Exchange Bulletin

iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (GCNS) To Trade On Toronto Stock Exchange


September 4, 2020

Issuer: iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (the "ETF")

SecuritySymbolIssued and Outstanding SecuritiesReserved SecuritiesIssue Price
Units (the "Units") GCNS 50,000 None $40.00
Listing category: Non-Corporate
Trading currency: CDN$
Transaction: Initial public offering of Units (the "Offering")
Anticipated closing date: September 4, 2020
Listing date: September 8, 2020 (as at 5:01 p.m.) subject to confirmation of closing of the Offering.
Posted for trading date: September 9, 2020 (at the opening) subject to confirmation of closing of the Offering.
Other market(s): None
Designated market maker: National Bank Financial Inc.
Security ownership registration: CDS book-entry only system
Investor relations: Steven Leong
Tel: (416) 933-6410
steven.leong@blackrock.com
Incorporation: The ETF is an exchange-traded fund established as a trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario pursuant to a master declaration of trust amended and restated as of August 26, 2020.
Manager and Trustee: BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Fiscal year end: December 31
Nature of business: The ETF seeks to provide income and long-term capital growth by investing primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that generally employ ESG-oriented investment strategies to provide exposure to fixed income and/or equity securities.
Transfer agent and registrar: State Street Trust Company Canada at its principal office in Toronto.
Distributions: Cash distributions on Units of the ETF, if any, are expected to be made quarterly.
Sponsorship: Not applicable
Offering document: Prospectus dated August 26, 2020, which is available at www.SEDAR.com. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are as defined in the Prospectus.
Initial public offering: Units will be issued and sold on a continuous basis. A Unit of the ETF represents an equal beneficial interest in the ETF. The ETF is entitled to issue an unlimited number of Units. Units sold in connection with the initial public offering for the ETF will amount to 50,000 Units at a price of $40.00 per Unit.
TSX contact: Chris Birkett,
Managing Director,
Toronto Stock Exchange