Exchange Bulletin

iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio (XEQT) To Trade On Toronto Stock Exchange


August 9, 2019

Issuer: iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio (the "ETF")

Security

Symbol

Issued and Outstanding Securities

Reserved Securities

Issue Price

Units (the "Units")

XEQT

50,000

None

$20.00

Listing category:

Non-Corporate

Trading currency:

CDN$

Transaction:

Initial public offering of Units (the "Offering")

Anticipated closing date:

August 9, 2019

Listing date:

August 12, 2019 (as at 5:01 p.m.) subject to confirmation of closing of the Offering.

Posted for trading date:

August 13, 2019 (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 July 30, 2019.

Manager and Trustee:

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

Fiscal year end:

December 31

Nature of business:

The ETF seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in one or more iShares ETFs that provide exposure to 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 July 30, 2019, 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 $20.00 per Unit.

TSX contact:

Chris Birkett, Director, Toronto Stock Exchange