ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT Between MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. and VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORPORATION Dated as of August 11, 2011Asset Purchase Agreement • November 10th, 2011 • Semiconductor Holdrs Trust • National commercial banks • New York
Contract Type FiledNovember 10th, 2011 Company Industry JurisdictionASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 11, 2011, between MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Seller”), and VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”).