● THERE ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUNDS —
The Funds are subject to management risk, which is the risk that the investment strategies of the applicable Fund’s investment
adviser, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. These
constraints could adversely affect the market prices of the shares of the Funds and, consequently, the value of the notes.
● THE PERFORMANCE AND MARKET VALUE OF EACH FUND, PARTICULARLY DURING PERIODS OF MARKET
VOLATILITY, MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THAT FUND’S UNDERLYING INDEX AS WELL AS
THE NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE —
Each Fund does not fully replicate its Underlying Index (as defined under “The Underlyings” below) and may hold securities
different from those included in its Underlying Index. In addition, the performance of each Fund will reflect additional transaction
costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of its Underlying Index. All of these factors may lead to a lack of correlation
between the performance of each Fund and its Underlying Index. In addition, corporate actions with respect to the equity securities
underlying a Fund (such as mergers and spin-offs) may impact the variance between the performances of that Fund and its
Underlying Index. Finally, because the shares of each Fund are traded on a securities exchange and are subject to market supply
and investor demand, the market value of one share of each Fund may differ from the net asset value per share of that Fund.
During periods of market volatility, securities underlying each Fund may be unavailable in the secondary market, market
participants may be unable to calculate accurately the net asset value per share of that Fund and the liquidity of that Fund may be
adversely affected. This kind of market volatility may also disrupt the ability of market participants to create and redeem shares of
a Fund. Further, market volatility may adversely affect, sometimes materially, the prices at which market participants are willing to
buy and sell shares of a Fund. As a result, under these circumstances, the market value of shares of a Fund may vary
substantially from the net asset value per share of that Fund. For all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of each Fund may
not correlate with the performance of its Underlying Index as well as the net asset value per share of that Fund, which could
materially and adversely affect the value of the notes in the secondary market and/or reduce any payment on the notes.
● THE NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDS —
Because the prices of the non-U.S. equity securities held by each Fund are converted into U.S. dollars for purposes of calculating
the net asset value of that Fund, holders of the notes will be exposed to currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of the
currencies in which the non-U.S. equity securities held by that Fund trade. With respect to each Fund, your net exposure will
depend on the extent to which those currencies strengthen or weaken against the U.S. dollar and the relative weight of equity
securities held by that Fund denominated in each of those currencies. If, taking into account the relevant weighting, the U.S. dollar
strengthens against those currencies, the price of the relevant Fund will be adversely affected and any payment on the notes may
be reduced.
● EMERGING MARKETS RISK WITH RESPECT TO THE iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF —
The equity securities held by the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF have been issued by non-U.S. companies located in
emerging markets countries. Countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, may present the risks of
nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets, and may have less
protection of property rights than more developed countries. The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on
only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and
volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to
respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times.
● RECENT EXECUTIVE ORDERS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING
MARKETS ETF —
Pursuant to recent executive orders, U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions in, or possession of, publicly traded
securities of certain companies that are determined to be linked to the People’s Republic of China military, intelligence and security
apparatus, or securities that are derivative of, or are designed to provide investment exposure to, those securities. The sponsor of
the Underlying Index for the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has recently removed the equity securities of a small number
of companies from that Underlying Index in response to these executive orders and, as a result, these stocks have also been
removed from the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF. If the issuer of any of the equity securities held by the iShares® MSCI
Emerging Markets ETF is in the future designated as such a prohibited company, the value of that company may be adversely
affected, perhaps significantly, which would adversely affect the performance of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF. In
addition, under these circumstances, each of the sponsor of the Underlying Index for the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
and the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is expected to remove the equity securities of that company from that Underlying