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December 31, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: iShares Trust (the “Trust”)
File Nos. 333-92935 and 811-09729
iShares MSCI Egypt Capped Investable Market Index Fund (S0000 28678) (the “Fund”)
Request for Withdrawal of Amendments
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Trust hereby requests the withdrawal of the Trust’s post-effective amendments filed with respect to the Fund, a series of the Trust.
The Trust filed the following post-effective amendments relating to the Fund on the dates shown:
485APOS January 29, 2010
485BXT April 13, 2010
485BXT May 12, 2010
485BXT May 28, 2010
485BXT June 24, 2010
485BXT July 22, 2010
485BXT August 19, 2010
485BXT September 16, 2010
485BXT October 14, 2010
485BXT November 10, 2010
485BXT December 8, 2010
485BXT January 6, 2011
485BXT February 3, 2011
485BXT March 3, 2011
485BXT March 31, 2011
485BXT April 28, 2011
485BXT May 26, 2011
485BXT June 23, 2011
485BXT July 21, 2011
485BXT July 28, 2011
485BXT August 25, 2011
485BXT September 22, 2011
485BXT October 20, 2011
485BXT November 17, 2011
485BXT December 15, 2011
485BXT January 12, 2012
485BXT February 9, 2012
485BXT March 8, 2012
485BXT April 5, 2012
485BXT May 3, 2012
485BXT May 31, 2012
485BXT June 28, 2012
485BXT July 26, 2012
485BXT August 23, 2012
485BXT September 20, 2012
485BXT October 18, 2012
485BXT November 15, 2012
485BXT December 13, 2012
485BXT December 27, 2012
485BXT January 24, 2013
485BXT February 21, 2013
485BXT March 21, 2013
485BXT April 18, 2013
485BXT May 16, 2013
485BXT June 13, 2013
485BXT July 11, 2013
485BXT August 8, 2013
485BXT September 5, 2013
485BXT October 3, 2013
485BXT October 31, 2013
485BXT November 27, 2013
485BXT December 26, 2013
The Trust made the initial filing on January 29, 2010 for the purpose of adding the Fund as a new series of the Trust. The fifty-one additional filings were made for the purpose of delaying the automatic effectiveness date of the amendment. As of the last filing shown, the amendment was scheduled to become effective on January 24, 2014.
Subsequent to these filings, the Trust decided not to go forward with the offering of the Fund as a series of the Trust. No securities were sold in connection with this offering.
If you have any questions, please call Benjamin Haskin of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (202) 303-1124.
Very Truly Yours,
iShares Trust
| By: | /s/ Jack Gee | |
| Jack Gee | ||
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |