Terms and conditions

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All the provisions are important, but please pay special attention to the parts that are inside a box with bold writing. These parts highlight and contain information about terms and conditions that may have important consequences for you. They are only intended to bring such terms and conditions to your attention and are aids to understanding them only and are not terms and conditions themselves. They do not limit the meaning or application of the terms and conditions, and do not apply only to the situations and examples described in the boxes or to similar situations or examples.

BLACKROCK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE, MODIFY, ADD OR REMOVE PORTIONS OF THESE TERMS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON. WE SUGGEST THAT YOU REVIEW THESE TERMS PERIODICALLY FOR CHANGES. SUCH CHANGES SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY ACCESSING OUR WEBSITE AFTER WE HAVE POSTED CHANGES TO THESE TERMS, YOU ARE AGREEING TO THESE TERMS AS MODIFIED.

Disclaimer

Nothing contained on this Website constitutes tax, accounting, regulatory, legal, insurance or investment advice. Neither the information, nor any opinion, contained on this Website constitutes a solicitation or offer by BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock") or its affiliates to buy or sell any securities, futures, options or other financial instruments or products, nor shall any such security be offered or sold to any person in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, purchase, or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Decisions based on information contained on this Website are the sole responsibility of the visitor. In exchange for using this Website, the visitor agrees to indemnify and hold BlackRock, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, licensors and suppliers harmless against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys' fees) arising from your use of this Website, from your violation of these Terms or from any decisions that the visitor makes based on such information.

This clause has important legal consequences for you. In this clause, you:

(i) take on risk, legal responsibilities and liability;
(ii) limit and exclude our risk, legal responsibilities and liability; and
(iii) indemnify us (hold us harmless) for claims and liability.

As a result of this clause, you may also be responsible for claims and other amounts. You will also be responsible for, and you accept, potential risks and financial damages and harm which may be suffered by you and others for what is stated in this clause. In addition, your rights and remedies against us and other persons and entities are limited and excluded, and this clause limits and excludes your right to recover or make claims for losses, damages, liability or harm you or others may suffer. Furthermore, this clause requires you to indemnify (hold harmless) BlackRock and other persons or entities against claims, loss, damages, and harm that that may be suffered by us and other persons or entities as a result of the events contemplated in the clause. This places various risks, liabilities, obligations and legal responsibilities on you and you will be responsible and liable for the payment of the value of the claims, loss, damages, and harm that that may be suffered or claimed.

The investments and strategies discussed in the Website may not be suitable for all investors and are not obligations of BlackRock or its affiliates or guaranteed by BlackRock or its affiliates. BlackRock makes no representations that the contents are appropriate for use in all locations, or that the transactions, securities, products, instruments, or services discussed on this site are available or appropriate for sale or use in all jurisdictions or countries, or by all investors or counterparties. By making available information on the Website, BlackRock does not represent that any investment vehicle is available or suitable for any particular user. All persons and entities accessing the Website do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws and regulations.

The above clause limits your rights and remedies against us, and this clause limits and excludes your right to recover or make claims for losses, damages, liability or harm that you may suffer. You will also be responsible for, and you accept, potential risks and financial damages and harm which may be suffered by you.

All investments involve risk and may lose value. The value of your investment can go down depending upon market conditions. Fixed income investments are subject to risk including interest rate, credit, market and issuer risk. Currency exchange rates may cause the value of an investment to go up or down. Alternative strategies involve higher risks than traditional investments, may not be tax efficient, and have higher fees than traditional investments; they may also be highly leveraged and engage in speculative investment techniques, which can magnify the potential for investment loss or gain. BEFORE ACQUIRING THE SHARES OF ANY INVESTMENT FUND BY PURCHASE OR EXCHANGE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO READ THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS OR OFFERING MATERIALS.

This clause has important legal consequences for you. In this clause, you:

(i) take on risk, legal responsibilities and liability; and
(ii) limit and exclude our risk, legal responsibilities and liability.

This Website is for information purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as a forecast, research or investment advice. The information on this Website does not constitute a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy. Although this material is based upon information that BlackRock considers reliable and endeavors to keep current, BlackRock does not assure that this material is accurate, current or complete, and it should not be relied upon as such. Any opinions expressed on this Website may change as subsequent conditions vary. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The information and services provided on this Website are provided "AS IS" and without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, BlackRock disclaims all warranties, including, but not limited to, any warranty of non-infringement of third-party rights and any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. BlackRock does not warrant, either expressly or impliedly, the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained on this Website and does not warrant that the functions contained in this Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website will be free of viruses or other harmful components. BlackRock expressly disclaims all liability for errors and omissions in the materials on this Website and for the use or interpretation by others of information contained on the Website.

Fund and Advisor Disclosures

Investments in a BlackRock product or client account are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by BlackRock or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, any other government agency or any bank. Although a money market fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. Please carefully consider a fund's investment objective, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, call or write to BlackRock for a free prospectus or view one online. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

This clause has important legal consequences for you. In this clause, you take on risk, legal responsibilities and liability. As a result of this clause, you may also be responsible for claims and other amounts. You will also be responsible for, and you accept, potential risks and financial damages and harm which may be suffered by you and others for what is stated in this clause. In addition, your rights and remedies against us and other persons and entities are limited and excluded, and this clause limits and excludes your right to recover or make claims for losses, damages, liability or harm you or others may suffer.

BlackRock Investment Management UK Limited

BlackRock Investment Management UK Limited is authorised by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority to act as a Financial Services Provider in South Africa.

Trademarks, Copyrights and other Intellectual Property

The content contained on this Website is owned or licensed by BlackRock and its third-party information providers and is protected by applicable copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and/or other intellectual property rights. Such content is solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Accordingly, you may not copy, distribute, modify, post, frame or deep link this Website, including any text, graphics, video, audio, software code, user interface design or logos. You may download material displayed on this Website for your personal use provided you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, or use the content of this Website for public or commercial purposes, including all text, images, audio, and video, without BlackRock's written permission. Modification or use of the materials for any other purpose violates BlackRock's intellectual property rights.

All trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos displayed on this Website are proprietary to BlackRock and/or their respective owners. Nothing contained on this Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark displayed on this Website without the written permission of BlackRock or such other third party that may own the trademark displayed on this Website. Your use of the trademarks displayed on this Website, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.

The use of the images displayed on this Website by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, and the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications, as well as other regulations and statutes. If you download any information from this Website, you agree that you will not copy it or remove or obscure any copyright or other notices or legends contained in any such information.

Links to Other Websites

BlackRock may establish links between this Website and one or more websites operated by third parties. BlackRock has no control over any such other websites, the contents therein or the products/services offered. The existence of any such links shall not constitute an endorsement of, or representation or warranty by BlackRock regarding such websites, the contents of the websites, the products or services of the websites or the operators of the websites. Your access to and use of such linked websites is governed by the terms of use and privacy policies of those sites, and shall be at your own risk. BlackRock disclaims responsibility for the privacy policies and customer information practices of third-party internet websites hyperlinked from our Website.

This clause has important legal consequences for you. In this clause, you:

(i) take on risk, legal responsibilities and liability; and
(ii) limit and exclude our risk, legal responsibilities and liability.

Links to BlackRock from Other Websites

You shall not display hyperlinks on your websites to any website owned or operated by BlackRock. If you desire to display on your website a hyperlink to a BlackRock website, you must enter into a written agreement with BlackRock governing such display. Access to any BlackRock website does not authorize you to use any of BlackRock's names, logos, trademarks or copyrighted material, and you agree not to do so without BlackRock's express written consent. Requests to display hyperlinks on your websites to BlackRock websites should be e-mailed to webmaster@blackrock.com.

Transmissions to and From this Website

Electronic communications can be intercepted by third parties and, accordingly, transmissions to and from this Website may not be secure. Communications to BlackRock, particularly those containing confidential information, may be sent by mail to: BlackRock, Inc., 40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022, Attn: Webmaster. BlackRock shall be free to use, for any purpose, any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques provided by a website user to BlackRock through this Website. You acknowledge and agree that BlackRock has granted you limited access to the specific files pertaining to the BlackRock Funds ("Approved Files"), and you agree not to attempt to access computer files other than the Approved Files. BlackRock makes no warranty to you regarding the security of the Website, including with regard to the ability of any unauthorized persons to access information received or transmitted by you through or from the Website. BlackRock reserves the right to cease providing, or to change, this Website and content of such information (or any portion or feature thereof) at any time or frequency and without notice.

This clause has important legal consequences for you. In this clause, you take on risk, legal responsibilities and liability. Your rights and remedies against us and other persons and entities are limited and excluded, and this clause limits and excludes your right to recover or make claims for losses, damages, liability or harm you or others may suffer.

Account and Transaction Information on this Website

Certain BlackRock clients may access account information, including transactions, through this Website. Account information is unaudited unless noted otherwise, may be based on estimates. Do not make any investment decisions based on such information as it is subject to change.

Privacy Policy

Please review our Privacy Policy, which is a part of this Agreement and hereby incorporated by reference, to learn about our information collection practices and the measures we take to preserve the privacy and security of your information.

E-mail and Marketing

Financial professionals who complete the registration process to access the BlackRock Financial Professional web site are at the same time granting BlackRock permission to send them e-mail messages for marketing and general communication purposes at the e-mail address they have provided. This service may be discontinued at any time by responding to the email with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.

Jurisdiction and Governing Law

The information provided on this Website is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject BlackRock or its affiliates to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. This Website will not be considered a solicitation for or offering of any investment product or service to any person in any jurisdiction where such solicitation or offering would be illegal.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BLACKROCK AND ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES OR DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM USE OR LOSS OF USE OF THIS WEBSITE), EVEN IF BLACKROCK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FROM THE USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANOTHER LINKED WEBSITE.

The above clause is important because it limits and excludes obligations, liabilities and legal responsibilities that we and other persons or entities may otherwise have to you. As a result of these clauses, your rights and remedies against us and these other persons and entities are limited and excluded. This clause also limits and excludes your right to recover or make claims for losses, damages, liability or harm you or others may suffer.

Financial Services Provider and Broker-Dealer's Potential Conflicts

As a broker-dealer, BlackRock Investments, Inc. and/or its affiliates (including any entities that are "affiliates" as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) and BlackRock Investment Management UK Limited as a Financial Services Provider may act as a principal for its own account or as agent for its customers in connection with the sale to you or purchase by you of a security that is the subject of content prepared by BlackRock. If it receives a mark-up or commission or acts as agent for another person in connection with any such transaction, BlackRock may have a potential conflict of interest. You understand this potential conflict and acknowledge that you may choose to effect securities transactions at another broker-dealer.

Timeliness of Content

All content on this Website is presented only as of the date published or indicated, and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. In addition, you are responsible for setting the cache settings on your browser to ensure you are receiving the most recent data.

Prohibited Uses

Except as otherwise stated in these Terms or as expressly authorized by BlackRock in writing, you may not:

Use this Website in any manner that could damage or overburden any BlackRock server, or any network connected to any BlackRock server, as all servers have limited capacity and are used by many people;
Use this Website in any manner that would interfere with another party's use of the Website;
Include the term "BlackRock," or any BlackRock trademark or executive's name, or any variation of the foregoing, as a meta-tag, hidden textual element;
Use any robot, spider, intelligent agent, other automatic device, or manual process to search, monitor or copy this Website or the reports, data, information, content, software, products services, or other materials on, generated by or obtained from this Website, whether through links or otherwise (collectively, "Materials"), without BlackRock's permission, provided that generally available third-party web browsers may be used without such permission; or
Use this Website or the Materials in any manner that could create impression of affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement by BlackRock.

Password Security and Notification

Certain parts of the Website are protected by passwords or require a login and are restricted to authorized users only. You may not obtain unauthorized access to such parts of the Website, or to any other protected materials or information, through any means not intentionally made available by BlackRock for your specific use. If you have a Personal Identification Number (PIN) for access to non-public areas of the Website, you are solely responsible for all activities that occur in connection with your PIN. Accordingly, you should take all reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of your PIN. Notify BlackRock immediately if you become aware of any disclosure, loss, theft or unauthorized use of your PIN.

This clause has important legal consequences for you. In this clause, you:

(i) take on risk, legal responsibilities and liability; and
(ii) limit and exclude our risk, legal responsibilities and liability.

Unauthorized Use of Content

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BlackRock, its affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, members, partners, managers and employees against any losses, damages, claims, liabilities and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) to the extent resulting from or arising out of any unauthorized or otherwise inappropriate use of any of the content of this Website attributable to you or which occurs through the use of your ID.

The above clause requires you to indemnify (hold harmless) BlackRock and other persons or entities against claims, loss, damages, and harm that that may be suffered by us and other persons or entities as a result of the events set out in the clause. You also required to indemnify us and other persons and entities against claims for loss, damages, and harm that that may be made by any person or entity as a result of the events set out in the clause. This places various risks, liabilities, obligations and legal responsibilities on you and you will be responsible and liable for the payment of the value of the claims, loss, damages, and harm that that may be suffered or claimed.

System Outages and Incomplete Transmissions

Internet software or transmission problems may produce inaccurate or incomplete copies of information and materials that may be downloaded and displayed on a user's computer. BlackRock is not liable for any damages, changes, or omissions that occur during transmission of information and materials.

This clause has important legal consequences for you. In this clause, you:

(i) take on risk, legal responsibilities and liability; and
(ii) limit and exclude our risk, legal responsibilities and liability.

Termination

BlackRock may terminate your access to the Website for any reason, without prior notice.

Waiver

No waiver by BlackRock of any right under or term or provision of these Terms will be deemed a waiver of any other right, term, or provision of these Terms at the time of such waiver or a waiver of that or any other right, term, or provision of these Terms at any other time.

Integration and Severability

If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

The preceding Terms of use represent the entire agreement between BlackRock and the user relating to the subject matter herein.

BlackRock is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.

If any part of these Terms is regulated by or subject to the Consumer Protection Act, No 68 of 2008 ("CPA") or the Protection of Personal Information Act, No. 4 of 2013 ("POPI"), it is not intended that any part of these Terms contravenes any provision of the CPA or POPI. Therefore all provisions of these Terms must be treated as being qualified, to the extent necessary, to ensure that the provisions of the CPA and POPI are complied with.

No provision of these Terms:

(i) does or purports to limit or exempt us or any other person or entity from any liability (including, without limitation, for any loss directly or indirectly attributable to our gross negligence or wilful default or that of any other person acting for or controlled by us) to the extent that the law does not allow such a limitation or exemption;

(ii) requires you to assume risk or liability for the kind of liability or loss, to the extent that the law does not allow such an assumption of risk or liability; or

(iii) limits or excludes any warranties or obligations which are implied into these Terms by the CPA or POPI (to the extent they are applicable) or which we give under the CPA or POPI (to the extent they are applicable), to the extent that the law does not allow them to be limited or excluded.

Dated: 20 November 2018.

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