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msci-ex1055_157.htm

Exhibit 10.55

 

*** INDICATES CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO ITEM 601(B) OF REGULATION S-K BECAUSE THE IDENTIFIED CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS (I) ARE NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.

AMD_00421

Client Code/Reference No:130339

AMENDMENT

Date of Amendment: October 4, 2011

AMENDMENT to the Index License Agreement for Funds (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 18, 2000, by and between MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”), a Delaware corporation, and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as Barclays Global Investors, N.A.) (“Licensee”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed in the Agreement.

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

	
 
	
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MSCI ACWI Select Agriculture Producers Investable Market Index

	
 
	
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MSCI ACWI Select Energy Producers Investable Market Index

	
 
	
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MSCI ACWI Select Metals & Mining Producers Ex Gold and Silver Investable Market Index

	
 
	
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MSCI ACWI Select Gold Miners Investable Market Index

	
 
	
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MSCI ACWI Select Silver Miners Investable Market Index

The above Indexes shall be collectively referred to hereunder as the “Commodity Producers Indexes”.

	
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Licensee may use the Commodity Producers Indexes and associated Marks solely with respect to the following Funds:

	
 
	
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iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers Fund: seeks to provide the performance of the MSCI ACWI Select Agriculture Producers Investable Market Index

	
 
	
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iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers Fund: seeks to provide the performance of the MSCI ACWI Select Energy Producers Investable Market Index

	
 
	
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iShares MSCI Global Select Metals & Mining Producers Fund: seeks to provide the performance of the MSCI ACWI Select Metals & Mining Producers Ex Gold and Silver Investable Market Index

	
 
	
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iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners Fund: seeks to provide the performance of the MSCI ACWI Select Gold Miners Investable Market Index

	
 
	
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iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners Fund: seeks to provide the performance of the MSCI ACWI Select Silver Miners Investable Market Index

	
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Licensee shall pay MSCI an annual license fee per Fund equal to ***********. For the avoidance of doubt, the terms set forth in this Section 3 shall only apply to Funds based on the Commodity Producers Indexes.

	
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Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, Licensee may publicly disclose the holdings of each Fund and Commodity Producers Indexes on daily basis on its website, including www.ishares.com. For the avoidance of doubt, the terms set forth in this Section 3 shall only apply to Funds based on the Commodity Producers Indexes.

	
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For the avoidance of doubt, the terms contained in Exhibit B of the Agreement, including, but not limited to the requirement that all Funds be listed on an U.S. domiciled stock exchange only, shall apply to all Funds based on the Commodity Producers Indexes.

	
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This Amendment is intended to amend and operate in conjunction with the Agreement and together this Amendment 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 that any terms of this Amendment conflict with any terms of 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 and this Amendment.

 

 

 

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MSCI may terminate this Amendment with respect to any Index(es) in the event that Licensee does not list a Fund based such Index(es) on an exchange within 1 year of the date of 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.

 

	
LICENSEE: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
	
 
	
MSCI Inc.

	
By
	
/s/ Jenni A. Lee
	
 
	
By
	
/s/ Paul Friedman

	
Name
	
Jenni A. Lee
	
 
	
Name
	
Paul Friedman

	
 
	
(printed)
	
 
	
 
	
(printed)

	
Title
	
Director
	
 
	
Title
	
Executive Director

	
Date
	
11/20/2011
	
 
	
Date
	
 

	
LICENSEE: Blackrock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
	
 
	
 

	
By
	
/s/ Timothy M. Meyer
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Name
	
Timothy M. Meyer
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
(printed)
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Title
	
M. Director
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Date
	
11/20/2011
	
 
	
 
	
 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.62

 

*** INDICATES CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO ITEM 601(B) OF REGULATION S-K BECAUSE THE IDENTIFIED CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS (I) ARE NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.

A.N.: 130339

AMD_00064734.0

AMENDMENT

Date of Amendment: February 16, 2012

AMENDMENT to the Index License Agreement for Funds (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 18, 2000, by and between MSCI Inc. (f/k/a Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.) (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as Barclays Global Investors, N.A.) (“Licensee”), as previously amended. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed in the Agreement.

	
 
	
1.
	
Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the MSCI Frontier Markets 100 Index. For the avoidance of doubt, the terms contained in Exhibit B of the Agreement shall apply to all Funds based on the MSCI Frontier Markets 100 Index; provided that in addition to listing and trading the Funds on an U.S. domiciled exchange, Funds based on the MSCI Frontier Markets 100 Index also may be listed and traded on stock or security exchanges domiciled in:
	
 

Mexico

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License Fees set forth in the Agreement, as amended, shall apply with respect to all Funds based on the MSCI Frontier Markets 100 Index. All listed Funds must be issued, sold and traded on a public basis in accordance with the applicable securities law. All other terms and restrictions contained in Exhibit B shall apply.

	
 
	
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This Amendment is intended to amend and operate in conjunction with the Agreement and together this Amendment 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 that any terms of this Amendment conflict with any terms of 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 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. 
	
 

 

									
	
LICENSEE: BlackRock Institutional 
	
 
	
MSCI INC.
		
	
Trust Company, N.A.
	
 
	
 
		
	
By
	
 
	
/s/ Timothy M. Meyer
	
 
	
By
	
 
	
/s/ David Kinzelberg

	
Name
	
 
	
Timothy M. Meyer
	
 
	
Name
	
 
	
David Kinzelberg

	
 
	
 
	
(printed)
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
(printed)

	
Title
	
 
	
M. Director
	
 
	
Title
	
 
	
Executive Director

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
LICENSEE: BlackRock Institutional
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
	
Trust Company, N.A.
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
	
By
	
 
	
/s/ Jenni A. Lee
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Name
	
 
	
Jenni A. Lee
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
(printed)
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Title
	
 
	
Directormsci-ex1063_155.htm

 

Exhibit 10.63

 

*** INDICATES CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO ITEM 601(B) OF REGULATION S-K BECAUSE THE IDENTIFIED CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS (I) ARE NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.

A.N.: 130339 

AMD_00069332.0

AMENDMENT

 

Date of Amendment: April 9, 2012

 

AMENDMENT to the Index License Agreement for Funds (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 18, 2000, by and between MSCI Inc. (f/k/a Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.) (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as Barclays Global Investors, N.A.) (“Licensee”), as previously amended. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed in the Agreement.

	
 
	
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Exhibit B is hereby further amended to allow the Funds to be additionally listed and traded on the Mexican domiciled stock or security exchanges (herein referred to as the “Mexican Listed Funds”). All Listed Funds must be issued, sold and traded on a public basis in accordance with the applicable Mexican securities law. All other terms and restrictions contained in Exhibit B shall apply to the Mexican Listed Funds. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Exhibit A, the Mexican Listed Funds may only be based on the following Indexes:

 

			
	
MSCI Australia Index

MSCI Brazil Index

MSCI Brazil Small Cap Index

MSCI BRIC Index

MSCI Canada Index

MSCI China Small Cap Index

MSCI Emerging Markets (“EM”) Index

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MSCI Hong Kong Index

MSCI Japan Index

MSCI Malaysia Index

MSCI Pacific ex Japan Index

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MSCI Taiwan Index

MSCI USA Index

MSCI Korea Index

MSCI All Country World Index (“ACWI”)

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MSCI EM Minimum Volatility Index

MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index

MSCI ACWI Minimum Volatility Index

MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index

MSCI Singapore Index

MSCI Ireland Capped Investable Market Index (“IMI”)

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MSCI New Zealand IMI

MSCI Philippines IMI
	
MSCI Poland IMI

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MSCI Chile IMI

MSCI EMU Index

MSCI Germany Index

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MSCI Europe Australasia

and the Far East Index (“EAFE”)

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MSCI France Index

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MSCI Italy Index

MSCI Spain Index

MSCI Switzerland Index

MSCI UK Index

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MSCI ex USA Index

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MSCI Belgium IMI
	
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MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index

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MSCI Israel Capped IMI

MSCI Netherlands IMI

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MSCI Sweden Index

MSCI Thailand IMI

MSCI Turkey IMI

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For the avoidance of doubt, the license fees set forth in the Agreement, as amended, shall apply with respect to all Mexican Listed Funds. For clarity, there shall be *********** for the Mexican Listed Funds as *********** the Mexican Listed Funds shall be *********** for purposes of calculating license fees.

	
 
	
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Exhibit B is hereby further amended to allow the Funds to be additionally listed and traded on the Chilean domiciled stock or security exchanges (herein referred to as the “Chilean Listed Funds”). All Listed Funds must be issued, sold and traded on a public basis in accordance with the applicable Chilean securities law. All other terms and restrictions contained in Exhibit B shall 

 

 

	
 
		
apply to the Chilean Listed Funds. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Exhibit A, the Chilean Listed Funds may only be based on the following Indexes:

 

		
	
MSCI Canada Index

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MSCI Malaysia Index

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MSCI South Africa Index

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MSCI Korea Index

MSCI ACWI

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MSCI Ireland Capped IMI

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MSCI France Index

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MSCI Italy Index

MSCI Spain Index

MSCI Switzerland Index

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MSCI Poland IMI
	
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MSCI Indonesia IMI

MSCI Israel Index

MSCI Israel Capped IMI

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MSCI Turkey IMI

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For the avoidance of doubt, the license fees set forth in the Agreement, as amended, shall apply with respect to all Chilean Listed Funds. For clarity, there shall be *********** for the Chilean Listed Funds as *********** the Chilean Listed Funds shall be *********** for purposes of calculating license fees.

	
 
	
3.
	
Exhibit B is hereby further amended to allow the Funds to be additionally listed and traded on the Peruvian domiciled stock or security exchanges (herein referred to as the “Peruvian Listed Funds”). All Listed Funds must be issued, sold and traded on a public basis in accordance with the applicable Peruvian securities law. All other terms and restrictions contained in Exhibit B shall apply to the Peruvian Listed Funds. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Exhibit A, the Peruvian Listed Funds may only be based on the following Indexes:

 

			
	
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For the avoidance of doubt, the license fees set forth in the Agreement, as amended, shall apply with respect to all Peruvian Listed Funds. For clarity, there shall be *********** for the Peruvian Listed Funds as *********** the Peruvian Listed Funds shall be *********** for purposes of calculating license fees.

	
 
	
4.
	
Exhibit B is hereby further amended to allow the Funds to be additionally listed and traded on the Colombian domiciled stock or security exchanges (herein referred to as the “Colombian Listed Funds”). All Listed Funds must be issued, sold and traded on a public basis in accordance with the applicable Colombian securities law. All other terms and restrictions contained in Exhibit B shall apply to the Colombian Listed Funds. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Exhibit A, the Colombian Listed Funds may only be based on the following Indexes:
	
 

 

 

			
	
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For the avoidance of doubt, the license fees set forth in the Agreement, as amended, shall apply with respect to all Colombian Listed Funds. For clarity, there shall be *********** for the Colombian Listed Funds as *********** the Colombian Listed Funds shall be *********** for purposes of calculating license fees.

	
 
	
5.
	
This Amendment is intended to amend and operate in conjunction with the Agreement and together this Amendment 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 that any terms of this Amendment conflict with any terms of 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 and this Amendment.

 

 

	
 
	
6.
	
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.

 

	
LICENSEE: BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
	
 
	
MSCI INC.

	
By /s/ Timothy M. Meyer
	
 
	
By /s/ David Kinzelberg

	
Name Timothy M. Meyer
	
 
	
Name David Kinzelberg

	
(printed)
	
 
	
(printed)

	
Title M. Director
	
 
	
Title    Executive Director

	
LICENSEE: BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
	
 
	
 

	
By /s/ Jenni A. Lee
	
 
	
 

	
Name Jenni A. Lee
	
 
	
 

	
           (printed)

Title   Director

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