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Shareholder Meeting Results (Unaudited)
iSHARES® TRUST

Two separate special meetings of shareholders of iShares Trust were held on November 4, 2009. The shareholder meetings for the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Insurance, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Medical Devices and iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index Funds were adjourned until November 19, 2009.  The shareholder meeting for the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Medical Devices Index Fund was subsequently adjourned until November 30, 2009 and at that date was further adjourned until December 22, 2009.  The proposals acted upon by shareholders at the special meetings and the results of the shareholder vote were as follows:

First Meeting

Shareholders of the Funds, except for the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Medical Devices Index Fund, approved Proposal 1.  Proposal 2 did not apply to the Funds.

Proposal 1
To approve a new investment advisory agreement between the Trust and BGFA, on behalf of each Fund, which took effect upon the consummation of the Barclays PLC binding agreement to sell its interest in BGFA and certain affiliated companies to BlackRock, Inc. (the “Transaction”).


iShares Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes *
Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense
1,307,719
23,392
17,761
268,815
Dow Jones U.S. Broker-Dealers
3,007,039
26,628
23,326
388,852
Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Providers
1,539,705
10,375
11,438
-
Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction
9,918,930
245,643
365,332
1,548,768
Dow Jones U.S. Insurance
571,934
7,905
10,067
201,112
Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
3,823,396
54,232
43,372
-
Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment & Services
3,090,786
56,569
70,760
1,108,354
Dow Jones U.S. Pharmaceuticals
1,027,647
26,973
11,479
-
Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks
2,529,552
94,183
48,696
468,540


Proposal 2
To approve a change in the classification of certain funds’ investment objective from a fundamental investment policy to a non-fundamental investment policy.


Second Meeting

This proposal was approved by the shareholders of the Trust.  All nominees who previously served as Trustees of the Trust were re-elected and the term of their election commenced immediately.  Robert S. Kapito was newly elected as a Trustee to the Trust and the term of his election took effect upon the consummation of the Transaction.

Proposal 1**
To elect a Board of Trustees of the Trust.


Independent Trustee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
George G.C. Parker
3,275,616,398
76,114,140
J. Darrell Duffie
3,155,645,073
196,085,465
Cecilia H. Herbert
3,284,632,277
67,098,261
Charles A. Hurty
3,283,313,465
68,417,073
John E. Kerrigan
3,285,163,741
66,566,797
John E. Martinez
3,284,826,244
66,904,294
Robert H. Silver
3,294,357,381
57,373,157


Interested Trustee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Robert S. Kapito
3,229,642,767
122,087,770
Lee T. Kranefuss
2,147,369,285
1,204,361,252

 
 
*
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.

  **           Denotes Trust-wide proposal and voting results.