SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-08-05

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<p style="font-family:'Arial', Arial, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>AMENDMENT AGREEMENT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Arial', Arial, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>THIS </b><b>AMENDMENT </b><b>AGREEMENT</b> is dated 30 June 2020 (this &#8220;<b>Amendment</b>&#8221;)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Arial', Arial, serif;font-size:10pt;font-variant:small-caps;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>PARTIES</b></p>

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 <p style="font-family:'Arial', Arial, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;"><b>JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.</b><b>, London Branch</b>, a company incorporated with limited liability as a National Banking Association whose principal London Office is at 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, E14 5JP, London, United Kingdom ("<b>we</b>&#8221; or &#8220;<b>us</b>&#8221;); and</p>
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 <p style="font-family:'Arial', Arial, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;"><b>The Bank of New York Mellon</b>,<b> </b>a banking corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, whose principal place of business is at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, 10286, United States of America, in its capacity as trustee of the iShares&#174;&nbsp;Gold Trust, formerly known as the iShares&#174;&nbsp;COMEX&#174;&nbsp;Gold Trust ("<b>Trust</b>"), (in such capacity "<b>you</b>")</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Arial', Arial, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">together (the &#8220;<b>Parties</b>&#8221;).</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Arial', Arial, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>WHERE</b><b>AS</b>, the Parties hereto have previously entered into a Second Amended and Restated Custodian Agreement dated 22 December 2016 (the &#8220;<b>Agreement</b>&#8221;); and</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Arial', Arial, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>WHEREAS</b>, the Parties desire to amend Clauses 3.4, which relates to the delivery of gold, and 14.2.1 of the Agreement.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Arial', Arial, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>NOW THEREFORE</b>, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:</p>

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