EX-99.8(B) 7 dex998b.htm APPENDIX A TO THE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT Appendix A to the Administration Agreement

Exhibit 8 (b)

 

APPENDIX A

to the

Administration Agreement

Among BlackRock FundsSM,

BlackRock Advisors, Inc. and PFPC Inc.

 

Name of Portfolio


  

Class of

Shares


Small Cap Value Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock

Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Large Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Large Cap Value Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Select Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock


Name of Portfolio


  

Class of

Shares


Index Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

International Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock

Balanced Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Low Duration Bond Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock

Intermediate Bond Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock

Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C


Government Income Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock

Core Bond Total Return Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock

Managed Income Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

International Bond Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Tax-Free Income Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Income Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

New Jersey Tax-Free Income Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C


Ohio Tax-Free Income Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Money Market Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Hilliard Lyons

Municipal Money Market Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Hilliard Lyons

U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Ohio Municipal Money Market Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

North Carolina Municipal Money Market Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C


New Jersey Municipal Money Market Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Virginia Municipal Money Market Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Multi-Sector Mortgage Securities Portfolio III

   Institutional

Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock Strategic Portfolio I

   Institutional

BlackRock Strategic Portfolio II

   Institutional

International Opportunities Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C


U.S. Opportunities Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

GNMA Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock

Delaware Tax-Free Income Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Kentucky Tax-Free Income Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

High Yield Bond Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock

Multi-Sector Mortgage Securities Portfolio IV

   Institutional

Global Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C


European Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Asia Pacific Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Core Equity Portfolio

   Institutional

Global Communications Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Core PLUS Total Return Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

BlackRock

Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

Investor B

Investor C

Enhanced Income Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

BlackRock

Ultrashort Municipal Portfolio

  

Institutional

Service

Investor A

BlackRock


BlackRock

 

Release. “BlackRock Funds” and “Trustees of BlackRock Funds” refer respectively to the trust created and the Trustees, as trustees but not individually or personally, acting from time to time under a Declaration of Trust dated December 22, 1988 which is hereby referred to and a copy of which is on file at the office of the State Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and at the principal office of the Company. The obligations of “BlackRock Funds” 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 Company personally, but bind only the Trust Property (as defined in the Declaration of Trust), and all persons dealing with any class of shares of the Customer must look solely to the Trust Property belonging to such class for the enforcement of any claims against the Company.


Agreed to and accepted as of February     , 2004.

 

BLACKROCK FUNDSSM

By:


Name:

Title:

BLACKROCK ADVISORS, INC.

By:


Name:

Title:

PFPC INC.

By:


Name:

Title:


APPENDIX B

 

Administration Fees Payable

With Respect to BlackRock FundsSM

 

I.       Portfolios

  

Fund-Based Administration Fees

All Portfolios.    Administrators are entitled to receive a combined fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of .085% of the first $500 million of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets; .075% of the next $500 million of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets; and .065% of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion.

II.     Portfolios

  

Class-Specific Administration Fee

Managed Income, Core Bond Total Return*, Intermediate Government Bond, Tax-Free Income*, New Jersey Tax-Free Income, Ohio Tax-Free Income, Pennsylvania Tax-Free Income, Low Duration Bond*, Intermediate Bond*, International Bond, Government Income*, Multi-Sector Mortgage Securities Portfolio III, Multi-Sector Mortgage Securities Portfolio IV, BlackRock Strategic Portfolio I, BlackRock Strategic Portfolio II, GNMA*, Delaware Tax-Free Income, Kentucky Tax-Free Income, High Yield Bond*, Core PLUS Total Return*, Enhanced Income* and Ultrashort Municipal* Portfolios.    Administrators are entitled to receive a combined fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the following maximum annual rates based on the average daily net assets allocated to each respective class of shares: .145% of the first $500 million of average daily net assets allocated to each respective class of shares, .135% of the next $500 million of such average daily net assets, and .125% of all average daily net assets allocated to a class of shares in excess of $1 billion.

 

* With respect to BlackRock Shares of each of the Core Bond Total Return, Tax-Free Income, Low Duration Bond, Intermediate Bond, Government Income, GNMA, High Yield Bond, Core PLUS Total Return, Enhanced Income and Ultrashort Municipal Portfolios, the Administrators are entitled to receive a combined fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the following maximum annual rates based on the average daily net assets allocated to BlackRock Shares of each of those Portfolios: .035% of the first $500 million of average daily net assets allocated to BlackRock Shares, .025% of the next $500 million of such average daily net assets, and .015% of all average daily net assets allocated to BlackRock Shares in excess of $1 billion.


Money Market, Municipal Money Market, U.S. Treasury Money Market, Ohio Municipal Money Market, New Jersey Municipal Money Market, Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market, North Carolina Municipal Money Market and Virginia Municipal Money Market Portfolios.    Administrators are entitled to receive a combined fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the following maximum annual rates based on the average daily net assets allocated to each respective class of shares: .095% of the first $500 million of average daily net assets allocated to a class of shares, .085% of the next $500 million of such average daily net assets, and .075% of all average daily net assets allocated to a class of shares in excess of $1 billion.
Large Cap Value Equity, Large Cap Growth Equity, Small Cap Value Equity, International Equity, Index Equity, Balanced, Small Cap Growth Equity, Select Equity*, Mid-Cap Value Equity, Mid-Cap Growth Equity, International Equity*, International Opportunities, U.S. Opportunities, Global Science & Technology Opportunities, European Equity, Asia Pacific Equity, Core Equity, Global Communications and Small Cap Core Equity Portfolios.    Administrators are entitled to receive a combined fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the following maximum annual rates based on the average daily assets allocated to each class of shares: .145% of the first $500 million of average daily net assets allocated to a class of shares, .135% of the next $500 million of such average daily net assets and .125% of all average daily net assets allocated to a class of shares in excess of $1 billion.

 

* With respect to BlackRock Shares of the Select Equity and International Equity Portfolios, the Administrators are entitled to receive a combined fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the following maximum annual rates based on the average daily net assets allocated to BlackRock Shares of each Portfolio: .035% of the first $500 million of average daily net assets allocated to BlackRock Shares, .025% of the next $500 million of such average daily net assets, and .015% of all average daily net assets allocated to BlackRock Shares in excess of $1 billion.

 

Release. “BlackRock Funds” and “Trustees of BlackRock Funds” refer respectively to the trust created and the Trustees, as trustees but not individually or personally, acting from time to time under a Declaration of Trust dated December 22, 1988 which is hereby referred to and a copy of which is on file at the office of the State Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and at the principal office of the Company. The obligations of “BlackRock Funds” 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 Company personally, but bind only the Trust Property (as defined in the Declaration of Trust), and all persons dealing with any class of shares of the Customer must look solely to the Trust Property belonging to such class for the enforcement of any claims against the Company.


Agreed to and accepted as of February     , 2004.

 

BLACKROCK FUNDSSM

By:


Name:

Title:

BLACKROCK ADVISORS, INC.

By:


Name:

Title:

PFPC INC.

By:


Name:

Title: