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msci-ex10177_939.htm

 

Exhibit 10.177

 

AMD_00250009.0

 

THIS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of September 1, 2018 (the “Amendment Effective Date”) is made to the Schedules (as defined below) by and between MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“Licensee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in each applicable Schedule, as the case may be.

WHEREAS, MSCI and Licensee entered into (i) the Index License Agreement for Funds (internal MSCI reference number: IXF_00040) dated as of March 18, 2000 (the “Agreement”) and (ii) the Schedules or Amendments identified in Attachment 1 hereto (each, a “Schedule” and, collectively, the “Schedules”).

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

	
1.
	
Commencing on the Amendment Effective Date, each of the Schedules is hereby amended so that the “original Fund Name” set forth in Attachment 1 hereto shall be deleted and replaced with the “revised Fund Name” set forth in Attachment 1 hereto.

	
2.
	
This Amendment amends and operates in conjunction with each applicable Schedule.  This Amendment, each applicable Schedule 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 any applicable Schedule 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/ Ales Gil
	
 
	
By /s/ Ruth Weiss

	
Name  Alex Gil
	
 
	
Name  Ruth Weiss

	
Title Executive Director
	
 
	
Title Managing Director

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AMD_00250009.0

 

Attachment 1

 

 

	
Ticker
	
Schedule
	
original Fund name
	
revised Fund Name

	
internal MSCI ref. #
	
Date of Schedule

	
ESGU
	
AMD_00243265.0

(previous AMD_00208225.0)
	
May 15, 2018
	
iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF
	
iShares ESG MSCI USA ETF

 

	
ESGD
	
AMD_00243265.0

(previous AMD_00209563.0, AMD_00200775.0)
	
May 15, 2018
	
iShares MSCI EAFE ESG Optimized ETF
	
iShares ESG MSCI EAFE ETF

 

	
ESGE
	
AMD_00243265.0
(previous AMD_00209563.0, AMD_00200775.0)
	
May 15, 2018
	
iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF
	
iShares ESG MSCI EM ETF

	
ESML
	
AMD_00235248.0
	
November 1, 2017
	
iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap ESG Optimized ETF
	
iShares ESG MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

 

2msci-ex10178_938.htm

 

Exhibit 10.178

 

AMD_00226209.0

 

THIS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of September 10, 2018 (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, the Previous Name Change Amendment (as defined below) or the Agreement (as defined below), as the case may be.

WHEREAS, MSCI and Licensee entered into the Amendment (internal MSCI reference number: AMD_00090437.0) dated as of February 21, 2013 (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; 

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

WHEREAS, on a date which is expected to occur on or about November 30, 2018 (the “Conversion Date”), Licensee and MSCI wish to replace MSCI USA Risk Weighted Index with MSCI USA Low Size Index as the underlying index for iShares Edge MSCI USA Size Factor ETF.

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.
	
Commencing on the Conversion Date, Section 1 of the Previous Amendment is hereby amended so that all references to the “MSCI USA Risk Weighted Index” shall be deleted and replaced with the following index: “MSCI USA Low Size Index.”

	
2.
	
This Amendment amends and operates in conjunction with the Previous Amendment and the Previous Name Change Amendment.  This Amendment, the Previous Amendment, the Previous Name Change 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 Previous Name Change 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.

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AMD_00226209.0

 

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/ Ruth Weiss

	
Name Alex Gil
	
 
	
Name Ruth Weiss

	
Title Executive Director
	
 
	
Title Managing Director

 

2msci-ex10179_937.htm

 

Exhibit 10.179

 

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_00249050.0

 

THIS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of September 10, 2018 (the “Amendment Effective Date”) is made to the Previous Amendment, the Previous Conversion Amendment  and the Previous Name Change 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, the Previous Name Change Amendment, the Previous Conversion Amendment or the Agreement (as defined below), 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 “Previous Name Change Amendment”), which amends and operates in conjunction with the Previous Amendment; and

WHEREAS, MSCI and Licensee entered into, *********************, the Amendment ********* ************************************** dated ***************** (the “******************* Amendment”); and

WHEREAS, on a date which is expected to occur on or about November 30, 2018 (the “Conversion Date”), Licensee and MSCI wish to replace MSCI World ex USA Risk Weighted Index with MSCI World ex USA Low Size Index as the underlying index for iShares Edge MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF.

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

	
1.
	
Commencing on the Conversion Date, Section 1 of the Previous Amendment is hereby amended so that the MSCI World ex USA Risk Weighted Index shall be deleted and replaced with the following index:  “MSCI World ex USA Low Size Index.”

	
2.
	
Attachment 1 of the Previous Name Change Amendment is hereby amended so that the “Effective Date of the Schedule” for the iShares Edge MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF shall be February 25, 2015.  

	
3.
	
MSCI and Licensee hereby ****************************** the ******************* Amendment *********************************. 

	
4.
	
This Amendment amends and operates in conjunction with the Previous Amendment and the Previous Name Change Amendment. This Amendment, the Previous Amendment, the Previous Name Change Amendment and the Agreement constitute the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement 

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AMD_00249050.0

 

		
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 Previous Name Change 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.

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

Sep 23, 2018

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