BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. (the "Registrant"): BlackRock International Index
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Fund and BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund (each, a "Fund")
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77Q1(a):
Copies of any material amendments to the Registrant's charter or by-laws
Attached please find as an exhibit to Sub-Item 77Q1(a) of Form N-SAR, a copy of
the Registrant's Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation with
respect to each of the Funds filed with the State of Maryland.
EXHIBIT 77Q1(A)
BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation"),
a Maryland corporation, hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments
and Taxation of the State of Maryland that:
FIRST: The Corporation is registered as an open-end company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, with the authority to issue Two
Billion Two Hundred Fifty Million (2,250,000,000) shares of capital stock as
follows:
Number of Authorized
Series and Classes Shares
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BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund
Investor A Common Stock 208,000,000
Institutional Common Stock 208,000,000
Class K Common Stock 208,000,000
BlackRock International Index Fund
Investor A Common Stock 208,000,000
Institutional Common Stock 1,208,000,000
Class K Common Stock 208,000,000
Total: 2,248,000,000
The remainder of the Corporation's capital stock, Two Million
(2,000,000) shares of common stock, is not designated as to any class or series.
All shares of the Corporation's capital stock have a par value of $0.0001
per share, and an aggregate par value of Two Hundred Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars ($225,000).
SECOND: Pursuant to authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors of
the Corporation by Section 2-105(c) of the Maryland General Corporation Law and
the Corporation's charter, the Board of Directors hereby increase the total
number of authorized shares of capital stock of the Corporation by One Billion
Nine Hundred Ninety Eight Million (1,998,000,000).
THIRD: After the increase in the number of authorized shares, the
Corporation will have the authority to issue Four Billion Two Hundred Forty
Eight Million (4,248,000,000) shares of capital stock as follows:
Number of Authorized
Series and Classes Shares
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BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund
Investor A Common Stock 208,000,000
Institutional Common Stock 208,000,000
Class K Common Stock 1,208,000,000
BlackRock International Index Fund
Investor A Common Stock 208,000,000
Institutional Common Stock 1,208,000,000
Class K Common Stock 1,208,000,000
Total: 4,248,000,000
After this increase in the authorized shares of capital stock of the
Corporation, all shares of all classes and series of the Corporation's capital
stock, including the shares of common stock, will have a par value of $0.0001
per share, and an aggregate par value of Four Hundred Twenty Four Thousand
Eight Hundred Dollars ($424,800).
FOURTH: All of the shares of the Corporation's capital stock continue to
have the same preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers,
restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and
conditions of redemption as currently set forth in the Corporation's charter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. has caused these presents to
be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and Chief Executive
Officer and witnessed and attested by its Secretary on March 17, 2016.
BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive
Officer
ATTEST:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Secretary
The undersigned, President and Chief Executive Officer of BLACKROCK INDEX
FUNDS, INC. who executed on behalf of said Corporation the foregoing Articles
Supplementary, of which this certificate is made a part, hereby acknowledges
the foregoing Articles Supplementary to be the corporate act of said
Corporation and further certifies that as to all of the matters and facts
required to be verified under oath, that to the best of his knowledge,
information and belief, the matters set forth therein are true in all material
respects, under the penalties of perjury.
Dated: March 17, 2016 /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
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