Amendment No. 1 to the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement
Amendment No. 1 to the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement
This Amendment effective as of October 15, 2012 is entered into by and between BlackRock Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”), and BlackRock International Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of Scotland (the “Sub-Advisor”).
WHEREAS, the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor have entered into a Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 31, 2008 (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) pursuant to which the Advisor appointed the Sub-Advisor to act as sub-adviser with respect to BlackRock Long-Horizon Equity Fund (formerly, BlackRock Global Dynamic Equity Fund) (the “Fund”); and
WHEREAS, the Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that the Advisor will pay to the Sub-Advisor a monthly fee in arrears at an annual rate equal to the amount set forth in Schedule A thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that the Sub-Advisory Agreement may be amended by the parties only if such amendment is specifically approved by the vote of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of those Trustees who are not parties to the Sub-Advisory Agreement or interested persons of any such party cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval and, where required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of those Trustees who are not interested persons, specifically approved this amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
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Schedule A of the Sub-Advisory Agreement is hereby amended as set forth on the Schedule A attached hereto with respect to the Fund.
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Except as otherwise set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Sub-Advisory Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below effective as of the day and year first above written.
BLACKROCK ADVISORS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Director
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BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Managing Director
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BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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