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msci-ex10166_10.htm

 

Exhibit 10.166

 

A.N.: 130339

AMD_00291150.0

 

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: August 23, 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 Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Extended Select 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 Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA 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 ********************: 

 

		
	
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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.

 

	
 
	
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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.

 

	
 
	
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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 September 24, 2021
	
MSCI Inc.

 

 

By /s/ Joke Jacinto

 

Name Joke Jacinto

 

Title Executive Director

 

Date October 5, 2021

 

 

 

	
	
2msci-ex10167_9.htm

 

Exhibit 10.167

AMD_00283497.0

 

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: August 30, 2021

This Amendment is made to the amendments which are identified in Attachment 1 to this Amendment (the “Previous Amendments”) by and between MSCI ESG Research LLC (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“Licensee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Previous Amendments.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Previous Amendments, MSCI granted Licensee the right to use the MSCI indexes identified in Attachment 1 to this Amendment as the basis for the Licensee Funds identified in Attachment 1 to this Amendment; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Previous Amendments 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.
	
The Previous Amendments are 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

(printed)

Title Managing Director
	
MSCI ESG Research LLC 

 

By /s/ Joke Jacinto

 

Name Joke Jacinto

(printed)

Title Executive Director

 

 
 

 

Attachment 1

 

				
	
Amendment
	
MSCI Index
	
Licensee Fund

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

	
AMD_00219333.0 (as previously modified by AMD_00269211.0)
	
April 6, 2017
	
Bloomberg Barclays MSCI US Corporate ESG Focus Index
	
iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

	
AMD_00219333.0 (as previously modified by AMD_00269211.0)
	
April 6, 2017
	
Bloomberg Barclays MSCI US Corporate 1-5 Year ESG Focus Index
	
iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF

	
AMD_00241690.0 (as previously modified by AMD_00269211.0)
	
March 1, 2018
	
Bloomberg Barclays MSCI US Aggregate ESG Focus Index
	
iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

	
AMD_00246382.0
	
July 1, 2018
	
Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Green Bond Select (USD Hedged) Index
	
iShares Global Green Bond ETF

	
AMD_00271008.0
	
March 20, 2020
	
Bloomberg Barclays MSCI US Universal Choice ESG Screened Index
	
iShares ESG Advanced Total USD Bond Market ETFmsci-ex10168_13.htm

 

Exhibit 10.168

AMD_00296211.0

 

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.

 

THIS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of December 9, 2021 (the “Amendment Effective Date”) is made to the Previous Amendment (as defined below) by and between MSCI ESG Research LLC (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“Licensee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Previous Amendment or the Agreement (as defined below), as the case may be.

WHEREAS, MSCI and Licensee entered into Amendment No. 3 (internal MSCI reference number: AMD_00246382.0) dated as of July 1, 2018 (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 ********* (the “Conversion Date”), Licensee wishes to change the name of the Fund from the iShares Global Green Bond ETF to the iShares USD Green Bond ETF and to replace the Bloomberg MSCI Global Green Bond Select (USD Hedged) Index (previously known as the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Green Bond Select (USD Hedged) Index) with the Bloomberg MSCI USD Green Bond Select Index as the underlying index for the Fund.

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:

	
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Commencing on the Conversion Date, Section 1 of the Previous Amendment is hereby amended so that all references to the “Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Green Bond Select (USD Hedged) Index” shall be deleted and replaced with the following index: “Bloomberg MSCI USD Green Bond Select Index”. 

	
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Commencing on the Conversion Date, Section 2 of the Previous Amendment is hereby amended so that all references to the “iShares Global Green Bond ETF” shall be deleted and replaced with the following Fund: “iShares USD Green Bond ETF”. 

	
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If the Conversion Date occurs more than one hundred ninety (190) days after *********, this Amendment shall automatically terminate and this Amendment shall have no effect on the Previous Amendment.

	
4.
	
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.

	
5.
	
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.

	
6.
	
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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the Amendment Effective Date set forth above.

		
	
MSCI ESG Research LLC

 

By /s/ Joke Jacinto

 

Name Joke Jacinto

 

Title Executive Director
	
BlackRock Fund Advisors

 

By /s/ Ruth Weiss

 

Name Ruth Weiss

 

Title Managing Director

 

 

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