Common use of Treatment of Redemptions as Partial or Complete Redemptions Clause in Contracts

Treatment of Redemptions as Partial or Complete Redemptions. a. The Authorized Participant represents with respect to each redemption of iShares held by the Authorized Participant for its own account that the receipt of Basket Constituents from the Trust in connection with such redemption is a distribution other than in liquidation of the Authorized Participant’s interest in iShares (a “partial redemption”), unless it notifies the Trust or its agent prior to the receipt of the Basket Constituents that such distribution is in liquidation of the Authorized Participant’s interest in iShares (a “complete redemption”). The Authorized Participant acknowledges that the Trust and Investing Pool may report gain or loss and other tax items including the allocation of basis and adjustments to basis in reliance upon the assumption that any redemption of iShares is a partial redemption unless such notice is timely provided. The Authorized Participant will notify the Trust or its agent within 5 Business Days of the receipt of the Basket Constituents of (i) any gain or loss arising from a redemption of iShares by the Authorized Participant in exchange for Basket Constituents, and (ii) any difference between the tax basis of such Basket Constituents on the books of the Investing Pool immediately prior to the redemption, as such amount is reported to the Authorized Participant, and the basis of the distributed Basket Constituents to the Authorized Participant (such gain or loss or basis difference, “section 734(b) items”), in a manner sufficient for the Investing Pool to adjust the basis of undistributed property held by the Investing Pool under section 734(b) of the Code.

Treatment of Redemptions as Partial or Complete Redemptions. a. The Authorized Participant represents with respect to each redemption of iShares held by the Authorized Participant for its own account that the receipt of Basket Constituents from the Trust in connection with such redemption is a distribution other than in liquidation of the Authorized Participant’s interest in iShares (a “partial redemption”), unless it notifies the Trust or its agent prior to the receipt of the Basket Constituents that such distribution is in liquidation of the Authorized Participant’s interest in iShares (a “complete redemption”). The Authorized Participant acknowledges that the Trust and Investing Pool may report gain or loss and other tax items including the allocation of basis and adjustments to basis in reliance upon the assumption that any redemption of iShares is a partial redemption unless such notice is timely provided. The Authorized Participant will notify the Trust or its agent within 5 five Business Days of the receipt of the Basket Constituents of (i) any gain or loss arising from a redemption of iShares by the Authorized Participant in exchange for Basket Constituents, and (ii) any difference between the tax basis of such Basket Constituents on the books of the Investing Pool Trust immediately prior to the redemption, as such amount is reported to the Authorized Participant, and the basis of the distributed Basket Constituents to the Authorized Participant (such gain or loss or basis difference, “section 734(b) items”), in a manner sufficient for the Investing Pool Trust to adjust the basis of undistributed property held by the Investing Pool Trust under section 734(b) of the Code.

Treatment of Redemptions as Partial or Complete Redemptions. a. The Authorized Participant represents with respect to each redemption of iShares held by the Authorized Participant for its own account that the receipt of Basket Constituents from the applicable Trust in connection with such redemption is a distribution other than in liquidation of the Authorized Participant’s interest in iShares (a “partial redemption”), unless it notifies the applicable Trust or its agent prior to the receipt of the Basket Constituents that such distribution is in liquidation of the Authorized Participant’s interest in iShares (a “complete redemption”). The Authorized Participant acknowledges that the applicable Trust and Investing Pool may report gain or loss and other tax items including the allocation of basis and adjustments to basis in reliance upon the assumption that any redemption of iShares is a partial redemption unless such notice is timely provided. The Authorized Participant will notify the applicable Trust or its agent within 5 Business Days of the receipt of the Basket Constituents of (i) any gain or loss arising from a redemption of iShares by the Authorized Participant in exchange for Basket Constituents, and (ii) any difference between the tax basis of such Basket Constituents on the books of the Investing Pool applicable Trust immediately prior to the redemption, as such amount is reported to the Authorized Participant, and the basis of the distributed Basket Constituents to the Authorized Participant (such gain or loss or basis difference, “section 734(b) items”), in a manner sufficient for such Trust and the applicable Investing Pool to adjust the basis of undistributed property held by the such Trust and such Investing Pool under section 734(b) of the Code.

Treatment of Redemptions as Partial or Complete Redemptions. a. The Authorized Participant represents with respect to each redemption of iShares held by the Authorized Participant for its own account that the receipt of Basket Constituents from the Trust in connection with such redemption is a distribution other than in liquidation of the Authorized Participant’s interest in iShares (a “partial redemption”), unless it notifies the Trust or its agent prior to the receipt of the Basket Constituents that such distribution is in liquidation of the Authorized Participant’s interest in iShares (a “complete redemption”). The Authorized Participant acknowledges that the Trust and Investing Pool may report gain or loss and other tax items including the allocation of basis and adjustments to basis in reliance upon the assumption that any redemption of iShares is a partial redemption unless such notice is timely provided. The Authorized Participant will notify the Trust or its agent within 5 five Business Days of the receipt of the Basket Constituents of (i) any gain or loss arising from a redemption of iShares by the Authorized Participant in exchange for Basket Constituents, and (ii) any difference between the tax basis of such Basket Constituents on the books of the Investing Pool immediately prior to the redemption, as such amount is reported to the Authorized Participant, and the basis of the distributed Basket Constituents to the Authorized Participant (such gain or loss or basis difference, “section 734(b) items”), in a manner sufficient for the Trust and Investing Pool to adjust the basis of undistributed property held by the Trust and Investing Pool under section 734(b) of the Code.