UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
iShares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
State of Maryland | See Below | |
(State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Investors Bank and Trust Company 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to be Registered | Exchange | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | ||
iShares MSCI Belgium Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372161 | ||
iShares MSCI France Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372163 | ||
iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372175 | ||
iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372165 | ||
iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372166 | ||
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372167 | ||
iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372168 | ||
iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372170 | ||
iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372171 | ||
iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372172 | ||
iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372173 | ||
iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0372174 | ||
iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0396527 | ||
iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund | New York Stock Exchange | 51-0396521 |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 33-97598
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered:
Reference is made to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2004 (File Nos. 33-97598; 811-09102) and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
1. | Registrant’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (99.1) to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement on Form N-1A dated March 1, 1996 (File Nos. 33-97598; 811-09102) (the “Registration Statement”). |
2. | Registrant’s Articles of Amendment, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement, filed December 27, 1996. |
3. | Registrant’s Articles Supplementary, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit a.3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registration Statement, filed December 22, 1999. |
4. | Registrant’s Articles of Amendment, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit a.4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registration Statement, filed on November 3, 2000. |
5. | Registrant’s Articles Supplementary, incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registration Statement, filed on July 16, 2001. |
6. | Registrant’s Amended By-Laws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement, filed March 1, 1996. |
7. | Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to its Amended By-Laws incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registration Statement, filed on August 27, 1997. |
8. | Form of Global Certificate for the Registrant’s Securities being registered hereunder, (with exception to the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund and iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund) incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant’s registration of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) on Form 8-A, dated March 1, 1996 (Securities Exchange Act file number 001-11653), which is incorporated herein by reference. |
9. | Form of Global Certificate for the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A, dated July 12, 2000. |
10. | Form of Global Certificate for the iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A, dated June 21, 2000. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
iSHARES, INC. | ||||||||
Date: November 22, 2005 | By: | /s/ Peter W. Kronberg | ||||||
Peter W. Kronberg | ||||||||
Assistant Secretary |