Common use of Tax Basis of Basket Constituents Received Upon Redemption Clause in Contracts

Tax Basis of Basket Constituents Received Upon Redemption. a. With respect to any Redemption of iShares held by an Authorized Participant for its own account, the Authorized Participant acknowledges that the basis for tax purposes in Basket Constituents that it receives from the Trust in consideration for a redemption of iShares may be more or less than the fair market value of the Basket Constituents or the Authorized Participant’s basis in the iShares redeemed. The Authorized Participant will determine its basis for tax purposes in any Basket Constituent it receives from the Trust in consideration for a redemption of iShares by reference to the tax basis of such Basket Constituent on the books of the Investing Pool immediately prior to the redemption, as such amount is reported to the Authorized Participant by the Settlement Agent, subject to adjustment as required under Section 732 or other applicable law. The Authorized Participant will report any built-in gain or loss on CERFs that it receives from the Trust on redemption of iShares under the rules of section 1256 of the Code (absent a valid election to do otherwise), and, to the extent applicable, will report any offsetting gain or loss on the remaining iShares held by the Authorized Participant under the rules of section 475 of the Code. The Authorized Participant acknowledges that such reporting may result in a mismatch in the character or other tax attributes of gain or loss from CERFs and iShares.

Tax Basis of Basket Constituents Received Upon Redemption. a. With respect to any Redemption of iShares held by an Authorized Participant for its own account, the Authorized Participant acknowledges that the basis for tax purposes in Basket Constituents that it receives from the Trust in consideration for a redemption of iShares may be more or less than the fair market value of the Basket Constituents or the Authorized Participant’s basis in the iShares redeemed. The Authorized Participant will determine its basis for tax purposes in any Basket Constituent it receives from the Trust in consideration for a redemption of iShares by reference to the tax basis of such Basket Constituent on the books of the Investing Pool Trust immediately prior to the redemption, as such amount is reported to the Authorized Participant by the Settlement Agent, subject to adjustment as required under Section 732 or other applicable law. The Authorized Participant will report any built-in gain or loss on CERFs Index Futures that it receives from the Trust on redemption of iShares under the rules of section 1256 of the Code (absent a valid election to do otherwise), and, to the extent applicable, will report any offsetting gain or loss on the remaining iShares held by the Authorized Participant under the rules of section 475 of the Code. The Authorized Participant acknowledges that such reporting may result in a mismatch in the character or other tax attributes of gain or loss from CERFs Index Futures and iShares.

Tax Basis of Basket Constituents Received Upon Redemption. a. With respect to any Redemption of iShares held by an Authorized Participant for its own account, the Authorized Participant acknowledges that the basis for tax purposes in Basket Constituents that it receives from the applicable Trust in consideration for a redemption of iShares may be more or less than the fair market value of the Basket Constituents or the Authorized Participant’s basis in the iShares S2-5 redeemed. The Authorized Participant will determine its basis for tax purposes in any Basket Constituent it receives from the applicable Trust in consideration for a redemption of iShares by reference to the tax basis of such Basket Constituent on the books of the Investing Pool applicable Trust immediately prior to the redemption, as such amount is reported to the Authorized Participant by the Settlement Agent, subject to adjustment as required under Section 732 or other applicable law. The Authorized Participant will report any built-in gain or loss on CERFs that it receives from the applicable Trust on redemption of iShares under the rules of section 1256 of the Code (absent a valid election to do otherwise), and, to the extent applicable, will report any offsetting gain or loss on the remaining iShares held by the Authorized Participant under the rules of section 475 of the Code. The Authorized Participant acknowledges that such reporting may result in a mismatch in the character or other tax attributes of gain or loss from CERFs and iShares.

Tax Basis of Basket Constituents Received Upon Redemption. a. With respect to any Redemption of iShares held by an Authorized Participant for its own account, the Authorized Participant acknowledges that the basis for tax purposes in Basket Constituents that it receives from the Trust in consideration for a redemption of iShares may be more or less than the fair market value of the Basket Constituents or the Authorized Participant’s basis in the iShares redeemed. The Authorized Participant will determine treat its basis for tax purposes in any Basket Constituent it receives from the Trust in consideration for a redemption of iShares by reference to as the same as the tax basis of such Basket Constituent on the books of the Investing Pool immediately prior to the redemption, as such amount is reported to the Authorized Participant by the Settlement Agent, subject to adjustment as required under Section 732 or other applicable law. The Authorized Participant will report any built-in gain or loss on CERFs that it receives from the Trust on redemption of iShares under the rules of section 1256 of the Code (absent a valid election to do otherwise), and, to the extent applicable, will report any offsetting gain or loss on the remaining iShares held by the Authorized Participant under the rules of section 475 of the Code. The Authorized Participant acknowledges that such reporting may result in a mismatch in the character or other tax attributes of gain or loss from CERFs and iShares.

Tax Basis of Basket Constituents Received Upon Redemption. a. With respect to any Redemption of iShares held by an Authorized Participant for its own account, the Authorized Participant acknowledges that the basis for tax purposes in Basket Constituents that it receives from the Trust in consideration for a redemption of iShares may be more or less than the fair market value of the Basket Constituents or the Authorized Participant’s basis in the iShares redeemed. The Authorized Participant will determine its basis for tax purposes in any Basket Constituent it receives from the Trust in consideration for a redemption of iShares by reference to the tax basis of such Basket Constituent on the books of the Investing Pool immediately prior to the redemption, as such amount is reported to the Authorized Participant by the Settlement Agent, subject to adjustment as required under Section 732 or other applicable law. The Authorized Participant will report any built-in gain or loss on CERFs Index Futures that it receives from the Trust on redemption of iShares under the rules of section 1256 of the Code (absent a valid election to do otherwise), and, to the extent applicable, will report any offsetting gain or loss on the remaining iShares held by the Authorized Participant under the rules of section 475 of the Code. The Authorized Participant acknowledges that such reporting may result in a mismatch in the character or other tax attributes of gain or loss from CERFs Index Futures and iShares.