participants have been previously notified by the Administrative Trustee. 
 “Order
Date” means, with respect to a Purchase Order, the date specified in Section 2.5(b) and, with respect to a Redemption Order, the date specified in Section 2.8. 
 “Person” means any natural person or any limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. 
 “Proceeding”
has the meaning specified in Section 5.11(e). 
 “Purchase Order” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.5(b). 
 “Qualified Bank” means a bank, trust company, corporation or national banking association
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any State of the United States that is authorized under those laws to exercise corporate trust powers and that (a) is 
  

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 a DTC Participant or a participant in such other securities depositary as is then acting with respect to the Shares, and
(b) unless counsel to the Sponsor, the appointment of which is acceptable to the Administrative Trustee, determines that the following requirement is not necessary for the exception under Section 408(m) of the Code, to apply, is a banking
institution as defined in Section 408(n) of the Code. 
 “Redemption Order” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.8. 
 “Registered Owner” means a Person in whose name Shares are registered on the books of the
Administrative Trustee maintained for that purpose. 
 “Registrar” means any bank or trust company that is appointed to
register Shares and transfers of Shares as herein provided. 
 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the
United States, or any successor governmental agency in the United States. 
 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. 
 “Shares” means units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in the net assets of the Trust.

 “Short-Term Securities” means U.S. Treasury securities or other short-term securities and similar securities, in each
case that are eligible as margin deposits under the rules of the CME. 
 “Sponsor” means the Person named as such in the
Preamble hereto. 
 “Sponsor Indemnified Party” has the meaning specified in Section 5.11(d). 
 “Surrender” means, when used with respect to Shares, (a) one or more book-entry transfers of Shares to the DTC account of the
Administrative Trustee or (b) surrender to the Administrative Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office of one or more Certificates evidencing Shares. 
 “Trust” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto. 
 “Trustee” or
“Trustees” means each Person who has signed this Agreement as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue in office in accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to time be duly appointed,
qualified and serving as trustees in accordance with the provisions hereof, and references herein to a “Trustee” or the “Trustees” shall refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder. 

“Trust Property” means (a) Investing Pool Interests, (b) any cash or other property that is received by the Administrative
Trustee in respect of Trust Property and that is being held under this Agreement, and (c) CERFs, Short-Term Securities and cash Delivered by the Investing Pool or a Depositor, as the case may be, at the direction of the Trust in connection with
a Redemption Order or Purchase Order, as the case may be. 
  

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 Section 1.2 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires: 
 (i) a term has the meaning assigned to it; 
 (ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined herein has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as then in effect in the United States; 
 (iii) “or” is not exclusive; 
 (iv) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

 (v) “including” means including without limitation; and 
 (vi) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular. 
 ARTICLE II 
 CREATION AND
DECLARATION OF TRUST 
 Section 2.1 Creation and Declaration of Trust; Business of the Trust. (a) The Administrative
Trustee acknowledges that it has received from the Investing Pool the initial Investing Pool Interests in exchange for CERFs and Short-Term Securities or cash that were Delivered to the Administrative Trustee by the Initial Purchaser (such Delivery,
the “Initial Delivery”) and contributed by the Administrative Trustee to the Investing Pool. The Administrative Trustee declares that it will hold all Trust Property, as Administrative Trustee, for the benefit of the Registered
Owners for the purposes of, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, this Agreement. The Administrative Trustee and the Delaware Trustee are hereby authorized and directed to file the Certificate of Trust with the Delaware Secretary of
State. 
 (b) The Trust shall not engage in any business or activities other than entering into the Investing Pool Agreement and holding
Investing Pool Interests or activities incidental and necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities with respect thereto and as set forth in, or contemplated by, this Agreement. Other than issuing Shares, the Trust shall not issue or sell
any certificates or other obligations or otherwise incur, assume or guarantee any indebtedness for money borrowed. 
 Section 2.2
Legal Title. Legal title to all of the Trust Property shall be vested in the Trust as a separate legal entity; provided, however, that where applicable law in any jurisdiction requires any part of the Trust Property to be vested
otherwise, the Administrative Trustee may cause legal title to the Trust Property or any portion thereof to be held by or in the name of the Administrative Trustee or any other Person (other than a Registered Owner or a Beneficial Owner) as nominee.

  

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 Section 2.3 Form of Certificates; Book-Entry System; Transferability of Shares. (a) The
Certificates shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided. No Shares shall be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose unless a Certificate evidencing those Shares has been executed by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Administrative Trustee and, if a Registrar (other than the Administrative Trustee)
for the Shares shall have been appointed, countersigned by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Registrar. Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Administrative Trustee and
the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Registrar, if applicable, who was, at the time such Certificates were executed, a proper signatory of the Administrative Trustee or the Registrar, if applicable, shall bind the Administrative
Trustee, notwithstanding that such signatory has ceased to hold such office prior to the delivery of such Certificates. 
 (b) The
Certificates may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or modifications not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement as may be required by the Administrative Trustee or required to comply with
any applicable law or regulations or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which Shares may be listed or quoted or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special
limitations or restrictions to which the Shares evidenced by a particular Certificate are subject. 
 (c) The Sponsor and the Administrative
Trustee will apply to DTC for acceptance of the Shares in its book-entry settlement system. Shares deposited with DTC shall be evidenced by one or more global Certificates, which shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for
DTC, and shall bear the following legend: 
 UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (“DTC”) TO THE AGENT AUTHORIZED BY THE TRUST FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 
 (d) So long as the Shares are eligible for
book-entry settlement with DTC and such settlement is available, unless otherwise required by law, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2.3(a) and (b), all Shares shall be evidenced by one or more global Certificates, the
Registered Owner of which is DTC or a nominee of DTC, and (1) no Beneficial Owner will be entitled to receive a separate Certificate evidencing those Shares, (2) the interest of a Beneficial Owner in Shares represented by a global
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 interest will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC or a DTC Participant or Indirect Participant through
which the Beneficial Owner holds that interest and (3) the rights of a Beneficial Owner with respect to Shares represented by a global Certificate will be exercised only to the extent allowed by, and in compliance with, the arrangements in
effect between such Beneficial Owner and DTC or the DTC Participant or Indirect Participant through which that Beneficial Owner holds an interest in Shares. 
 (e) If, at any time when Shares are evidenced by a global Certificate, DTC ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for such Shares, the Sponsor and the Administrative Trust may select a comparable
depositary for the book-entry settlement of the Shares and cause new global Certificates to be issued and registered in the name of such successor depositary or its nominee. If the Sponsor and the Administrative Trustee determine that no such
successor depositary is available, the Trust will terminate as set forth in Section 6.2(a)(vii) and, to the extent necessary in connection therewith, the Administrative Trustee shall execute and deliver separate Certificates evidencing
Shares registered in the names of the Beneficial Owners thereof, with such additions, deletions and modifications to this Agreement and to the form of Certificate evidencing Shares as the Sponsor and the Administrative Trustee may agree. 

(f) Title to a Certificate (and to the Shares evidenced thereby), when properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, shall be
transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a certificated security under Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware; provided, however, that the Administrative Trustee, notwithstanding any
notice to the contrary, may treat the Registered Owner of Shares as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of determining the Person entitled to any distribution or to any notice provided for in this Agreement and for all other purposes.

 Section 2.4 General. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Administrative Trustee shall have the power and authority,
without the approval or action of any Registered Owner or Beneficial Owner, to issue and redeem Shares from time to time. The number of Shares authorized shall be unlimited. All Shares when so issued on the terms contemplated by this Agreement shall
be fully paid and non-assessable. Every Registered Owner or Beneficial Owner, by virtue of having purchased or otherwise acquired a Share or a beneficial interest in a Share, shall be deemed to have expressly consented and agreed to be bound by the
terms of this Agreement. 
 Section 2.5 Delivery of CERFs and Short-Term Securities. (a) After the Initial Delivery,
subsequent issuances and Deliveries of Shares will take place only in integral numbers of Baskets and in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, as supplemented by any procedures attached to an applicable Authorized Participant Agreement,
to the extent those procedures are consistent with this Agreement. 
 (b) Authorized Participants wishing to acquire one or more Baskets must
place an order with the Administrative Trustee (a “Purchase Order”), on any Business Day. Purchase Orders received by the Administrative Trustee on a Business Day prior to the Order Cutoff Time will have that Business Day as the
Order Date. Purchase Orders received by the Administrative Trustee on a Business Day on or after the Order Cutoff Time, or on a day that is not a Business 
  

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 Day, will have the next Business Day as their Order Date. As consideration for each Basket to be acquired pursuant to a
Purchase Order, a Depositor must Deliver the Basket Amount on the Order Date of such corresponding Purchase Order. 
 (c) The Administrative
Trustee shall determine the Basket Amount for each Business Day. After the Initial Delivery, the Basket Amount shall be an amount of CERFs and cash (or, as determined by the Administrative Trustee at the direction of the Sponsor, Short-Term
Securities in lieu of cash) with a value equal to the Net Asset Value per Basket. The “Net Asset Value per Basket” is the result obtained by multiplying (x) the Net Asset Value per Share on the date on which the determination
is being made by (y) the number of Shares that constitute a Basket on the date on which the determination is being made. The Sponsor intends to publish, or may designate other persons to publish, for each Business Day, the Basket Amount.

 (d) All Delivered CERFs, Short-Term Securities and cash as part of a Purchase Order shall be contributed by the Administrative Trustee to
the Investing Pool in return for an increase of the Trust’s Investing Pool Interests. The Investing Pool Interests and any other Trust Property will be held for the Trust at such place and in such manner as the Administrative Trustee shall
determine. 
 Section 2.6 Delivery of Shares. Upon receipt by the Administrative Trustee of any Delivery in accordance with
Section 2.5, together with a Purchase Order and the other required documents, if any, as specified above and a confirmation that the Basket Amount has been Delivered for each Basket, the Administrative Trustee, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, shall Deliver to, or as directed by the, Depositor the number of Baskets issuable in respect of such Delivery as requested in the corresponding Purchase Order, but only upon payment to the Administrative Trustee of the
fees and expenses of the Administrative Trustee as provided in Section 5.12(a) and of all taxes and governmental charges and fees payable in connection with such Delivery, the transfer of the CERFs, Short-Term Securities or cash and the
issuance and Delivery of the Baskets. 
 Section 2.7 Registration and Registration of Transfer of Shares; Combination and Split-up of
Certificates. (a) The Administrative Trustee shall keep or cause to be kept a register of Registered Owners and shall provide for the registration of Shares and the registration of transfers of Shares. 
 (b) The Administrative Trustee, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall register transfers of ownership of Shares on its transfer
books from time to time upon any Surrender of a Certificate evidencing such Shares by the Registered Owner in person or by a duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, and duly stamped as may be
required by the laws of the State of New York and of the United States of America. Thereupon, the Administrative Trustee shall execute a new Certificate or Certificates evidencing such Shares, and deliver the same to or upon the order of the Person
entitled thereto. 
 (c) The Administrative Trustee, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall, upon Surrender of a
Certificate or Certificates for the purposes of effecting a split-up or combination of that Certificate or Certificates, execute and deliver one or more new Certificates evidencing those Shares. 
  

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 (d) The Administrative Trustee may, with the written approval of the Sponsor (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld), appoint one or more co-transfer agents for the purpose of effecting registration of transfers of Shares and combinations and split-ups of Certificates at designated transfer offices on behalf of the Administrative Trustee. In
carrying out its functions, a co-transfer agent may require evidence of authority and compliance with applicable laws and other requirements by Registered Owners or Persons entitled to Shares and will be entitled to protection and indemnity to the
same extent as the Administrative Trustee. 
 Section 2.8 Redemption of Shares and Withdrawal of Trust Property. Upon Surrender
by an Authorized Participant of any integral number of Baskets for the purpose of withdrawal of the amount of Trust Property represented thereby, and upon payment of the fee of the Administrative Trustee in connection with the Surrender of Shares as
provided in Section 5.12(a) and payment of all taxes and charges payable in connection with such Surrender and withdrawal of Trust Property, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section 2.9,
such Baskets shall be redeemed by the Trust, and such Authorized Participant, as, or acting on authority of, the Registered Owner of those Shares will be entitled to Delivery, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, as supplemented by
any procedures attached to an applicable Authorized Participant Agreement, to the extent those procedures are consistent with this Agreement, of the Basket Amounts corresponding to such Baskets on the applicable Order Date (determined as provided
below). Authorized Participants wishing to so redeem one or more Baskets must place a written order with the Administrative Trustee (a “Redemption Order”). Redemption Orders received by the Administrative Trustee prior to the Order
Cutoff Time on a Business Day will have that Business Day as the Order Date. Redemption Orders received by the Administrative Trustee on or after the Order Cutoff Time on a Business Day, or on a day that is not a Business Day, will have the next
Business Day as their Order Date. 
 Section 2.9 Limitations on Issuance and Delivery, Registration of Transfer and Surrender of
Shares. (a) As a condition precedent to the Delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination or Surrender of any Shares or withdrawal of any Trust Property, the Administrative Trustee or the Registrar may require payment from the
Depositor or the Authorized Participant Surrendering the Shares of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or other governmental charge and any stock transfer or registration fee with respect thereto (including any such tax or charge and fee
with respect to any securities being withdrawn) and payment of any applicable fees as herein provided, may require the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature or other information that it deems to
be necessary and may also require compliance with any regulations the Administrative Trustee may establish consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, including this Section 2.9. 
 (b) The issuance and Delivery of Shares against Delivery of CERFs, Short-Term Securities or cash, the registration of transfer of Shares or the Surrender
of Shares for the purpose of withdrawal of Trust Property may be suspended generally, or refused with respect to particular requested Deliveries or Surrenders, during any period in which the transfer books of the Administrative Trustee are closed or
if any such action is deemed to be necessary or advisable by the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor for any reason at any time or from time to time. 
  

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 Section 2.10 Lost Certificates, Etc. The Administrative Trustee shall execute and deliver a
new Certificate of like tenor in exchange and substitution for a mutilated Certificate upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and in substitution for a destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, if the Registered Owner thereof has (a) filed with
the Administrative Trustee (i) a request for such execution and delivery before the Administrative Trustee has notice that the Shares evidenced by the Certificate have been acquired by a protected purchaser and (ii) a sufficient indemnity
bond, and (b) satisfied any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Administrative Trustee. 
 Section 2.11 Cancellation
and Destruction of Surrendered Certificates. All Certificates Surrendered to the Administrative Trustee shall be canceled by the Administrative Trustee. The Administrative Trustee is authorized to destroy Certificates so canceled. 
 Section 2.12 Splits and Reverse Splits of Shares. (a) If requested in writing by the Sponsor, the Administrative Trustee shall effect a
split or reverse split of the Shares as of a record date set by the Administrative Trustee in accordance with procedures determined by the Administrative Trustee. 
 (b) The Administrative Trustee is not required to distribute any fraction of a Share in connection with a split or reverse split of the Shares. The Administrative Trustee may sell the aggregated fractions of Shares
that would otherwise be distributed in a split or reverse split of the Shares or liquidate the amount of Trust Property that would be represented by those Shares and distribute the net proceeds of those Shares or that Trust Property to the
Registered Owners entitled to such proceeds. The amount of Trust Property represented by each Share, the number of Shares comprising a Basket and the Basket Amount shall be adjusted as appropriate as of the open of business on the Business Day
following the record date for a split or reverse split of the Shares. 
 ARTICLE III 
 CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF REGISTERED OWNERS 
 Section 3.1 Liability of Registered Owner for Taxes and Other Governmental Charges. If any tax or other governmental charge shall become payable by the Administrative Trustee with respect to any transfer or redemption of Shares,
such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by the Registered Owner of such Shares to the Administrative Trustee. The Administrative Trustee shall refuse to effect any registration of transfer of such Shares or any withdrawal of Trust
Property represented by such Shares until such payment is made and may withhold any distributions, or may sell for the account of the Registered Owner thereof Trust Property or Shares, and may apply such distributions or the proceeds of any such
sale in payment of such tax or other governmental charge, and the Registered Owner of such Shares shall remain liable for any deficiency. The Administrative Trustee shall distribute any net proceeds of a sale made under the preceding sentence that
remain, after payment of the tax or other governmental charge, to the Registered Owners entitled thereto as in the case of a distribution in cash. 
  

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 Section 3.2 Warranties on Delivery of Basket Amount. Every Depositor, at the time it Delivers
CERFs, Short-Term Securities or cash under this Agreement, shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that (i) such CERFs, Short-Term Securities and/or cash meet the requirements to be a Basket Amount, (ii) such Depositor is duly
authorized to make such Delivery, and (iii) the assets comprising such Basket Amount are free and clear of any lien, pledge, encumbrance, right, charge or claim (other than the rights created by this Agreement and, in respect of CERFs, the
rights of the CME under its rules). All representations and warranties deemed to be made under this Section 3.2 shall survive the Delivery of a Basket Amount, Delivery or Surrender of Shares or termination of this Agreement. 

ARTICLE IV 
 ADMINISTRATION OF
THE TRUST 
 Section 4.1 Valuation of Trust Property. (a) On each Business Day on which the Exchange is open for regular
trading, as soon as practicable after the close of regular trading of the Shares on the Exchange, the Administrative Trustee shall determine the Net Asset Value of the Trust and the Net Asset Value per Share as of such closing time. The
Administrative Trustee will value the Trust Property based on the net asset value of the Investing Pool as determined and transmitted in a report delivered to the Trust by or on behalf of the Manager on each such Business Day, unless the
Administrative Trustee determines that such method of valuation is not appropriate as a basis for valuation of the Trust Property, in which case the Administrative Trustee will determine an alternative basis for valuation of the Trust Property.
Neither the Administrative Trustee nor the Sponsor shall be liable to any Person for the determination that the most recently communicated net asset value of the Investing Pool is not appropriate as a basis for valuation of the Trust Property or for
any determination as to the alternative basis for valuation; provided that such determination is made in good faith. 
 (b) Upon
receipt by the Administrative Trustee of the Manager’s determination of the net asset value of the Investing Pool, the Administrative Trustee shall subtract all accrued expenses and other liabilities of the Trust from the total value of its
Investing Pool Interests and all other assets of the Trust, in each case as of the time of calculation. The resulting figure is the “Net Asset Value of the Trust.” The Administrative Trustee shall divide the Net Asset Value of the
Trust by the number of Shares outstanding as of the time of the calculation, which figure is the “Net Asset Value per Share.” All fees, expenses and other liabilities of the Trust that are or will be incurred or accrued through the
close of business on a Business Day shall be included in the calculations required by this Section 4.1(b) for that Business Day. Shares deliverable under a Purchase Order shall be considered to be outstanding for purposes of the
calculations required by this Section 4.1(b) beginning on the Order Date. Shares deliverable under a Redemption Order shall not be considered to be outstanding for purposes of the calculations required by this Section 4.1(b)
on and after the Order Date. 
 Section 4.2 Responsibility of the Administrative Trustee for Determinations. The Sponsor shall
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 under this Agreement shall be made in good faith upon the basis of, and the Administrative Trustee shall not be liable
for any errors contained in, information reasonably available to it. The Administrative Trustee shall be under no liability to the Sponsor, or to the Depositors, the Registered Owners or the Beneficial Owners, for errors in judgment;
provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Administrative Trustee against any liability to which it would otherwise be subject by reason of negligence or bad faith in the performance of its duties. 
 Section 4.3 Cash Distributions. Whenever the Administrative Trustee distributes any cash, the Administrative Trustee shall distribute the
amount available for distribution to the Registered Owners entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of Shares held by them respectively. The Administrative Trustee shall distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed without
attributing to any Registered Owner a fraction of one cent. Any such fractional amounts shall be rounded down to the nearest whole cent. 
 Section 4.4 Other Distributions. Whenever the Administrative Trustee receives any property in respect of Trust Property other than cash (including any claim that accrues in favor of the Trust on account of any loss of Investing
Pool Interests or other Trust Property), the Administrative Trustee shall cause the securities or other property received by it to be distributed to the Registered Owners entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of Shares held by them
respectively, after deduction or upon payment of the expenses of the Administrative Trustee, in any manner that the Administrative Trustee may deem to be lawful, equitable and feasible for accomplishing such distribution; provided,
however, that if in the opinion of the Administrative Trustee such distribution cannot be made proportionately among the Registered Owners entitled thereto, or if for any other reason (including any requirement that the Administrative Trustee
withhold an amount on account of taxes or other governmental charges or that securities must be registered under the Securities Act in order to be distributed to the Registered Owners) the Administrative Trustee deems such distribution not to be
lawful and feasible, the Administrative Trustee shall adopt such method as it deems to be lawful, equitable and feasible for the purpose of effecting such distribution, after deduction or upon payment of the expenses of the Administrative Trustee,
including the public or private sale of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, and the net proceeds of any such sale shall be distributed by the Administrative Trustee to the Registered Owners entitled thereto as in the case
of a distribution received in cash. 
 Section 4.5 Withholding Tax. The Trust shall comply with all applicable withholding and
backup withholding tax requirements. The Trust shall request, and the Beneficial Owners shall provide to the Trust, such forms or other documentation as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding tax and backup withholding with respect
to each Beneficial Owner, and any representations, forms and documents as shall reasonably be requested by the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its withholding and backup withholding tax obligations. The
Administrative Trustee shall file any required forms with applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding and backup withholding tax is properly established by a Beneficial Owner, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the
Beneficial Owner to the applicable tax authorities. To the extent that the Administrative Trustee reasonably believes that it is required to withhold and pay over any amounts (including taxes, interest, penalties, assessments or additions to tax) to
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 Administrative Trustee does withhold such amounts, the amounts withheld shall be treated as a distribution of cash to the
Beneficial Owner for whose benefit the Registered Owner holds its Shares in the amount of the withholding and shall thereby reduce the amount of cash or other Trust Property otherwise distributable to such Registered Owner. If an amount required to
be withheld was not withheld, the Trust may reduce subsequent distributions by the amount of such required withholding. The consent of the Registered Owners or the Beneficial Owners shall not be required for any such withholding. In the event of any
claimed overwithholding, Registered Owners and Beneficial Owners shall be limited to an action against the applicable jurisdiction. 
 Section 4.6 Fixing of Record Date. Whenever any distribution will be made, or whenever the Administrative Trustee receives notice of any solicitation of proxies or consents from Registered Owners, or whenever for any reason
there is split, reverse split or other change in the outstanding Shares, or whenever the Administrative Trustee shall find it necessary or convenient in respect of any matter, the Administrative Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, shall fix a
record date for the determination of the Registered Owners who shall be (a) entitled to receive such distribution or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, (b) entitled to give such proxies or consents in respect of any such solicitation or
(c) entitled to act in respect of any other matter for which the record date was set. 
 Section 4.7 Payment of Expenses; Sales
of Trust Property. (a) The following charges are or may be accrued and paid by the Trust: 
 (1) any expenses of the
Trust not assumed by the Sponsor pursuant to Section 5.7(f); 
 (2) any taxes and other governmental charges that
may fall on the Trust or the Trust Property; 
 (3) any expenses of any extraordinary services performed by the Administrative
Trustee or the Sponsor on behalf of the Trust or expenses of any action taken by the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor to protect the Trust or the interests of Registered Owners or the Beneficial Owners; and 
 (4) any indemnification of the Sponsor as provided in Section 5.11(d). 
 (b) The Administrative Trustee shall, when directed by the Sponsor, sell or liquidate Trust Property in such quantity and at such times as may be
necessary to permit payment of expenses under this Agreement. Neither the Administrative Trustee nor the Sponsor shall have any liability for loss or depreciation resulting from sales of Investing Pool Interests so made. The Administrative Trustee
shall not be liable or responsible in any way for depreciation or loss incurred by reason of any sale made pursuant to the Sponsor’s direction or otherwise in accordance with this Section 4.7. 
 (c) If at any time and from time to time, the Administrative Trustee determines that the amount of cash included in the Trust Property exceeds the
reasonably anticipated expenses of the Trust, the Administrative Trustee may, at the direction of the Sponsor, distribute the excess cash to the Registered Owners under Section 4.3 or contribute it to the Investing Pool for an increase
in the Trust’s Investing Pool Interests. The Trust shall have no obligation to make any such distribution, or any other periodic distributions to the Registered Owners. 
  

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 Section 4.8 Statements and Reports. (a) After the end of each fiscal year and within the
time period required by applicable laws, rules and regulations, at the Sponsor’s expense, the Administrative Trustee shall send to the Registered Owners at the end of such fiscal year, an annual report of the Trust containing financial
statements that will be prepared by the Administrative Trustee and audited by independent accountants designated by the Sponsor and such other information as may be required by such laws, rules and regulations or otherwise, or which the Sponsor
determines shall be included. The Administrative Trustee may distribute the annual report by any means acceptable to the Registered Owners. 
 (b) The Administrative Trustee shall provide the Sponsor with such certifications, supporting documents and other evidence regarding the internal control over financial reporting established and maintained by the Trust, and used by the
Administrative Trustee in connection with its preparation of the financial statements of the Trust, as may be reasonably necessary in order to enable the Sponsor to prepare and file or furnish to the SEC any certifications regarding such matters
that may be required to be included with the Trust’s periodic reports under the Exchange Act. 
 Section 4.9 Further Provisions
for Sales of Trust Property. In addition to selling Trust Property in accordance with Section 4.7, the Administrative Trustee shall sell Trust Property whenever either or both of the following conditions exist: 
 (a) the Sponsor has notified the Administrative Trustee that such sale is required by applicable law or regulation; or 
 (b) this Agreement has been terminated and the Trust Property is to be liquidated in accordance with Section 6.2. 
 The Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor shall not be liable or responsible in any way for depreciation or loss incurred by reason of any sale made
pursuant to this Section 4.9. 
 Section 4.10 Counsel. The Sponsor may, from time to time, employ counsel to act on
behalf of the Trust and perform any legal services in connection with the Trust Property and the Trust, including any legal matters relating to the possible disposition or acquisition of any Investing Pool Interests or the Delivery of any CERFs or
Short-Term Securities. The fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid by the Sponsor; provided, however, the Sponsor shall not be responsible for the payment of any such fees and expenses in excess of $100,000 annually.

 Section 4.11 Tax Matters. (a) The parties hereto and, by its acceptance or acquisition of a Share or a beneficial
interest therein, the Registered Owner and Beneficial Owner of such Share intend and agree to treat the Trust as a grantor trust for United States federal, state and local tax purposes, and to treat the Shares (including, but not limited to, all
payments and proceeds with respect to such Shares) as beneficial ownership interests in their respective proportionate share the Trust Property (and payments and proceeds therefrom, respectively) for United States federal, state and 
  

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 local tax purposes and agree to use reasonable efforts to notify the Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor promptly upon
a receipt of any notice from any taxing authority having jurisdiction over such holders of Shares with respect to the treatment of the Shares as anything other than interests in a grantor trust. Allocations of income, gain, expense, loss, deduction
and credit made by the Investing Pool with respect to each Beneficial Owner’s proportionate share of the Trust Property shall be treated by the parties hereto, and by the Beneficial Owner as an allocation of the corresponding item of Trust
income, gain, expense, loss, deduction and credit to such Beneficial Owner. Accordingly, the Beneficial Owner shall comply with any obligations imposed on Members with respect to Capital Accounts or allocations of taxable income or expense in the
Investing Pool Agreement as if such obligations were imposed on the Beneficial Owner. If an election is made pursuant to Section 754 of the Code by the Investing Pool, the Administrative Trustee shall make, on behalf of the Trust, a protective
Section 754 election for each taxable year. To the extent that any of the parties hereto or any Beneficial Owner is required to report any item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit relating to the Trust for United States federal, state and
local tax purposes, that person shall report such item in a manner consistent with the characterization intended by this Section 4.11 and the treatment of such item by the Trust and the Investing Pool and shall not take any contrary position
on any tax return or report or take any other action that is inconsistent with such characterization or treatment, except as required by law. The provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted to further this intention and agreement of the
parties. 
 (b) The Administrative Trustee shall timely prepare, sign and file (or cause to be prepared, signed and filed) all income,
franchise, information and other tax forms, returns, statements and reports required to be filed by or in respect of the Trust as a grantor trust in each taxable year of the Trust, and shall timely pay (or cause to be paid) any tax, assessment or
other governmental charge owing with respect to the Trust out of Trust Property. The Administrative Trustee shall promptly notify the Sponsor if it becomes aware that any tax, assessment or other governmental charge is due or claimed to be due with
respect to the Trust. The Administrative Trustee shall provide to each Registered Owner appropriate tax information adequate to enable each Beneficial Owner for whose benefit the Registered Owner holds its Shares to complete and file its U.S.
federal income tax return (which information shall be consistent with any information provided to the Trust by the Investing Pool), as soon as practicable following each fiscal year but generally not later than March 15. The Trustee shall
provide the Sponsor with a copy of such documents promptly after such filing or furnishing. If not already obtained, the Administrative Trustee shall obtain a taxpayer identification number for the Trust. The Trust hereby indemnifies, to the full
extent permitted by law, the Administrative Trustee from and against any damages or losses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or incurred in connection with any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in carrying out its
responsibilities under this Section 4.11, to the extent that such action taken or omitted to be taken does not constitute fraud, negligence or misconduct. 
 (c) The Trust will not make an election to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3, or any successor provision
thereof, or a similar election under any analogous provision for purposes of state or local law, and to the extent necessary, the Trust or the Registered Owner (as appropriate) will make any election necessary to obtain treatment not as an
association taxable as a corporation. Nothing in this Agreement, any agreement with a Custodian, or otherwise, shall be construed to give the Administrative Trustee or any other person the power to vary the investment of the 
  

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 Beneficial Owners within the meaning of Section 301.7701-4(c) under the Code or any similar or successor provision
of the regulations under the Code, nor shall the Sponsor give the Administrative Trustee any direction that would vary the investment of the Beneficial Owners. However, the Administrative Trustee shall not be liable to any Person for any failure of
the Trust to qualify as a grantor trust under the Code or any comparable provision of the laws of any State or other jurisdiction where that treatment is sought, except that this sentence shall not limit the Administrative Trustee’s
responsibility for the administration of the Trust in accordance with this Agreement. 
 (d) The parties hereto and, by its acceptance or
acquisition of a Share or a beneficial interest therein, the Registered Owner and Beneficial Owner of such Share (i) agree to furnish the Sponsor and the Administrative Trustee with such information as may be necessary to enable the Trust and
the Investing Pool to comply with their U.S. federal income tax reporting obligations in respect of such Share and to allow the Trust and the Investing Pool to make the basis adjustments permitted by Section 754 of the Code, including
information regarding such Registered Owner’s or Beneficial Owner’s secondary market transactions in Shares, as well as creation or redemptions of Shares and (ii) direct brokers, nominees and other Registered Owners to report to the
Administrative Trustee the Beneficial Owner’s name and address and such other information as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Trustee for purposes of complying with the Trust’s or the Investing Pool’s tax reporting
obligations or as necessary to allow the Trust or the Investing Pool to make the basis adjustments permitted by Section 754 of the Code, including information that would be required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.6031(c)-1T and any successor
thereto if that Section applied to the holding of Shares. 
 (e) The Administrative Trustee shall maintain all books, records and supporting
documents that are necessary to comply with any and all aspects of its duties under the Trust Agreement. 
 ARTICLE V 
 THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEE AND THE SPONSOR 
 Section 5.1 Management of the Trust. Subject to the direction of the Sponsor pursuant to Section 5.3 and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Trust’s business shall be conducted by the
Administrative Trustee in accordance with this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Administrative Trustee shall have the power on behalf of and in the name of the Trust to carry out any and all of the objects and purposes
of the Trust and to perform such acts and enter into and perform such contracts and other undertakings (including the sole power and discretion to vote or otherwise exercise the rights of the Trust under the Investing Pool Agreement) on behalf of
the Trust that the Administrative Trustee may deem to be necessary, advisable or incidental thereto. 
 Section 5.2 Maintenance of
Office and Transfer Books by the Administrative Trustee. (a) Until termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Administrative Trustee shall maintain facilities for the execution and Delivery, registration, registration
of transfers and Surrender of Shares in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. 
 (b) The Administrative Trustee shall keep books
for the registration of Shares and registration of transfers of Shares, which, at all reasonable times, shall be open for inspection by the Registered Owners. 
  

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 (c) The Administrative Trustee may, and at the reasonable written request of the Sponsor shall, close the
transfer books at any time or from time to time if such action is deemed to be necessary or advisable in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor. 
 (d) If any Shares are listed on one or more stock exchanges in the United States, the Administrative Trustee shall act as Registrar or, with the written
approval of the Sponsor (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), appoint a registrar or one or more co-registrars for registry of such Shares in accordance with any requirements of such exchange or exchanges. 
 Section 5.3 Authority of the Sponsor. Pursuant to Section 3806(b)(7) of the Act, the Sponsor is hereby granted the exclusive authority
to direct the actions of the Administrative Trustee in the management of the Trust (including, without limitation, pursuant to any Authorized Participant Agreement) and to perform the Sponsor’s obligations and exercise its rights under this
Agreement. 
 Section 5.4 Prevention or Delay in Performance by the Sponsor or the Administrative Trustee. Neither the Sponsor
nor the Administrative Trustee nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability to any Registered Owner, Beneficial Owner, Authorized Participant or Depositor if, by reason of any provision of any
present or future law or regulation of the United States or any other country, or of any governmental or regulatory authority or stock exchange, or by reason of any act of God or war or terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the
Sponsor or the Administrative Trustee is prevented or forbidden from, or would be subject to any civil or criminal penalty on account of, or is delayed in, doing or performing any act or thing that, by the terms of this Agreement, it is provided
shall be done or performed, and, accordingly, the Sponsor or the Administrative Trustee does not do that thing or does that thing at a later time than would otherwise be required. Neither the Sponsor nor the Administrative Trustee will incur any
liability to any Registered Owner or Beneficial Owner, Authorized Participant or Depositor by reason of any non-performance or delay in the performance of any act or thing that, by the terms of this Agreement, it is provided may be done or
performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in this Agreement. 
 Section 5.5
Liability of Covered Persons. A Covered Person shall have no liability to the Trust or to any Registered Owner, Beneficial Owner, Authorized Participant, Depositor or to any other Covered Person for any loss suffered by the Trust that arises
out of any action or inaction of such Covered Person if such Covered Person, in good faith, determined that such course of conduct was in the best interest of the Trust and such course of conduct did not constitute negligence (or, in the case of the
Delaware Trustee, gross negligence) or bad faith of such Covered Person. Subject to the foregoing, no Covered Person shall be personally liable for the return or repayment of all or any portion of the capital or profits of any Registered Owner,
Beneficial Owner, Authorized Participant, Depositor or assignee thereof, it being expressly agreed that any such return of capital or profits made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made solely from the assets of the Trust without any rights of
contribution from any Covered Person. A Covered Person shall not be liable for the conduct or misconduct of any delegatee selected by the Administrative Trustee pursuant to Section 5.8 of this Agreement; provided, however,
that in the case of the Administrative Trustee the foregoing shall only apply if the Administrative Trustee made such selection with reasonable care. 
  

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 Section 5.6 Fiduciary Duty. (a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, the
Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust, the Registered Owners, the Beneficial Owners, the Authorized Participants, the Depositors or any other Person, the
Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor acting under this Agreement shall not be liable to the Trust, the Registered Owners, the Beneficial Owners, the Authorized Participants, the Depositors or any other Person for its good faith reliance on the
provisions of this Agreement subject to the standard of care in Section 5.5. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor otherwise existing at
law or in equity are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor. 
 (b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein: 
 (i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between the
Administrative Trustee, the Sponsor or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Trust or any Registered Owner, Beneficial Owner, Authorized Participant, Depositor or other Person, on the other hand; or 
 (ii) whenever this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein provides that the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor shall act
in a manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the Trust, any Registered Owner, Beneficial Owner, Authorized Participant, Depositor or other Person, 
 the Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor, respectively, shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each party (including its
own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted accounting practices or principles. In
the absence of bad faith by the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor, the resolution, action or terms so made, taken or provided by the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or any other agreement
contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor at law or in equity or otherwise. 
 (c)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or of applicable law, whenever in this Agreement the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor is permitted or required to make a decision 
 (i) in its “discretion” or under a grant of similar authority, the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor shall be entitled to
consider such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Trust, any
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 (ii) in its “good faith” or under another express standard, the Administrative
Trustee or the Sponsor shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standard. 
 (d) The
Administrative Trustee, the Sponsor and any of their respective Affiliates may engage in or possess an interest in other profit-seeking or business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, whether or not such ventures are
competitive with the Trust, and the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any analogous doctrine, shall not apply to the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor. If the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor acquires knowledge of a potential
transaction, agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Trust, it shall have no duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to the Trust, and the Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor shall not be liable to the
Trust or to the Registered Owners, the Beneficial Owners, the Authorized Participants or the Depositors for breach of any fiduciary or other duty by reason of the fact that the Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor pursues or acquires for, or
directs such opportunity to another Person or does not communicate such opportunity or information to the Trust. Neither the Trust nor any Registered Owner, Beneficial Owner, Authorized Participant or Depositor shall have any rights or obligations
by virtue of this Agreement or the trust relationship created hereby in or to such independent ventures or the income or profits or losses derived therefrom, and the pursuit of such ventures, even if competitive with the activities of the Trust,
shall not be deemed to be wrongful or improper. Except to the extent expressly provided herein, the Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Trust, the Registered Owners, the
Beneficial Owners, the Authorized Participants, the Depositors or any Affiliate of the Trust or the Beneficial Owners. 
 Section 5.7
Obligations of the Sponsor and the Administrative Trustee. (a) Neither the Sponsor nor the Administrative Trustee assumes any obligation nor shall either of them be subject to any liability under this Agreement to any Registered Owner or
Beneficial Owner, Authorized Participant or Depositor (including liability with respect to the worth of the Trust Property), except that each of them agrees to perform its obligations specifically set forth in this Agreement without negligence or
bad faith. 
 (b) Neither the Sponsor nor the Administrative Trustee shall be under any obligation to prosecute any action, suit or other
proceeding in respect of any Trust Property or in respect of the Shares on behalf of a Registered Owner, Beneficial Owner, Authorized Participant, Depositor or other Person. 
 (c) Neither the Sponsor nor the Administrative Trustee shall be liable for any action or non-action by it in reliance upon the advice of or information
from legal counsel, accountants, any Depositor, any Registered Owner or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. 
 (d) The Administrative Trustee shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor Administrative Trustee, whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Administrative Trustee or in
connection with any matter arising wholly after the resignation of the Administrative Trustee; provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises the Administrative Trustee performed its obligations
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 (e) The Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor shall have no obligation to comply with any direction or
instruction from any Registered Owner or Beneficial Owner, Authorized Participant or Depositor regarding Shares except to the extent specifically provided in this Agreement. 
 (f) The Sponsor shall be responsible for the following administrative, operational and marketing expenses of the Trust: (i) the fees of the
Administrative Trustee, the Trust Administrator and Processing Agent, (ii) listing fees of the Exchange, (iii) printing and mailing costs, (iv) audit fees, (v) tax reporting costs, (vi) license fees and (vii) up to
$100,000 annually in legal expenses. The Sponsor shall also pay the costs of the Trust’s organization and initial sale of Shares by the Initial Purchaser, including applicable SEC registration fees. 
 Section 5.8 Delegation of Obligations of the Administrative Trustee. The Administrative Trustee may at any time delegate all or a portion of
its duties and obligations under this Agreement to another entity, including the trust administrator, without the consent of the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee, any Registered Owner and any Beneficial Owner. The Administrative Trustee may terminate
such other entity at any time and is not required to appoint a replacement therefor. 
 Section 5.9 Resignation or Removal of the
Administrative Trustee; Appointment of Successor Administrative Trustee. (a) The Administrative Trustee may at any time resign as Administrative Trustee hereunder by written notice of its election so to do, delivered to the Sponsor, and
such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Trustee and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided. 
 (b) The Sponsor may remove the Administrative Trustee in its discretion by written notice delivered to the Administrative Trustee in the manner provided in Section 7.4 at any time after the first
anniversary of the date of this Agreement. If at any time the Administrative Trustee ceases to be a Qualified Bank or is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement and the Administrative Trustee fails to cure such breach within
thirty (30) days after receipt by the Administrative Trustee of written notice from the Sponsor, or Registered Owners acting on behalf of at least 25% of the outstanding Shares, specifying such default and requiring the Administrative Trustee
to cure such default, the Sponsor may remove the Administrative Trustee by written notice delivered to the Administrative Trustee in the manner provided in Section 7.4, and such removal shall take effect upon the appointment of a
successor Administrative Trustee and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided. 
 (c) If the Administrative Trustee acting
hereunder resigns or is removed, the Sponsor shall use its reasonable efforts to appoint a successor Administrative Trustee, which shall be a Qualified Bank. Every successor Administrative Trustee shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to
the Sponsor an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Administrative Trustee, without any further act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its
predecessor; but such predecessor, nevertheless, upon payment of all sums due to it and on the written request of the Sponsor, shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all rights and 
  

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 powers of such predecessor hereunder, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest in the Trust
Property to such successor and shall deliver to such successor a list of the Registered Owners of all outstanding Shares. The Sponsor or any such successor Administrative Trustee shall promptly mail notice of the appointment of such successor
Administrative Trustee to the Registered Owners. 
 (d) Any corporation into which the Administrative Trustee may be merged, consolidated or
converted in a transaction in which the Administrative Trustee is not the surviving corporation shall be the successor of the Administrative Trustee without the execution or filing of any document or any further act. During the 90-day period
following the effectiveness of a merger, consolidation or conversion described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Sponsor may, by written notice to the Administrative Trustee, remove the Administrative Trustee and designate a successor
Administrative Trustee in compliance with the provisions of Section 5.9(c). 
 Section 5.10 Custodians. The
Administrative Trustee may at any time appoint one or more custodians (each, a “Custodian”) to hold assets of the Trust, without the consent of any Registered Owner and any Beneficial Owner. The Administrative Trustee may terminate
any such Custodian at any time and is not required to appoint a replacement therefor. 
 Section 5.11 Indemnification.
(a) The Sponsor shall indemnify the Administrative Trustee, its directors, employees, delegates and agents (the “Administrative Trustee Indemnified Persons”) against, and hold each of them harmless from, any loss, liability,
cost, expense or judgment (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) (collectively, “Indemnified Amounts”) that is incurred by any of them and that arises out of or is related to (i) any offer or sale by the Trust
of Baskets under this Agreement, (ii) acts performed or omitted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (A) by an Administrative Trustee Indemnified Person or
(B) by the Sponsor or (iii) any filings with or submissions to the SEC in connection with or with respect to the Shares (which, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, include any registration statement and any amendments or
supplements thereto filed with the SEC or any periodic reports or updates that may be filed under the Exchange Act or any failure to make any filings with or submissions to the SEC that are required to be made in connection with or with respect to
the Shares), except that the Sponsor shall not have any obligations under this Section 5.11(a) to pay any Indemnified Amounts incurred as a result of and attributable to (x) the negligence or bad faith of, or material breach of the
terms of this Agreement by, the Administrative Trustee, (y) information furnished in writing by the Administrative Trustee to the Sponsor expressly for use in the registration statement, or any amendment thereto, filed with the SEC relating to
the Shares that is not materially altered by the Sponsor or (z) any misrepresentations or omissions made by a Depositor (other than Sponsor) in connection with such Depositor’s offer and sale of Shares. 
 (b) The Administrative Trustee shall indemnify the Sponsor, its directors, employees and agents against, and hold each of them harmless from, any
Indemnified Amounts (i) caused by the negligence or bad faith of the Administrative Trustee or (ii) arising out of any information furnished in writing to the Sponsor by the Administrative Trustee expressly for use in the registration
statement, or any amendment thereto or periodic report, filed with the SEC relating to the Shares that is not materially altered by the Sponsor. 
  

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 (c) If the indemnification provided for in Section 5.11(a) or (b) is unavailable or
insufficient to hold harmless the indemnified party under Section 5.11(a) or (b) above, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the Indemnified Amounts referred to in Section 5.11(a) or
(b) above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Sponsor on the one hand and the Administrative Trustee on the other hand from the offering of the Shares which are the subject of
the action or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative
fault of the Sponsor on the one hand and the Administrative Trustee on the other hand in connection with the action, statement or omission that resulted in such Indemnified Amount, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact from which the action arises relates to information
supplied by the Sponsor or the Administrative Trustee and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission or the act or omission from which the action
arises. The amount of Indemnified Amounts referred to in the first sentence of this Section 5.11(c) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or
defending any action or claim that is the subject of this Section 5.11. 
 (d) The Sponsor and its shareholders, directors,
officers, employees, affiliates (as such term is defined under the Securities Act) and subsidiaries (each, a “Sponsor Indemnified Party”) shall be indemnified from the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense
arising out of or in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any actions taken in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and incurred without (1) negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or willful
malfeasance on the part of such Sponsor Indemnified Party or (2) reckless disregard on the part of such Sponsor Indemnified Party of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. Such indemnity shall include payment from the Trust of the
costs and expenses incurred by such Sponsor Indemnified Party in defending itself against any claim or liability in its capacity as Sponsor. Any amounts payable to a Sponsor Indemnified Party under this Section 5.11(d) may be payable in
advance or shall be secured by a lien on the Trust. The Sponsor may, in its discretion, undertake any action that it may deem to be necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests
of the Registered Owners and, in such event, the legal expenses and costs of any such actions shall be expenses and costs of the Trust, and the Sponsor shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor by the Trust. 
 (e) If an action, proceeding (including, but not limited to, any governmental investigation), claim or dispute (collectively, a
“Proceeding”) in respect of which indemnity may be sought by either party is brought or asserted against the other party, the party seeking indemnification (the “Indemnitee”) shall promptly (and in no event more
than seven (7) days after receipt of notice of such Proceeding) notify the party obligated to provide such indemnification (the “Indemnitor”) of such Proceeding. The failure of the Indemnitee to so notify the Indemnitor shall
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 Indemnitor (but only for costs, expenses and liabilities incurred after such notice) unless such failure adversely
affects the Indemnitor’s ability to adequately oppose or defend such Proceeding. Upon receipt of such notice from the Indemnitee, the Indemnitor shall be entitled to participate in such Proceeding and, to the extent that it shall so desire and
provided no conflict of interest exists as specified in clause (i) below and there are no other defenses available to Indemnitee as specified in clause (iii) below, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnitee (in which case all attorney’s fees and expenses shall be borne by the Indemnitor, and the Indemnitor shall in good faith defend the Indemnitee). The Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding
and to participate in the defense thereof, but, in such case, no fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by the Indemnitor unless such fees and expenses are otherwise required to be indemnified under Section 5.11(a),
(b) or (d), as applicable, and (i) there is such a conflict of interest between the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee as would preclude, in compliance with the ethical rules in effect in the jurisdiction in which the Proceeding
was brought, one lawyer from representing both parties simultaneously, (ii) the Indemnitor fails, within the earlier of (x) twenty (20) days following receipt of notice of the Proceeding from the Indemnitee or (y) seven
(7) days prior to the date the first response or appearance is required to be made in such Proceeding, to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee or (iii) there are legal defenses
available to Indemnitee that are different from or are in addition to those available to the Indemnitor. No compromise or settlement of such Proceeding may be effected by either party without the other party’s consent unless (m) there is
no finding or admission of any violation of law and no effect on any other claims that may be made against such other party and (n) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the party seeking the settlement. Neither
party shall have any liability with respect to any compromise or settlement effected without its consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnitor shall have no obligation to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee from any loss,
expense or liability incurred by the Indemnitee as a result of a default judgment entered against the Indemnitee unless such judgment was entered after the Indemnitor agreed, in writing, to assume the defense of such Proceeding. 
 Section 5.12 Charges of Administrative Trustee. (a) Each Depositor and each Person surrendering Baskets for the purpose of withdrawing
Trust Property shall pay to the Administrative Trustee a transaction fee of $6.50 per Basket multiplied by the number of CERFs in the Basket Amount (or such other fee as the Sponsor and Administrative Trustee may establish from time to time and
notify to all Authorized Participants in accordance with their respective Authorized Participant Agreements) for the Delivery of Shares pursuant to Section 2.6 and the Surrender of Baskets pursuant to Section 2.8 or
6.2(b). 
 (b) The Administrative Trustee is entitled to receive from the Sponsor fees for its services and reimbursement for its
out-of-pocket expenses in accordance with written agreements between the Sponsor and the Administrative Trustee. 
 (c) The Administrative
Trustee is entitled to charge the Trust for all expenses and disbursements incurred by it under Section 5.16(a) or that are of the type described in Section 4.7(a)(2) or (3) (including the fees and disbursements
of its legal counsel), except that the Administrative Trustee is not entitled to charge the Trust for (i) expenses and disbursements incurred by it prior to the commencement of trading of Shares on the Exchange and (ii) fees of agents for
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 Section 5.13 Retention of Trust Documents. The Administrative Trustee is authorized to
destroy those documents, records, bills and other data compiled during the term of this Agreement at the times permitted by the laws or regulations governing the Administrative Trustee, unless the Sponsor reasonably requests the Administrative
Trustee in writing to retain those items for a longer period. 
 Section 5.14 Federal Securities and Commodities Law Filings.
(a) The Sponsor has prepared and filed a registration statement with the SEC and shall (i) take such action as is necessary to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the federal securities laws of the United States, including the
preparation and filing of amendments and supplements to such registration statement, (ii) promptly notify the Administrative Trustee of any amendment or supplement to the registration statement or prospectus, of any order preventing or
suspending the use of any prospectus, of any request to amend or supplement the registration statement or prospectus or if any event or circumstance occurs that is known to the Sponsor as a result of which the registration statement or prospectus,
as then amended or supplemented, would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
(iii) provide the Administrative Trustee with copies, including copies in electronic form, of the prospectus, as amended and supplemented, in such quantities as the Administrative Trustee may from time to time reasonably request and
(iv) prepare, file and distribute, if applicable, any periodic reports or updates that may be required under the Exchange Act, the United States Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder. The Administrative
Trustee shall furnish to the Sponsor any information from the records of the Trust that the Sponsor reasonably requests in writing as needed to prepare any filing or submission that the Sponsor or the Trust is required to make under the federal
securities or commodities laws of the United States. 
 (b) The Sponsor shall have all necessary and exclusive power and authority to
(i) adopt, implement or amend, from time to time, such disclosure and financial reporting information gathering and control policies and procedures as are necessary or desirable, in the Sponsor’s reasonable judgment, to ensure compliance
with applicable disclosure and financial reporting obligations under any applicable securities laws, (ii) appoint and remove the auditors of the Trust, (iii) make any determination, choice, estimate or other decision that may be necessary
or desirable in connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Trust, and (iv) seek from the relevant securities or other regulatory authorities such relief, clarification or other action as the Sponsor shall deem to be
necessary or desirable regarding the disclosure or financial reporting obligations of the Trust. 
 Section 5.15 Prospectus
Delivery. The Sponsor, or the Administrative Trustee on its behalf, will comply with the requirements to provide copies of the current prospectus for the Trust to Authorized Participants as provided in the relevant Authorized Participant
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 Section 5.16 Discretionary Actions by Administrative Trustee; Consultation. (a) The
Administrative Trustee may, in its discretion, undertake any action that it deems to be necessary or desirable to protect the Trust or the interests of the Registered Owners. The expenses incurred by the Administrative Trustee in connection with
taking any such action (including the fees and disbursements of legal counsel) shall be expenses of the Trust, and the Administrative Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed for those expenses by the Trust. 
 (b) The Administrative Trustee shall notify and consult with the Sponsor (i) prior to undertaking any action described in
Section 5.16(a) or (ii) if the Administrative Trustee becomes aware of any development or event that affects the administration of the Trust but is not contemplated or provided for in this Agreement. 
 (c) The Sponsor shall notify and consult with the Administrative Trustee (i) prior to undertaking any action described in the last sentence of
Section 5.11(d) or (ii) if the Sponsor becomes aware of any development or event that affects the administration of the Trust but is not contemplated or provided for in this Agreement. 
 Section 5.17 Trustees. The number of Trustees of the Trust initially shall be two (2), and thereafter the number of Trustees shall be such
number as shall be fixed from time to time by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is entitled, subject to Section 5.9, to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any time; provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in
no event be less than two (2); and provided, further, that, if required by the Act, there shall at all times be a Delaware Trustee. 
 Section 5.18 Administrative Trustee. (a) The initial Administrative Trustee shall be Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 
 (b) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, any power of the Administrative Trustee may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one (1) or more Administrative Trustees. 
 (c) Except as otherwise required by the Act, the Administrative Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the
Administrative Trustee has the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to this Agreement. 
 Section 5.19 Delaware
Trustee. (a) The Delaware Trustee shall either be (i) a natural person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and a resident of the State of Delaware or (ii) a legal entity that has its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware, otherwise meets the requirements of applicable Delaware law and shall act through one or more persons authorized to bind such entity. If at any time the Delaware Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 5.19, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Section 5.19. The initial Delaware Trustee shall be Wilmington Trust Company. 
 (b) The Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities, of the
Administrative Trustee or the Sponsor that are set forth herein. The Delaware Trustee shall be one of the Trustees of the Trust for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807 of the Act 
  

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 and for taking such actions as are required to be taken by a Delaware trustee under the Act. The duties (including
fiduciary duties), liabilities and obligations of the Delaware Trustee shall be limited to (i) accepting legal process served on the Trust in the State of Delaware and (ii) executing any certificates required to be filed with the Delaware
Secretary of State that the Delaware Trustee is required to execute under Section 3811 of the Act, and there shall be no other duties (including fiduciary duties) or obligations, express or implied, at law or in equity, of the Delaware Trustee.

 (c) The Delaware Trustee shall serve until such time as the Sponsor removes the Delaware Trustee or the Delaware Trustee resigns and a
successor Delaware Trustee is appointed by the Sponsor in accordance with the terms of Section 5.19. The Delaware Trustee may resign at any time upon the giving of at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice to the
Administrative Trustee; provided, that such resignation shall not become effective unless and until a successor Delaware Trustee shall have been appointed by the Sponsor in accordance with Section 5.19. If the Sponsor does not act
within such sixty (60) day period, the Delaware Trustee may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware for the appointment of a successor Delaware Trustee. 
 (d) Upon the resignation or removal of the Delaware Trustee, the Sponsor shall appoint a successor Delaware Trustee by delivering a written instrument to
the outgoing Delaware Trustee. Any successor Delaware Trustee must satisfy the requirements of Section 3807 of the Act. Any resignation or removal of the Delaware Trustee and appointment of a successor Delaware Trustee shall not become
effective until a written acceptance of appointment is delivered by the successor Delaware Trustee to the outgoing Delaware Trustee and the Sponsor and any fees and expenses due to the outgoing Delaware Trustee are paid. Following compliance with
the preceding sentence, the successor Delaware Trustee (i) shall file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust reflecting the change of Delaware Trustee and (ii) shall become fully vested with all of the rights, powers, duties and
obligations of the outgoing Delaware Trustee under this Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as Delaware Trustee, and the outgoing Delaware Trustee shall be discharged of its duties and obligations under this Agreement. 
 (e) The Sponsor shall indemnify the Delaware Trustee, its directors, employees, delegates and agents (the “Delaware Trustee Indemnified
Persons”) against, and hold each of them harmless from, any Indemnified Amounts that are incurred by any of them and that arise out of or are related to (i) any offer or sale by the Trust of Baskets under this Agreement, (ii) acts
performed or omitted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (A) by a Delaware Trustee Indemnified Person or (B) by the Sponsor or (iii) any filings with or
submissions to the SEC in connection with or with respect to the Shares (which, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, include any registration statement and any amendments or supplements thereto filed with the SEC or any periodic
reports or updates that may be filed under the Exchange Act or any failure to make any filings with or submissions to the SEC that are required to be made in connection with or with respect to the Shares), except that the Sponsor shall not have any
obligations under this Section 5.19(e) to pay any Indemnified Amounts incurred as a result of and attributable to (x) the gross negligence or bad faith of, or material breach of the terms of this Agreement by, the Delaware Trustee or
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 expressly for use in the registration statement, or any amendment thereto, filed with the SEC relating to the Shares that
is not materially altered by the Sponsor. Any such indemnity shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5.11(e). 
 Section 5.20 Compensation and Expenses of the Delaware Trustee. The Delaware Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Sponsor reasonable compensation for its services hereunder as set forth in a separate fee agreement and
shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Sponsor for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in the performance of its duties hereunder, including the reasonable compensation, out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of counsel and such
other agents as the Delaware Trustee may employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and duties hereunder. 
 ARTICLE VI 
 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 
 Section 6.1 Amendment. (a) The Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor may amend any provisions of this Agreement without the consent of any Registered Owner or Beneficial Owner. Any amendment that
imposes or increases any fees or charges (other than taxes and other governmental charges) or prejudices a substantial existing right of the Registered Owners will not become effective until thirty (30) days after notice of such amendment is
given by the Administrative Trustee to the Registered Owners. Every Registered Owner and Beneficial Owner, at the time any such amendment becomes effective, shall be deemed, by continuing to hold any Shares or an interest therein, to consent and
agree to such amendment and to be bound by this Agreement as amended thereby. In no event shall any amendment impair the right of a Registered Owner to Surrender Baskets and receive therefor the amount of Trust Property represented thereby, except
in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no amendment to this Agreement may be made if, as a result of such amendment, it would cause the Trust to be taxable as an
association taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. 
 (b) No amendment shall be made to this Agreement
without the consent of the Delaware Trustee if such amendment adversely affects any of its rights, duties or liabilities. 
 Section 6.2
Termination. (a) The term for which the Trust will exist commenced on the date of the filing of the Certificate of Trust and shall continue until terminated pursuant to the provisions hereof. The Administrative Trustee shall set a date
on which the Trust shall dissolve and mail notice of that dissolution to the Registered Owners at least thirty (30) days prior to the date set for dissolution if any of the following occurs: 
 (i) the Administrative Trustee is notified that the Shares are delisted from the Exchange and are not approved for listing on another
national securities exchange within five (5) Business Days of their delisting; 
 (ii) Registered Owners of at least 75%
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 (iii) sixty (60) days have elapsed since the Administrative Trustee notified the
Sponsor of the Administrative Trustee’s election to resign, and a successor Administrative Trustee has not been appointed and accepted its appointment as provided in Section 5.9; 
 (iv) the SEC (or its staff) or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Trust is an investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Administrative Trustee has actual knowledge of that determination; 
 (v) the Manager
determines to liquidate the Investing Pool in accordance with the terms of the Investing Pool Agreement, which provides that the Manager may liquidate the Investing Pool at any time the Manager determines that liquidating the Investment Pool is
advisable; 
 (vi) the Trust and/or the Investing Pool is treated as an association taxable as a corporation for United States
federal income tax purposes, and the Administrative Trustee receives notice from the Sponsor that the Sponsor has determined that termination of the Trust is advisable; or 
 (vii) DTC is unable or unwilling to continue to perform its functions, and a comparable replacement is unavailable. 
 (b) On and after the dissolution of the Trust, the Administrative Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 3808(e) of the Act, wind up the business
and affairs of the Trust. Subject to the payment or the reasonable provision of such payment by the Administrative Trustee of the claims and obligations of the Trust as required by Section 3808(e) of the Act, the Registered Owners will, upon
(i) Surrender of their Shares, (ii) payment of the fee of the Administrative Trustee for the Surrender of Shares provided in Section 5.12(a) and (iii) payment of any applicable taxes or other governmental charges, be
entitled to Delivery, to him or upon his order, of the amount of Trust Property represented by those Shares. The Administrative Trustee shall not accept any Delivery of Basket Amounts after the date of dissolution. If any Shares remain outstanding
after the date of dissolution of the Trust, the Administrative Trustee thereafter shall discontinue the registration of transfers of Shares, shall not make any distributions to Registered Owners and shall not give any further notices, except that
the Administrative Trustee shall continue to collect distributions pertaining to Trust Property and hold the same uninvested and without liability for interest, pay pursuant to Section 3808(e) of the Act the Trust’s expenses and sell Trust
Property as necessary to meet those expenses and shall continue to deliver Trust Property, together with any distributions received with respect thereto and the net proceeds of the sale of any other property, in exchange for Shares Surrendered to
the Administrative Trustee (after deducting or upon payment of, in each case, the fee of the Administrative Trustee set forth in Section 5.12(a) for the Surrender of Shares, any expenses for the account of the Registered Owner of such
Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any applicable taxes or other governmental charges). At any time after the expiration of ninety (90) days following the date of dissolution of the Trust, the
Administrative Trustee may sell the Trust Property then held under this Agreement and may thereafter, after complying with Section 3808(e) of the Act, hold uninvested the net proceeds of any such sale, together with any other cash then held by
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 and without liability for interest, for the pro rata benefit of the Registered Owners of the Shares that have not
theretofore been Surrendered, such Registered Owners thereupon becoming general creditors of the Administrative Trustee with respect to such net proceeds. After making such sale or the completion of the wind up of the business and affairs of the
Trust have otherwise occurred, the Trust and this Agreement shall terminate and the Administrative Trustee shall execute and cause a certificate of cancellation of the Certificate of Trust to be filed in accordance with the Act and notify the
Delaware Trustee of such filing. After making such filing, the Administrative Trustee shall be discharged from all obligations under this Agreement, except to account for such net proceeds and other cash (after deducting, in each case, any fees,
expenses, taxes or other governmental charges payable by the Trust, the fee of the Administrative Trustee for the Surrender of Shares and any expenses for the account of the Registered Owner of such Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and any applicable taxes or other governmental charges). 
 (c) Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Sponsor shall
be discharged from all obligations under this Agreement, except that its obligations to the Administrative Trustee under Sections 5.11 and 5.12 shall survive termination of this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE VII 
 MISCELLANEOUS

 Section 7.1 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an
original and all of such counterparts constitute one and the same agreement. Copies of this Agreement are filed with the Administrative Trustee and are open to inspection by any Registered Owner during the Administrative Trustee’s business
hours. 
 Section 7.2 Third-Party Beneficiaries. Subject to Section 5.8, this Agreement is for the exclusive benefit
of the parties hereto and the directors, employees, delegates, agents and affiliates referred to in Section 5.11, and the Registered Owners, Beneficial Owners and Depositors from time to time, and shall not be deemed to give any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim whatsoever to any other person. 
 Section 7.3 Severability. In case any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement are or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed
thereby. 
 Section 7.4 Notices. (a) All notices given under this Agreement must be in writing. 
 (b) Any notice to be given to the Administrative Trustee, the Sponsor or the Delaware Trustee shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when it is
actually delivered by a messenger or a recognized courier service, (ii) five (5) days after it is mailed by registered or certified mail, postage paid or (iii) when receipt of a facsimile transmission is acknowledged via a return
receipt or receipt confirmation as requested by the original transmission, in each case to or at the address or facsimile number set forth below: 
  

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 To the Administrative Trustee: 
 Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 
 45 Fremont
Street 
 San Francisco, CA 94105 
 Attention: [·] 
 Facsimile:
[·] 
 or (1) any other place to which the
Administrative Trustee may have transferred its Corporate Trust Office with notice to the Sponsor and the Delaware Trustee or (2) any entity to which the Administrative Trustee may have transferred all or some of its duties hereunder pursuant
to Section 5.8 at the address set forth in the notice of transfer provided to the Sponsor and the Delaware Trustee. 
 To the
Sponsor: 
 Barclays Global Investors International, Inc. 
 45 Fremont Street 
 San Francisco, CA 94105 
 Attention: [·] 
 Facsimile: [·] 
 or any other place to which the Sponsor may have transferred its principal office with notice to the Administrative Trustee and the Delaware Trustee. 
 To the Delaware Trustee: 
 Wilmington Trust
Company 
 [·] 
 Wilmington, DE [·] 
 Attention: [·] 
 Facsimile: [·] 
 or any other place to which the Delaware Trustee may have transferred its principal office with notice to the Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor. 
 (c) Any notice to be given to a Registered Owner shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when actually delivered by messenger or a recognized
courier service, (ii) when mailed, postage prepaid or (iii) when sent by facsimile transmission confirmed by letter, in each case at or to the address of such Registered Owner as it appears on the transfer books of the Administrative
Trustee, or, if such Registered Owner shall have filed with the Administrative Trustee a written request that any notice or communication intended for such Registered Owner be delivered to some other address, at the address designated in such
request. 
 Section 7.5 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. (a) This Agreement is governed by and is to be construed in
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 (b) The parties hereto hereby (i) irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any
Delaware state court or federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and (ii) consent to the service of process by mail. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to serve
legal process in any manner permitted by law or affect its right to bring any action in any other court. Each party agrees that, in the event that any dispute arising from or relating to this Agreement becomes subject to any judicial proceeding,
such party waives any right that it may otherwise have to (x) seek punitive or consequential damages or (y) request a trial by jury. 
 Section 7.6 Headings. The titles of the Articles and the headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 Section 7.7 Compliance with Regulation B. If any banking institution that is either a party to this Agreement or a delegate
pursuant hereto reasonably believes that any of the activities described herein and to be performed by such institution are reasonably likely to result in such institution having to register as a broker-dealer under federal law, then (a) such
institution will promptly notify in writing the other parties in reasonable detail of the basis of its concern, (b) such institution thereafter shall not be deemed to be in violation of, or acting negligently or in bad faith with respect to,
this Agreement or any agreement incidental hereto by virtue of not engaging in such activity and (c) the parties hereto shall promptly restructure the arrangements described herein in good faith to the extent necessary to prevent such
registration from having to occur. 
 Section 7.8 Binding Effect; Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, every covenant, term and provision of this Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to such subject matter in any way. 
 Section 7.9 Provisions in Conflict With Law or Regulations. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if the Administrative Trustee
determines, with the advice of counsel, that any one or more of such provisions (the “Conflicting Provisions”) are in conflict with the Code, the Act or other applicable U.S. federal or state laws, the Conflicting Provisions shall
be deemed never to have constituted a part of this Agreement, even without any amendment of this Agreement pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that such determination by the Administrative Trustee shall not affect or impair
any of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination. The Administrative Trustee shall not be liable for making or failing to make such a determination. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first set
forth above. 
  

			
	 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS
 INTERNATIONAL, INC., as Sponsor

		
	 By:
	 	  

		
	 Name:
	 	
		
	 Title:
	 	
	
	 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS,
 N.A., as Administrative Trustee

		
	 By:
	 	  

		
	 Name:
	 	
		
	 Title:
	 	
	
	 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
 as Delaware Trustee

		
	 By:
	 	  

		
	 Name:
	 	
		
	 Title:
	 	


  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 [Form of Certificate] 
 THE SHARES EVIDENCED HEREBY REPRESENT RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO UNDERLYING TRUST PROPERTY (AS
DEFINED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN) HELD BY THE iSHARES® GSCI®
COMMODITY-INDEXED TRUST (THE “TRUST”) AND DO NOT EVIDENCE AN OBLIGATION OF, OR AN INTEREST IN, AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED BY THE SPONSOR, THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEE, THE DELAWARE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE
SHARES NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST PROPERTY IS INSURED UNDER ANY AGREEMENT THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THE TRUST OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR ANY OTHER PERSON. 
 UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) TO THE AGENT AUTHORIZED BY THE TRUST FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 
 iSHARES® GSCI® COMMODITY-INDEXED TRUST SHARES 
 ISSUED BY 
 iSHARES® GSCI®
COMMODITY-INDEXED TRUST 
 REPRESENTING 
 FRACTIONAL UNDIVIDED INTERESTS IN THE NET ASSETS OF THE TRUST 
 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A., as Administrative Trustee

  

					
	 No.            
	 		 	*Shares

 CUSIP: 46428R107 
 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A., as Administrative Trustee (the “Administrative Trustee”), hereby certifies that CEDE & CO., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, or registered assigns,
IS THE OWNER OF [            ]1 Shares
issued by iShares® GSCI® Commodity-Indexed Trust (the “Trust”), each representing a
fractional undivided beneficial interest in the net assets of the Trust, as provided in the Trust Agreement referred to below. The Administrative Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office and its principal executive office are located at 45 Fremont
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. 


	1	That number of Shares held at The Depository Trust Company at any given point in time. 

  

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 This Certificate is issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Trust Agreement, dated as of
            , 2006 (the “Trust Agreement”), among Barclays Global Investors International, Inc. (the “Sponsor”), the Administrative Trustee, and
Wilmington Trust Company as Delaware Trustee. The Trust Agreement sets forth the rights of Registered Owners and the rights and duties of the Administrative Trustee and the Sponsor. Copies of the Trust Agreement are on file at the Administrative
Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office. 
 The Trust Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into and made a part of this Certificate as
if set forth in full in this place. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement. 
 This
Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Trust Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it is executed by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Administrative Trustee and, if a
Registrar (other than the Administrative Trustee) for the Shares shall have been appointed, countersigned by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Registrar. 
  

					
	Dated:                                     
           	 	 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A.,
 as
Administrative Trustee

			
		 	By:	 	  


  
 THE ADMINISTRATIVE
TRUSTEE’S CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE ADDRESS IS 
 45 FREMONT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 
  

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 EXHIBIT B 
 FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRUST 
  

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