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msci-ex1071_147.htm

Exhibit 10.71

 

*** 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_00109207.0

 

AMENDMENT

 

Date of Amendment: September 11, 2013

 

AMENDMENT to the Index License Agreement for Funds dated as of March 18, 2000 with MSCI internal reference IXF_00040 (as previously amended, the “Agreement”) 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”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

	
1.
	
Effective as of the date of this Amendment, Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following Index:

	
 
	
•
	
MSCI All Ireland Capped Index

For the avoidance of doubt, the terms contained in Exhibit B of the Agreement shall apply to all Funds based on The MSCI All Ireland Capped Index; provided that in addition to listing and trading the Funds on a U.S. domiciled exchange, Funds based on the MSCI All Ireland Capped Index also may be listed and traded on stock or security exchanges domiciled in:

Mexico Chile

***********

***********

License Fees set forth in the Agreement, as amended, shall apply with respect to all Funds based on the MSCI All Ireland Capped 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.

	
2.
	
Effective as of the date of this Amendment, Licensee may use the Index identified in Section 1 above and the Marks solely with respect to the following exchange traded funds (which shall be deemed to be a “Fund” as such term is used in the US Agreement):

	
 
	
•
	
iShares MSCI Ireland Capped ETF

For the avoidance of doubt, the terms and restrictions set forth in Exhibit B of the Agreement shall apply to the above Fund.

The License Fees set forth in the Agreement, as amended, shall apply with respect to the above Fund.

	
3.
	
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.

	
4.
	
MSCI may terminate this Amendment with respect to the Index identified in Section 1 above in the event that Licensee does not cause the Fund set forth in Section 2 above to track such Index within one (1) year of the date of this Amendment.

	
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.
	
Effective upon the date when the Fund set forth in Section 2 above ceases to track the MSCI Ireland Investable Market 25-50 Index and begins to track the Index identified in Section 1 above, the Amendment dated December 15, 2009 between MSCI and Licensee with MSCI internal reference ADD_01420, shall be amended to delete all references to (i) the MSCI Ireland Investable Market 25-50 Index and (ii) the iShares MSCI Ireland Capped Investable Market Index Fund.

 

 

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

	
By
	
 
	
/s/ Timothy Meyer
	
 
	
By
	
 
	
/s/ David Kinzelberg

	
Name
	
 
	
Timothy M. Meyer
	
 
	
Name
	
 
	
David Kinzelberg

	
Title
	
 
	
M. Director
	
 
	
Title
	
 
	
Executive Director

	
Date
	
 
	
9/18/13
	
 
	
Date
	
 
	
Oct 1, 2013

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
LICENSEE: BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
By
	
 
	
/s/ Jenni A. Lee
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Name
	
 
	
Jenni A. Lee
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Title
	
 
	
Director
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Date
	
 
	
9/18/13
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

 

2msci-ex1072_146.htm

 

Exhibit 10.72

 

*** 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_00105603.0

 

AMENDMENT

 

Date of Amendment: December 10, 2013

 

AMENDMENT (this “A   mendment”) to the Index License Agreement for Funds dated as of March 18, 2000 (the “Agreement”) by and between MSCI Inc. (formerly known as Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.) (“MSCI”) and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as Barclays Global Investors, N.A.) (“Licensee”).

 

The parties acknowledge that the Agreement was previously amended by, among other amendments, that certain Amendment dated as of July 1, 2011 (the “Previous Amendment”). This Amendment shall supplement and operate in conjunction with the Previous Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement or the Previous Amendment, as the case may be.

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

	
 
	
•
	
MSCI Japan 100% Hedged to USD Index

	
 
	
•
	
MSCI Germany 100% Hedged to USD Index

	
 
	
•
	
MSCI EAFE 100% Hedged to USD Index

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

	
2.
	
Licensee may use the Indexes set forth in Section 1 above solely with respect to the following Funds (each, a “Hedged ETF” and each Hedged ETF shall also be a “Fund” as such term is defined in the Agreement):

	
 
	
•
	
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

	
 
	
•
	
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF

	
 
	
•
	
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

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

The Hedged ETF shall be exchange traded index funds listed on a national securities exchange located in the United States.

	
3.
	
Fees payable with respect to the Hedged ETF:

	
 
	
a.
	
Definitions:

As used in this Amendment, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

“***********” means, for each ***********, the corresponding *********** set forth in the following table:

 

	
***********

***********

***********

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

***********

***********

***********

 

 

“AUM” means, for any *********** or any ***********, *********** of such *********** or ***********. “***********” means, for each ***********, the *********** of such *********** that ***********. “***********” means, for each ***********, the *********** of such ***********.

For the avoidance of doubt, the ***********.

 

 

 

	
 
	
b.
	
Calculation of Fees:

For each ***********, Licensee shall pay *********** to MSCI. Such *********** shall be determined with reference

***********. Specifically, the ***********.

Except for the ***********, ***********. All fees with respect to the ***********.

For the avoidance of doubt, ***********. By way of explanation, the parties believe that, because ***********.

The parties acknowledge and agree that the *********** of each *********** shall be used for purposes of ***********.

If the ***********, or if any *********** or any successor Amendment for any reason in ***********, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Amendment, from the date of such occurrence, Licensee shall pay ***********. If any

***********, the license fee for such ***********. For purposes of clarity, if ***********, but the ***********, the

***********, as set forth above, shall ***********.

	
 
	
c.
	
Reporting

On a *********** basis, Licensee shall report to MSCI (i) the ***********, the ***********, the *********** and the*********** of each *********** separately and (ii) the *********** of each *********** separately. For the avoidance of doubt, if the *********** or the *********** of any *********** is any day other than the first day or last day (respectively) of ***********, then, in order to align any relevant payment schedule with the ***********, the ***********-based fees shall be pro-rated.

	
4.
	
Special Conditions:

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

b.MSCI may terminate this Amendment with respect to any one or more of the Indexes set forth in Section 1 if, within one (1)year of the date of this Amendment, Licensee does not list a *********** that is based on such Indexes.

c.If Licensee *********** any *********** or changes the *********** for such ***********, Licensee’s right to use the relevant Index set forth in Section 1 with respect to such *********** shall ***********.

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.

 

	
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

	
Date
	
 
	
12/10/13
	
 
	
Date
	
 
	
Jan 14, 2014

 

	
LICENSEE: BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
By
	
 
	
/s/ Jenni A. Lee
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Name
	
 
	
Jenni A. Lee
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
(printed)
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Title
	
 
	
Director
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Date
	
 
	
12/10/13

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