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msci-ex10163_18.htm

 

Exhibit 10.163

 

A.N.: 130339

AMD_00285686.0

 

CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND IS OF THE TYPE THAT THE COMPANY TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL. *** INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.

 

 

AMENDMENT

 

Date of Amendment: April 26, 2021

 

AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the Index License Agreement for Funds (internal MSCI reference IXF_00040) dated as of March 18, 2000 (as previously amended, the “Agreement”) is made by and between MSCI Inc. (formerly known as Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.) (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors, a California corporation (as successor to Barclays Global Investors, N.A.) (“Licensee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

 

	
1.
	
Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following Index:

 

	
 
	
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MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Extended ESG Reduced Carbon Target Index

 

or such other indexes as agreed by Licensee and MSCI in writing.

 

	
2.
	
Licensee may use the Index set forth in Section 1 above solely with respect to the following Licensee fund (a “Fund” as such term is defined in the Agreement):

 

	
 
	
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iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

 

or such other names as agreed by Licensee and MSCI in writing.

 

The Fund identified above shall be an exchange traded index fund listed on a national securities exchange located in the United States.

 

	
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Licensee shall pay MSCI a *** license fee ********************.  The *** license fee shall be calculated as ********************: 

 

		
	
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if during any relevant period ********************for the Fund shall equal ********************.

 

	
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Special Conditions:

 

	
 
	
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To the extent that this Amendment conflicts with the Agreement, this Amendment shall control.  No right or license of any kind is granted to Licensee except as expressly provided in the Agreement and this Amendment.

 

	
 
	
b.
	
MSCI may terminate this Amendment with respect to the Index set forth in Section 1 if, within one (1) year of the date of this Amendment, Licensee does not list the Fund based on the Index.

 

	
 
	
c.
	
If Licensee delists the Fund identified above or changes the underlying Index for the Fund, Licensee’s right to use the Index set forth in Section 1 with respect to the Fund shall automatically and immediately terminate.

 

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

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED

 

		
	
LICENSEE: BlackRock Fund Advisors

 

 

By /s/ Ruth Weiss

 

Name Ruth Weiss

 

Title Managing Director

 

Date May 21, 2021
	
MSCI Inc.

 

 

By /s/ Joke Jacinto

 

Name Joke Jacinto

 

Title Executive Director

 

Date July 5, 2021msci-ex10164_8.htm

 

Exhibit 10.164

AMD_00283496.0

 

 

CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND IS OF THE TYPE THAT THE COMPANY TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL. *** INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.

 

AMENDMENT

Effective Date of Amendment: June 30, 2021

This Amendment is made to the Index License Agreement for Funds (internal MSCI reference IXF_00040) dated as of March 18, 2000 (as amended, the “Agreement”) by and between MSCI Inc. (formerly known as Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.) (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors (as successor to Barclays Global Investors, N.A.) (“Licensee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement or the Previous Amendments, as the case may be.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of prior amendments between MSCI and Licensee which are identified in Attachment 1 to this Amendment (the “Previous Amendments”), MSCI granted Licensee the right to use the identified MSCI indexes as the basis for the identified Licensee Funds; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to further amend the Agreement to allow for the cross-listing of the Licensee Funds identified in Attachment 1 to this Amendment, as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

	
 
	
1.
	
Exhibit B of the Agreement is hereby amended to allow the Licensee Funds identified in Attachment 1 to this Amendment to be listed and traded on the Santiago Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago) (herein referred to as the “Chile Listed Funds”) after such Licensee Funds are listed on a United States exchange. The Chile Listed Funds must be issued, sold and traded on a public basis in accordance with applicable Chilean securities law. All other terms and restrictions contained in the Previous Amendments and the Agreement shall apply to the Chile Listed Funds. For clarity, there ************************************************************.
	
 

	
 
	
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This Amendment is intended to amend and operate in conjunction with the Previous Amendments and the Agreement, and together this Amendment, the Previous Amendments and the Agreement constitute the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties and supersede in full all prior proposals and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. To the extent any terms of this Amendment conflict with any terms of the Previous Amendments or the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control. No right or license of any kind is granted to Licensee except as expressly provided in the Agreement, the Previous Amendments and this Amendment.
	
 

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

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

 

 

 

 

		
	
LICENSEE: BlackRock Fund Advisors

 

 

By /s/ Ruth Weiss

 

Name Ruth Weiss

 

Title Managing Director

 

 
	
MSCI Inc.

 

 

By /s/ Joke Jacinto

 

Name Joke Jacinto

 

Title Executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attachment 1

 

				
	
Amendment
	
 

MSCI Index
	
 

Fund Name

	
Internal MSCI reference number of the Amendment
	
Effective Date of the Amendment

	
AMD_00083357.0
	
November 6, 2012
	
MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index
	
iShares Core MSCI Total

International Stock ETF

	
AMD_00269210.0 (as

previously modified by AMD_00250009.0, AMD_00243265.0, AMD_00208225.0)
	
March 9, 2020
	
MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index
	
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

	
AMD_00054
	
April 26, 2005
	
MSCI EAFE Growth Index
	
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth

ETF

	
AMD_00269210.0 (as

previously modified by AMD_00250009.0, AMD_00243265.0, AMD_00209563.0, AMD_00200775.0)
	
March 9, 2020
	
MSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index
	
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

	
AMD_00269210.0 (as

previously modified by AMD_00250009.0, AMD_00243265.0, AMD_00209563.0, AMD_00200775.0)
	
March 9, 2020
	
MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus Index
	
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

	
AMD_00255400.0
	
February 1, 2019
	
MSCI USA Extended ESG

Leaders Index
	
iShares ESG MSCI USA

Leaders ETF

	
AMD_00243265.0 (as

previously modified by SCA_11043)
	
May 15, 2018
	
MSCI USA Extended ESG Select Index
	
iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF

	
AMD_00264512.0
	
October 1, 2019
	
MSCI EM Extended ESG

Leaders 5% Issuer Capped Index
	
iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders

ETF

	
AMD_00145581.0
	
September 22,

2014
	
MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index
	
iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

	
AMD_00269210.0 (as

previously modified by

AMD_00250009.0, AMD_00235248.0)
	
March 9, 2020
	
MSCI USA Small Cap Extended ESG Focus Index
	
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

	
AMD_00265489.0 (as

previously modified by AMD_00270883.0)
	
March 9, 2020
	
MSCI EAFE Choice ESG

Screened Index
	
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

	
AMD_00265489.0 (as

previously modified by AMD_00270883.0)
	
March 9, 2020
	
MSCI USA Choice ESG Screened Index
	
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETFmsci-ex10165_11.htm

 

Exhibit 10.165 

 

A.N.: 130339

AMD_ 00289245.0

 

CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND IS OF THE TYPE THAT THE COMPANY TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL. *** INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.

 

 

AMENDMENT

 

Date of Amendment: July 26, 2021

 

AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the Index License Agreement for Funds (internal MSCI reference IXF_00040) dated as of March 18, 2000 (as previously amended, the “Agreement”) is made by and between MSCI Inc. (formerly known as Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.) (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors, a California corporation (as successor to Barclays Global Investors, N.A.) (“Licensee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

 

	
1.
	
Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following Index:

 

	
 
	
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MSCI China Technology Sub-Industries Select Capped Index

or such other indexes as agreed by Licensee and MSCI in writing.

 

	
2.
	
Licensee may use the Index set forth in Section 1 above solely with respect to the following Licensee fund (a “Fund” as such term is defined in the Agreement):

 

	
 
	
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iShares MSCI China Multisector Tech ETF

 

or such other names as agreed by Licensee and MSCI in writing.

 

The Fund identified above shall be an exchange traded index fund listed on a national securities exchange located in the United States.

 

	
3.
	
Licensee shall pay MSCI a *** license fee ********************.  The *** license fee shall be calculated as ********************: 

 

		
	
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if during any relevant period ********************for the Fund shall equal ********************.

 

	
4.
	
Special Conditions:

 

	
 
	
a.
	
To the extent that this Amendment conflicts with the Agreement, this Amendment shall control.  No right or license of any kind is granted to Licensee except as expressly provided in the Agreement and this Amendment.

 

	
 
	
b.
	
MSCI may terminate this Amendment with respect to the Index set forth in Section 1 if, within one (1) year of the date of this Amendment, Licensee does not list the Fund based on the Index.

 

	
 
	
c.
	
If Licensee delists the Fund identified above or changes the underlying Index for the Fund, Licensee’s right to use the Index set forth in Section 1 with respect to the Fund shall automatically and immediately terminate.

 

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

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED

 

		
	
LICENSEE: BlackRock Fund Advisors

 

 

By /s/ Ruth Weiss

 

Name Ruth Weiss

 

Title Managing Director

 

Date August 3, 2021
	
MSCI Inc.

 

 

By /s/ Joke Jacinto

 

Name Joke Jacinto

 

Title Executive Director

 

Date August 5, 2021

 

 

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