UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Dear iShares Shareholder,
Barclays Global Fund Advisors, the adviser to the iShares® Funds, is being acquired by BlackRock, Inc. By now, you should have received a proxy package via e-mail regarding two special shareholder meetings related to the transaction.
Our records show you have not yet voted on the proposals presented for shareholder approval, or, if you own multiple iShares Funds, you have not yet voted all the shares you own.
The Board of Directors of iShares, Inc. and the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust has unanimously approved the proposals and recommends that shareholders vote in favor of each proposal. It is important that every shareholder participates in the governance of their iShares Fund to ensure that their iShares Fund receives enough votes to act on the proposals.
If you did not receive a proxy package, please call 1-866-450-8471 as soon as possible to receive a complete package via email or regular mail. Otherwise, we urge you tovote immediately to avoid further proxy correspondence.
We’ve provided four easy ways to cast your vote:
FASTEST OPTION—Talk to a Live Agent
Call 1-866-450-8471 Monday through Friday 9:30 AM to 12:00 Midnight (ET), Saturday from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM (ET).Estimated call time is less than three minutes, no matter how many different iShares Funds you own.
Vote Online
Go to www.proxyvote.com (a link is embedded with this email) and enter the control number that appears on each of your proxy cards. The site will give you all further instructions. Note, you may have multiple control numbers to enter.
Vote by Telephone
For touch-tone voting, please refer to your proxy cards for a toll-free number.
Vote by Mail
Complete and sign the proxy cards, then return them in the postage-paid envelope.
Thank you in advance for your participation in this important vote.
THIS IS A REMINDER*
YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY SENT PROXY SOLICITING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ISHARES FUNDS MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. ACCORDING TO OUR LATEST RECORDS, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION(S) ON THE MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING.
The relevant supporting documentations can be found at the following Internet site(s):
Reminder Notice
REMINDER LETTER LINK WILL GO HERE
Proxy Statement
http://materials.proxyvote.com/iSHARES/NPS09
This is a NOTIFICATION of the:
ISHARES FUNDS 2009 Special Meeting of Stockholders.
MEETING DATE: November 4, 2009
RECORD DATE: August 25, 2009
CUSIP NUMBER: 464286103
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 3456789012345678901
CONTROL NUMBER: 012345678901
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