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msci-ex10160_234.htm

Exhibit 10.160 

 

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

 

AMD_00226208.0

 

THIS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of September 1, 2017 (the “Amendment Effective Date”) is made to the Previous Amendment and the ******************** Amendment (each as defined below) by and between MSCI Inc. (formerly known as Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.) (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors, a California corporation (as successor to Barclays Global Investors, N.A.) (“Licensee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Previous Amendment or the ******** *********** Amendment, as the case may be.

WHEREAS, MSCI and Licensee entered into the Amendment (internal MSCI reference number: AMD_00163614.0) dated February 25, 2015 (the “Previous Amendment”), which amends the Index License Agreement for Funds (internal MSCI reference number: IXF_00040) dated as of March 18, 2000 (the “Agreement”) by and between MSCI and Licensee; and

WHEREAS, MSCI and Licensee entered into the Amendment (internal MSCI reference number: AMD_00191087.0) dated May 4, 2016 (the “******************** Amendment”), which also amends and operates in conjunction with the Previous Amendment; and

WHEREAS, on a date which is expected to occur on or about November 30, 2017 (the “***************”), Licensee and MSCI wish to (i) ******************************************************************** *************************** and (ii) ****************************************************.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, each of MSCI and Licensee hereby agree to amend the Previous Amendment and the ******************** Amendment as follows:

1.******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** *********************************************************

	
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***************************************************************************************  ***************************************************************************************     *************************************************************************************** *******************

	
3.
	
This Amendment amends and operates in conjunction with the Previous Amendment and the ************* ****** Amendment.  This Amendment, the Previous Amendment, the ******************** Amendment and the Agreement constitute the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in full all prior proposals and understandings, oral or written, relating to such subject matter.  To the extent that the terms of this Amendment conflict with the terms of the Previous Amendment, the ******************** Amendment or the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control.

	
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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.

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

 

 

 

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AMD_00226208.0

 

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

			
	
MSCI Inc.
	
 
	
BlackRock Fund Advisors

	
By /s/ Alex Gil
	
 
	
By /s/ Diane Lumley

	
Name Alex Gil
	
 
	
Name Diane Lumley

	
Title Executive Director
	
 
	
Title Managing Director

 

2msci-ex10161_233.htm

Exhibit 10.161

 

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

 

A.N.: 130339

AMD_ 00232062.0

 

AMENDMENT

 

 

Date of Amendment: October 1, 2017

 

AMENDMENT to the Index License Agreement for Funds (internal MSCI reference IXF_00040) dated as of March 18, 2000 (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.

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Amendment (**************************************) between MSCI and Licensee dated ************** (the “Previous Amendment”), MSCI granted Licensee the right to use the MSCI index identified below as the basis for the Licensee Fund identified below: 

 

	
 
	
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***************************************************************************************** ****************************************************

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Amendment (**************************************) between MSCI and Licensee dated *********** (the “*********** Amendment”), MSCI and Licensee mutually agreed to change the name of such Licensee Fund to the following: 

 

	
 
	
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**************************************************

 

(The term “Fund” as used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Previous Amendment.)

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to further amend the Agreement to allow for the cross-listing of the Licensee Funds identified above, 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:

 

	
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Exhibit B of the Agreement is hereby amended to allow the Licensee Fund identified above to be listed and traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) (herein referred to as the “Mexican Listed Fund”) after such Fund is listed on a United States exchange.  The Mexican Listed Fund must be issued, sold and traded on a public basis in accordance with applicable Mexican securities law.  All other terms and restrictions contained in Exhibit B of the Agreement shall apply to the Mexican Listed Fund.  For the avoidance of doubt, the ************ set forth in the Previous Amendment shall apply with respect to the *******************.  For clarity, there shall be **************************************************************************  *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************. 

 

	
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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.

                                                                                                                                                    A.N.: 130339

 AMD_ 00232062.0

 

 

	
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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 Fund Advisors
	
 
	
MSCI Inc.

	
By /s/ Ruth Weiss
	
 
	
By /s/ Alex Gil

	
Name Ruth Weiss
	
 
	
Name Alex Gil

	
Title Managing Director
	
 
	
Title Executive Directormsci-ex10162_235.htm

Exhibit 10.162 

 

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

 

AMD_00232679.0

 

THIS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of October 1, 2017 (the “Amendment Effective Date”) is made to the Previous Amendment (as defined below) by and between MSCI Inc. (formerly known as Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.) (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors, a California corporation (as successor to Barclays Global Investors, N.A.) (“Licensee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Previous Amendment.

WHEREAS, MSCI and Licensee entered into the Amendment (internal MSCI reference number: AMD_00133694.0) dated July 16, 2014 (the “Previous Amendment”), which amends the Index License Agreement for Funds (internal MSCI reference number: IXF_00040) dated as of March 18, 2000 (the “Agreement”) by and between MSCI and Licensee; and

WHEREAS, on a date which is expected to occur on or about ******************************************, Licensee and MSCI wish to *****************************************************************  *************************.

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

	
1.
	
***************************************************************************************   *************************************************************************************** ***************************************.

	
2.
	
This Amendment amends and operates in conjunction with the Previous Amendment.  This Amendment, the Previous Amendment and the Agreement constitute the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in full all prior proposals and understandings, oral or written, relating to such subject matter.  To the extent that the terms of this Amendment conflict with the terms of the Previous Amendment or the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control.

	
3.
	
This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict or choice of laws principles.

	
4.
	
This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, which taken together, shall constitute one Amendment and each party hereto may execute this Amendment by signing such counterpart; provided that no party shall be bound hereby until the Amendment has been executed and delivered by all parties hereto.  A facsimile or PDF signature of either party to this Amendment shall be deemed an original signature of such party and shall manifest such party’s intention to be bound by this Amendment.

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

			
	
MSCI Inc.
	
 
	
BlackRock Fund Advisors

	
By /s/ Alex Gil
	
 
	
By /s/ Ruth Weiss

	
Name Alex Gil
	
 
	
Name Ruth Weiss

	
Title Executive Director
	
 
	
Title Managing Director

 

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