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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. Shareholders of the iShares S&P 500 Index Fund did not approve this proposal.


iShares Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
S&P 500
28,684,138
331,770
578,170
29,643,868
S&P 500/BARRA Growth
16,151,133
187,349
897,314
4,816,981
S&P 500/BARRA Value
16,592,091
273,854
729,320
4,845,283
S&P MidCap 400
7,545,380
203,897
235,344
2,137,490
S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Growth
3,765,475
36,283
150,471
628,013
S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Value
6,343,999
109,722
260,103
1,340,410
S&P SmallCap 600
10,641,635
195,763
220,679
2,317,857
S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Growth
3,551,144
72,609
145,620
1,047,918
S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Value
5,393,185
136,195
185,747
1,070,702
S&P 1500
294,474
17,922
2,035
99,241


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. Shareholders of the iShares S&P 500 Index Fund did not approve this proposal.



iShares Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
S&P 500
28,196,741
804,179
593,159
29,643,867
S&P 500/BARRA Growth
16,126,583
216,646
892,567
4,816,981
S&P 500/BARRA Value
16,550,269
313,614
731,382
4,845,283
S&P MidCap 400
7,348,113
396,257
240,250
2,137,491
S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Growth
3,760,019
41,636
150,574
628,013
S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Value
6,325,078
128,408
260,338
1,340,410
S&P SmallCap 600
10,281,086
328,063
448,928
2,317,857
S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Growth
3,525,216
98,463
145,694
1,047,918
S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Value
5,353,517
177,416
184,194
1,070,702
S&P 1500
294,036
18,101
2,294
99,241


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 S&P 500, iShares S&P MidCap 400 and iShares S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Growth Index Funds did not approve this proposal.



iShares Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
S&P 500
24,957,333
3,933,376
703,370
29,643,867
S&P 500/BARRA Growth
15,436,667
891,232
907,897
4,816,981
S&P 500/BARRA Value
15,080,877
1,788,418
725,970
4,845,283
S&P MidCap 400
6,309,112
1,434,275
241,234
2,137,490
S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Growth
3,144,694
657,119
150,416
628,013
S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Value
5,569,810
884,429
259,585
1,340,410
S&P SmallCap 600
9,291,962
1,529,309
236,806
2,317,857
S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Growth
3,020,845
604,113
144,415
1,047,918
S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Value
4,576,075
954,726
184,326
1,070,702




*  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.