EX-99.(H)(6) 7 d151095dex99h6.htm FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT Form of Amendment No. 4 to the Administration Agreement

Exhibit (h)(6)

Amendment No. 4 to the Administration Agreement

This Amendment No. 4 dated as of October 15, 2021 (the “Amendment”) to the Administration Agreement (as defined below) is entered into by and among BlackRock FundsSM, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV and BlackRock Funds V (collectively, the “Trusts”), each a Massachusetts business trust, BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc., BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc., each a Maryland corporation, and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Administrator”), a Delaware limited liability company. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning or meanings as set forth in the Administration Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Trusts, BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc. (collectively, the “Existing Funds”) and the Administrator have entered into an Administration Agreement dated January 1, 2015 (the “Administration Agreement”), as amended, pursuant to which each of the Existing Funds retained the Administrator to provide certain administration services with respect to each Existing Fund and certain of their respective series;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc. (the “New Corporation”), including a majority of those Directors who are not interested persons of the New Corporation, approved the appointment of the Administrator to provide certain administration services to the New Corporation and its series, BlackRock Sustainable Total Return Fund, at a meeting held on September 24, 2021; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to add the New Corporation as a party to the Administration Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1.    Appointment. The New Corporation hereby appoints the Administrator to act as the administrator of the New Corporation and its series, BlackRock Sustainable Total Return Fund, for the period and on the terms set forth in the Administration Agreement. The Administrator hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to render the services set forth in the Administration Agreement with respect to the New Corporation and its series, BlackRock Sustainable Total Return Fund.

2.    Capitalized Terms. From and after the date hereof, the terms “Trust” and “Fund” as used in the Administration Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Corporation. From and after the date hereof, the terms “Trustees” and “Board of Trustees” as used in the Administration Agreement shall be deemed to include the Directors and Board of Directors, respectively, of the New Corporation. From and after the date hereof, the term “Declaration of Trust” shall be deemed to include the Articles of Incorporation of the New Corporation, as amended from time to time.

3.    Schedule. Schedule B to the Administration Agreement shall be amended to add the New Corporation and its series, BlackRock Sustainable Total Return Fund, so that Schedule B is amended and restated as attached hereto.

4.    Compensation. The Administrator shall receive from the New Corporation, on behalf of its series, BlackRock Sustainable Total Return Fund, a fee pursuant to Schedule A of the Administration Agreement.

5.    Miscellaneous.

 

  (a)

Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the Administration Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as supplemented hereby.

 

  (b)

The names “BlackRock FundsSM” and “Trustees of BlackRock FundsSM, “BlackRock Funds II” and “Trustees of BlackRock Funds II”, “BlackRock Funds IV” and “Trustees of BlackRock Funds IV”, and “BlackRock Funds V” and “Trustees of BlackRock Funds V” refer respectively to the applicable Trust created and the Trustees, as trustees but not individually or personally, acting from time to time under a Declaration of Trust, as amended from time to time, which is hereby referred to and a copy of which is on file at the office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and at the principal office of the applicable Trust. The obligations of “BlackRock FundsSM”, “BlackRock Funds II”, “BlackRock Funds IV” and “BlackRock Funds V” entered into in the name or on behalf thereof by any of the Trustees, officers, representatives or agents are made not individually, but in such capacities, and are not binding upon any of the Trustees, Shareholders, officers, representatives or agents of the applicable Trust personally, but bind only the Trust Property, and all persons dealing with any Fund or class of Shares of the Trust must look solely to the Trust Property belonging to such Fund or class for the enforcement of any claims against the Trust.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to the Administration Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.

 

BLACKROCK BOND FUND, INC.

on behalf of BlackRock Sustainable Total Return Fund

By:                                                                                  
Name:   Mark Kelly
Title:   Assistant Treasurer
BLACKROCK ADVANTAGE SMID CAP FUND, INC.
By:                                                                                  
Name:   Mark Kelly
Title:   Assistant Treasurer

BLACKROCK FUNDSSM

on behalf of each BlackRock FundsSM Fund listed on Schedule B

By:                                                                                  
Name:   Mark Kelly
Title:   Assistant Treasurer

BLACKROCK FUNDS II

on behalf of each BlackRock Funds II Fund listed on Schedule B

By:                                                                                  
Name:   Mark Kelly
Title:   Assistant Treasurer

BLACKROCK FUNDS IV

on behalf of each BlackRock Funds IV Fund listed on Schedule B

By:                                                                                  
Name:   Mark Kelly
Title:   Assistant Treasurer

BLACKROCK FUNDS V

on behalf of each BlackRock Funds V Fund listed on Schedule B

By:                                                                                  
Name:   Mark Kelly
Title:   Assistant Treasurer

BLACKROCK LARGE CAP SERIES FUNDS, INC.

on behalf of each BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc. Fund listed on Schedule B

By:                                                                                  
Name:   Mark Kelly
Title:   Assistant Treasurer
BLACKROCK ADVISORS, LLC
By:                                                                                  
Name:   Trent Walker
Title:   Managing Director

Schedule B

 

Fund                                                     

   

BLK Ticker                

BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.

   
1. BlackRock Sustainable Total Return Fund   

TR-E-AG

2. BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc.   

MF_VO

BlackRock FundsSM   
3. BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund   

BR_EMR-AGG

4. BlackRock Advantage ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund   

BR_EMR_ESG

5. BlackRock Advantage ESG International Equity Fund   

BR_GO_ESG

6. BlackRock Advantage ESG U.S. Equity Fund   

BR_IMPR3

7. BlackRock Advantage International Fund   

BR_GO_AG

8. BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Fund   

BR_FLEX_AG

9. BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Core Fund   

BR_DSCC

10. BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Growth Fund   

BR_SCGE

11. BlackRock China A Opportunities Fund   

BR_CHOPS

12. BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund   

BR_CSF-AGG

13. BlackRock Cayman Commodity Strategies Fund, Ltd.   

BR_CSF-CMN

14. BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund   

BR_DAEM

15. BlackRock Defensive Advantage International Fund   

BR_DAINTL

16. BlackRock Defensive Advantage U.S. Fund   

BR_DAUS

17. BlackRock Energy Opportunities Fund   

BR_ACGR

18. BlackRock Exchange Portfolio   

BR_EXC

19. BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund   

BR_GLS-AGG

20. BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio   

BR_HS

21. BlackRock High Equity Income Fund

   

BR_USOPP

22. BlackRock Infrastructure Sustainable Opportunities Fund

   

BR_ISOF

23. BlackRock International Dividend Fund

   

BR_ISCE

24. BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

   

BR_MCGE

25. BlackRock Real Estate Securities Fund

   

BR_REIT-AG

26. BlackRock Short Obligations Fund

   

BR_SHOBLIG

27. BlackRock Tactical Opportunities Fund

   

BR_AA

28. BlackRock Technology Opportunities Fund

   

BR_GST

29. BlackRock Total Factor Fund

   

BR-SRA-AG

30. BlackRock Cayman Strategic Risk Allocation Fund, Ltd.

   

BR-SRA-CAY

31. BlackRock Wealth Liquid Environmentally Aware Fund

   

BR-MM

BlackRock Funds II

32. BlackRock 20/80 Target Allocation Fund

   

BR_CON

33. BlackRock 40/60 Target Allocation Fund

   

BR_MOD

34. BlackRock 60/40 Target Allocation Fund

   

BR_GRW

35. BlackRock 80/20 Target Allocation Fund

   

BR_AGR

36. BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio

   

BR-DHI-AG

37. BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio

   

BR-IBP-AG

38. BlackRock Managed Income Fund

   

BR-MI-AG

39. BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio

   

BR-INC-AG

40. BlackRock Retirement Income 2030 Fund

   

BR-RI2030

41. BlackRock Retirement Income 2040 Fund

   

BR-RI2040

BlackRock Funds IV

42. BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund

   

BR-GC-AG

43. BlackRock Sustainable Advantage CoreAlpha Bond Fund

   

BR-IMPBD

44. BlackRock Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund

   

BR-SMS-AG

BlackRock Funds V

45. BlackRock Core Bond Portfolio

   

BR-CORE

46. BlackRock Emerging Markets Flexible Dynamic Bond Portfolio

   

BR-EMD

47. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio

   

BR-FRI

48. BlackRock GNMA Portfolio

   

BR-GNMA

49. BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio

   

BR-HIYLD

50. BlackRock Income Fund

   

BR-MSB-AGG

51. BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

   

BR-IP-AGG

52. BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio

   

BR-LO-AGG

53. BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio

   

BR-SIP-AG

54. BlackRock Sustainable Emerging Markets Bond Fund

   

BR-EMDHD

55. BlackRock Sustainable High Yield Bond Fund

   

BR-SUSHI

56. BlackRock Sustainable Low Duration Bond Fund

   

BR-SUSLO

57. BlackRock U.S. Government Bond Portfolio

   

BR-INTG

BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc.

58. BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Core Fund

   

FF_LCC

59. BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Value Fund

   

MF_LCV

Schedule B, dated October 15, 2021