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iShares U.S. ETF Trust, et al. – ‘485BPOS’ on 11/22/22 – ‘EX-99.(H10)’

On:  Tuesday, 11/22/22, at 8:17pm ET   ·   As of:  11/23/22   ·   Effective:  12/1/22   ·   Accession #:  1193125-22-291356   ·   File #s:  811-22649, 333-179904

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

11/23/22  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS    12/01/22   26:4.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FAiShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF IEDIiShares U.S. Tech Independence Focused ETF IETC

Post-Effective Amendment of a Form N-1 or N-1A Registration   —   Rule 485(b)

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 485BPOS     Post-Effective Amendment of a Form N-1 or N-1A      HTML   1.96M 
                Registration                                                     
 2: EX-99.(D2)  Schedule A to the Investment Advisory Agreement     HTML     13K 
 3: EX-99.(E2)  Exhibit A to the Distribution Agreement             HTML     10K 
 4: EX-99.(G3)  Exhibit A to the Custody Services Agreement         HTML     49K 
 8: EX-99.(H10)  Sublicense Agreement for the Stoxx Indexes         HTML     20K 
 9: EX-99.(H11)  Sublicense Agreement for the Cboe Indexes          HTML     20K 
10: EX-99.(H12)  Sublicense Agreement for the Ftse Indexes          HTML     20K 
11: EX-99.(H17)  Exhibit A to the Etf Services Agreement            HTML     60K 
12: EX-99.(H18)  Form of Master Services Agreement                  HTML    688K 
 5: EX-99.(H2)  Exhibit A to the Master Services Agreement          HTML     60K 
 6: EX-99.(H6)  Schedule A to the Fourth Amended & Restated         HTML     60K 
                Securities Lending Agency Agreement                              
 7: EX-99.(H9)  Sublicense Agreement for the Jpmorgan Indexes       HTML     20K 
13: EX-99.(I)   Legal Opinion and Consent of Richards, Layton &     HTML     18K 
                Finger, P.A.                                                     
14: EX-99.(J)   Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP               HTML     10K 
20: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     27K 
21: R2          Risk/Return Detail Data- ISHARES U.S. CONSUMER      HTML    178K 
                FOCUSED ETF                                                      
22: R3          Risk/Return Detail Data- ISHARES U.S. TECH          HTML    179K 
                INDEPENDENCE FOCUSED ETF                                         
24: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML     24K 
23: XML         XBRL Instance -- d386331d485bpos_htm                 XML    174K 
16: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- isust-20221123_cal              XML     21K 
17: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- isust-20221123_def               XML    439K 
18: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- isust-20221123_lab                    XML    382K 
19: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- isust-20221123_pre             XML    404K 
15: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- isust-20221123                        XSD     22K 
25: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              101±   228K 
26: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001193125-22-291356-xbrl      Zip    617K 


‘EX-99.(H10)’   —   Sublicense Agreement for the Stoxx Indexes


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  Sublicense Agreement for the STOXX Indexes  

Exhibit (h.10)

SUBLICENSE AGREEMENT

This Sublicense Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of October 19, 2022, by and between BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), a California corporation, and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust, each a statutory trust established under the laws of the State of Delaware, and iShares, Inc., a Maryland corporation (together with iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust, the “Registrants”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain License Agreement dated as of April 1, 2021 (as amended from time to time, the “License Agreement”) between STOXX Ltd. (“STOXX”) and BlackRock, Inc., BFA, as an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc., obtained a license to use, in connection with certain funds established by BFA or a BFA affiliate (defined in the License Agreement as “Licensed Products”), certain securities indexes owned by STOXX (“STOXX Indexes”) and associated marks (“STOXX Marks”); and

WHEREAS, BFA has the right, pursuant to Section 2 of the License Agreement and Section 2.1 of the ETF Order Form (as defined in the Agreement), to grant its rights thereunder to certain affiliated entities, which include the Registrants; and

WHEREAS, the Registrants may wish to use STOXX Indexes and STOXX Marks in connection with the establishment of a series of exchange-traded funds, each based on a STOXX Index (each, an “Index ETF”), and to use STOXX Marks in connection with the identification and marketing of Index ETFs and disclosures about Index ETFs under applicable laws, rules and regulations; and

WHEREAS, BFA wishes to grant a sublicense to each of the Registrants for the use of STOXX Indexes and STOXX Marks;

NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

  1.

Grant of Sublicense. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BFA hereby grants to each of the Registrants a sublicense to use the applicable STOXX Indexes and associated data, information and STOXX Marks in the manner set forth in, and subject to the terms of, the License Agreement. Each Registrant shall have no right to grant a sublicense or to share use of STOXX Indexes or STOXX Marks with any other person or entity.

 

  2.

Performance of Obligations Under the License. Each Registrant will be responsible for performing all of BFA’s executory obligations under the License Agreement (other than the payment of license fees), as such obligations relate to use of the applicable STOXX Indexes and STOXX Marks in connection with the formation and operation of Index ETFs.

 

  3.

Fees. There shall be no fees paid to BFA or STOXX in connection with the sublicenses obtained hereunder.

 

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  4.

Termination. This Agreement shall terminate if (a) the License Agreement terminates, or (b) BFA or an affiliate of BFA ceases to exercise investment discretion over the Registrants or any Index ETF in its capacity as manager, investment adviser, trustee, or other comparable capacity. BFA shall notify the Registrants as soon as reasonably practicable of the occurrence of an event described in (a) above. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Registrants’ right to use the applicable STOXX Indexes and STOXX Marks shall terminate immediately.

 

  5.

Indemnification. Each Registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless BFA, its officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns against all judgments, damages, costs or losses of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees) resulting from any claim, action or proceeding (collectively “claims”) that arises out of or relates to (a) the creation, marketing, advertising, selling, and operation of the Registrant or interests therein, (b) any breach by BFA of its covenants, representations, and warranties under the License Agreement caused by the actions or inactions of the Registrant, or (c) any violation of applicable laws (including, but not limited to, banking, commodities, and securities laws) arising out of the offer, sale, operation, or trading of the Registrant or interests therein, except to the extent such claims result from the negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of BFA or an affiliate of BFA. The provisions of this section shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

  6.

Assignment. No Registrant may make, or purport to make, any assignment or other transfer of this Agreement. BFA may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement effective upon the giving of written notice to each Registrant.

 

  7.

Amendment. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, altered, or amended except by written agreement of the parties.

 

  8.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the License Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

  9.

Construction. Headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of its provisions. Each of the provisions of this Agreement is severable, and the invalidity or inapplicability of one or more provisions, in whole or in part, shall not affect any other provision. To the extent not preempted by federal law, this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of California.

 

  10.

Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts together shall constitute only one instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written, with intent to be bound hereby.

 

BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS
By:  

/s/Shannon Ghia

  Name: Shannon Ghia
  Title: Managing Director
iSHARES TRUST
By:  

/s/Trent Walker

  Name: Trent Walker
  Title: Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
iSHARES U.S. ETF TRUST
By:  

/s/Trent Walker

  Name: Trent Walker
  Title: Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
iSHARES, INC.
By:  

/s/Trent Walker

  Name: Trent Walker
  Title: Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘485BPOS’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
Effective on:12/1/22
Filed as of:11/23/22
Filed on:11/22/22
10/19/22
4/1/21485BXT,  NPORT-P
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6 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/23/24  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS     3/01/24   35:38M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/18/23  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485APOS                1:2.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/17/23  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS    12/01/23   22:5M                                     Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 9/19/23  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS     9/19/23   27:4.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/03/23  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485APOS                1:1.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/23/23  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS     3/01/23   34:24M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA


19 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

10/04/22  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            N-CSR       7/31/22    3:3.2M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 9/22/22  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485APOS                4:1.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 6/17/22  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS     6/17/22   22:3.3M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/08/22  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            N-CSRS      1/31/22    3:2.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/01/22  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485APOS                4:1.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/28/22  iSHARES TRUST                     POS EX      2/28/22    2:5.2M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/28/22  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS     3/01/22   34:23M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 1/19/22  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            POS EX      1/19/22    2:173K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/19/21  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS    12/01/21   27:7.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/24/20  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS     8/24/20    8:1.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/20/18  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS    11/29/18   12:3.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/18/18  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS     4/18/18    8:1.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/21/18  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS     2/21/18    7:1.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
10/09/14  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485APOS¶              12:1.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/05/14  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS     2/05/14    7:1.3M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/22/13  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485APOS¶               4:1.1M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/15/13  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485BPOS     4/15/13   13:1.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/04/13  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            485APOS                7:2.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 9/05/12  iShares U.S. ETF Trust            N-1A/A9/04/12   20:2.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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