AMENDMENT

EX-10.14 6 dex1014.htm AMENDMENT TO INDEX LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR FUNDS, DATED AS OF OCTOBER 6, 2009 Amendment to Index License Agreement for Funds, dated as of October 6, 2009

Exhibit 10.14

AMENDMENT

Date of Amendment: October 6, 2009

AMENDMENT to the Index License Agreement for Funds (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 18, 2000, by and between MSCI Inc. (f/k/a/ Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.) (“MSCI”) and Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (“Licensee”), as previously amended. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed in the Agreement.

 

1. Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the MSCI Emerging Markets Financials, MSCI Europe Financials, MSCI Far East Financials, and MSCI Emerging Markets Materials.

For the avoidance of doubt, the license fees set forth in the Agreement, as amended, shall apply with respect to all Funds based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Financials, MSCI Europe Financials, MSCI All Country Far East Financials, and MSCI Emerging Markets Materials.

 

2. This Amendment is intended to amend and operate in conjunction with the Agreement and together this Amendment and the Agreement constitute the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties and supersede in full all prior proposals and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. To the extent that any terms of this Amendment conflict with any terms of the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment will control. No right or license of any kind is granted to Licensee except as expressly provided in the Agreement and this Amendment.

 

3. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict or choice of laws principles.

 

LICENSEE: Barclays Global Investors     MSCI Inc.
By  

  /s/ Raman Suri

     By  

  /s/ Paul Friedman

Name  

  Raman Suri

     Name  

  Paul Friedman

    (printed)         (printed)
Title  

  Managing Director

     Title  

  Vice President

LICENSEE: Barclays Global Investors      
By  

  /s/ Elaine Orr

      
Name  

  Elaine Orr

      
    (printed)      
Title  

  Principal