Form of Amendment No. 3 to the Administration Agreement.

EX-99.8(G)(4) 3 d743494dex998g4.htm FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT. Form of Amendment No. 3 to the Administration Agreement.

Exhibit 8(g)(4)

Amendment No. 3 to the Administration Agreement

This Amendment No. 3 dated as of March 1, 2021 (the “Amendment”) to the Administration Agreement (as defined below) is entered into by and among BlackRock Funds^SM, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV and BlackRock Funds V (collectively, the “Trusts”), each a Massachusetts business trust, BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap 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 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 Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. (the “New Fund”), including a majority of those Directors who are not interested persons of the New Fund, approved the appointment of the Administrator to provide certain administration services to the New Fund at a meeting held on November 10, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to add the New Fund 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 Fund hereby appoints the Administrator to act as the administrator of the New 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 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 Fund. 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 Fund. From and after the date hereof, the term “Declaration of Trust” shall be deemed to include the Articles of Incorporation of the New Fund, as amended from time to time.

3. Schedule. Schedule B to the Administration Agreement shall be amended to add the New Fund so that Schedule B is amended and restated as attached hereto.

4. Compensation. The Administrator shall receive from the New 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 Funds^SM” and “Trustees of BlackRock Funds^SM, “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 Funds^SM”, “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 ADVANTAGE SMID CAP FUND, INC.



By:


Name:
Title:

BLACKROCK FUNDS^SM on behalf of each BlackRock Funds^SM Fund listed on Schedule B



By:


Name:
Title:

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



By:


Name:
Title:

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



By:


Name:
Title:

BLACKROCK FUNDS V

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



By:


Name:
Title:

BLACKROCK LARGE CAP SERIES FUNDS, INC. on behalf of each BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc. Fund listed on Schedule B



By:


Name:
Title:

BLACKROCK ADVISORS, LLC



By:


Name:
Title:

Schedule B


Fund		BLK Ticker
1. BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc.		MF_VO

BlackRock Funds^SM
2.	BlackRock Advantage Emerging Markets Fund	BR_EMR-AGG
3.	BlackRock Advantage ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund	BR_EMR_ESG
4.	BlackRock Advantage ESG International Equity Fund	BR_GO_ESG
5.	BlackRock Advantage ESG U.S. Equity Fund	BR_IMPR3
6.	BlackRock Advantage International Fund	BR_GO_AG
7.	BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Growth Fund	BR_FLEX_AG
8.	BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Core Fund	BR_DSCC
9.	BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Growth Fund	BR_SCGE
10.	BlackRock China A Opportunities Fund	BR_CHOPS
11.	BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund	BR_CSF-AGG
12.	BlackRock Cayman Commodity Strategies Fund, Ltd.	BR_CSF-CMN
13.	BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fund	BR_DAEM
14.	BlackRock Defensive Advantage International Fund	BR_DAINTL
15.	BlackRock Defensive Advantage U.S. Fund	BR_DAUS
16.	BlackRock Energy Opportunities Fund	BR_ACGR
17.	BlackRock Exchange Portfolio	BR_EXC
18.	BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund	BR_GLS-AGG
19.	BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio	BR_HS
20.	BlackRock High Equity Income Fund	BR_USOPP
21.	BlackRock International Dividend Fund	BR_ISCE
22.	BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio	BR_MCGE
23.	BlackRock Real Estate Securities Fund	BR_REIT-AG
24.	BlackRock Short Obligations Fund	BR_SHOBLIG
25.	BlackRock Tactical Opportunities Fund	BR_AA
26.	BlackRock Technology Opportunities Fund	BR_GST
27.	BlackRock Total Factor Fund	BR-SRA-AG
28.	BlackRock Cayman Strategic Risk Allocation Fund, Ltd.	BR-SRA-CAY
29.	BlackRock Wealth Liquid Environmentally Aware Fund	BR-MM

BlackRock Funds II
30.	BlackRock 20/80 Target Allocation Fund	BR_CON
31.	BlackRock 40/60 Target Allocation Fund	BR_MOD
32.	BlackRock 60/40 Target Allocation Fund	BR_GRW
33.	BlackRock 80/20 Target Allocation Fund	BR_AGR
34.	BlackRock Dynamic High Income Portfolio	BR-DHI-AG
35.	BlackRock Global Dividend Portfolio	BR-IBP-AG
36.	BlackRock Managed Income Fund	BR-MI-AG
37.	BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio	BR-INC-AG
38.	BlackRock Retirement Income 2030 Fund	BR-RI2030


39.	BlackRock Retirement Income 2040 Fund	BR-RI2040

BlackRock Funds IV
40.	BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund	BR-GC-AG
41.	BlackRock Systematic ESG Bond Fund	BR-IMPBD
42.	BlackRock Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund	BR-SMS-AG

BlackRock Funds V
43.	BlackRock Core Bond Portfolio	BR-CORE
44.	BlackRock Emerging Markets Bond Fund	BR-EMDHD
45.	BlackRock Emerging Markets Flexible Dynamic Bond Portfolio	BR-EMD
46.	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio	BR-FRI
47.	BlackRock GNMA Portfolio	BR-GNMA
48.	BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio	BR-HIYLD
49.	BlackRock Income Fund	BR-MSB-AGG
50.	BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio	BR-IP-AGG
51.	BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio	BR-LO-AGG
52.	BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio	BR-SIP-AG
53.	BlackRock U.S. Government Bond Portfolio	BR-INTG

BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc.
54.	BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Core Fund	FF_LCC
55.	BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Value Fund	MF_LCV

Schedule B, dated March 1, 2021