-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, G12PFF3Nlz5XDtXial3hsAfOCXV70Qa81ZRO/YvcDu6nhGwgzJugP0qmzRnrtmwQ ogKqhgexOZ4ec9i3tOARoA== 0000897436-09-000035.txt : 20090126 0000897436-09-000035.hdr.sgml : 20090126 20090126144852 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897436-09-000035 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090126 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090126 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20090126 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: iSHARES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001100663 IRS NUMBER: 943351276 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-92935 FILM NUMBER: 09545262 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: 617 937 5525 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 CLARENDON CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ISHARES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991213 0001100663 S000023615 iShares S&P/Citigroup 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund C000069478 iShares S&P/Citigroup 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund 497J 1 spcitintre1-3yr4972009_0126.htm ISHARES S&P CITIGROUP 1-3 YEAR INTERNATIONAL TREASURY BOND FUND 2009-0126 spcitintre1-3yr4972009_0126.htm
January 26, 2009

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549


Re:
iShares Trust (the “Trust”)
(Securities Act File No. 333-92935 and
Investment Company Act File No. 811-09729)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on behalf of the Trust, please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the iShares S&P/Citigroup 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund of the Trust, dated January 16, 2009, does not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 214 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on January 20, 2009.

Please address all questions regarding this filing to the undersigned at (415) 894-6504.



Very truly yours,

/s/ Jessica N. Bentley
Jessica N. Bentley, Esq.



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