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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NOTICE FROM U.S. iSHARES – SHAREHOLDER ACTION REQUESTED
TO SHAREHOLDERS IN U.S. iSHARES FUNDS WHO MAY ALSO BE UNITHOLDERS IN CANADIAN iSHARES FUNDS
On or about September 4, 2009,as a shareholder of a U.S. iShares Fund,you received notices (the “Notices”) of special meetings (the “Meetings”) of shareholders of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust (the “U.S. iShares Funds”) to be held on November 4, 2009. The Meetings are being held in connection with Barclays Bank PLC’s sale of its interest in the Barclays Global Investors business to BlackRock, Inc. (the “Transaction”). A proxy, solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors/Trustees of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust (the “Board of the U.S. iShares Funds”), and a Joint Proxy Statement were included with the Notices together with instructions as to how to vote as a shareholder of the U.S. iShares Funds.
On September 23, 2009, as a unitholder of one or more iShares exchange traded funds (“Canadian iShares Funds”) managed by Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited (“BGI Canada”), you may have received a notice regarding the Transaction, Under Canadian securities laws, no action is required from you in respect of the Transaction in your capacity as a unitholder of a Canadian iShares Fund.
However,as a shareholder of a U.S. iShares Fund, you are requested to vote your shares of such U.S. iShares Funds in accordance with U.S. securities laws.
The Board of the U.S. iShares Funds, unanimously recommends that you vote FOR each of the proposals described in the Joint Proxy Statement (available at www.iShares.com). To vote your shares, please follow the instructions on the attached Voter Instruction Form or contact Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the proxy solicitor for the U.S. iShares Funds, at 1-866-450-8471. Thank you in advance for your participation in this important vote.