EX-99 3 prxr3000.htm Unassociated Document

Shareholder Meeting Results (Unaudited)
iSHARES® TRUST


A special meeting of shareholders of iShares Trust was scheduled on July 14, 2005 and subsequently adjourned until August 11, 2005. All proposals were approved by the shareholders except as noted below. The proposals acted upon by shareholders at the special meeting and the results of the shareholder vote were as follows:

Proposal 1*
To elect the eight nominees specified below as Trustees of the Trust, each of whom will serve until his/her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.


Trustee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Lee T. Kranefuss
647,047,151
12,010,432
John E. Martinez
647,057,342
12,000,240
Richard K. Lyons
647,782,813
11,274,769
George G.C. Parker
644,369,500
14,688,081
W. Allen Reed
647,251,696
11,805,888
Cecilia H. Herbert
647,073,394
11,984,192
Charles A. Hurty
647,183,684
11,873,899
John E. Kerrigan
647,826,001
11,231,583
Messrs. Kranefuss, Martinez, Lyons, Reed and Parker previously served as Trustees of the Trust and were re-elected. Ms. Herbert and Messrs. Hurty and Kerrigan were newly elected.


Proposal 2A
To approve a change to the Trust’s fundamental investment policy to simplify and conform each Fund’s investment restriction regarding issuing senior securities.


iShares Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Russell 3000
12,601,011
170,856
104,595
2,338,955
Russell 3000 Growth
1,593,107
90,004
42,933
503,353
Russell 3000 Value
1,963,329
27,465
86,001
476,366
Russell Midcap
6,977,766
127,195
101,489
1,015,741
Russell Midcap Growth
4,244,111
134,339
131,247
725,135
Russell Midcap Value
4,133,141
111,254
121,229
794,432


Proposal 2B
To approve a change to the Trust’s fundamental investment policy to simplify and conform each Fund’s investment restriction regarding the making of loans.


iShares Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Russell 3000
12,576,420
193,322
106,720
2,338,955
Russell 3000 Growth
1,591,757
35,506
98,781
503,353
Russell 3000 Value
1,958,263
29,395
89,137
476,366
Russell Midcap
6,865,674
241,599
99,177
1,015,741
Russell Midcap Growth
4,235,137
142,217
132,343
725,135
Russell Midcap Value
4,115,690
115,404
134,530
794,432


Proposal 3
To approve a change in the classification of the investment objectives of certain Funds from fundamental to non-fundamental. Shareholders of the iShares Russell Midcap and iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index Funds did not approve this proposal.


iShares Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Russell 3000
11,952,616
807,984
115,862
2,338,955
Russell 3000 Growth
1,562,272
120,451
43,321
503,353
Russell 3000 Value
1,840,153
144,112
92,531
476,365
Russell Midcap
5,030,423
2,064,983
111,044
1,015,741
Russell Midcap Growth
3,426,471
944,186
139,040
725,135
Russell Midcap Value
3,533,900
697,917
133,807
794,432





*  Denotes Trust-wide proposal and voting results.
**  Broker non-votes are proxies received by the Fund from brokers or nominees who did not receive instructions from the beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote and who have no discretionary power to vote on a particular matter. Broker non-votes have the effect of a vote against the proposal.