EX-99 4 prxjapan.htm Unassociated Document

Shareholder Meeting Results (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.

A special meeting of shareholders of iShares, Inc. 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 Directors of the Company, each of whom will serve until his/her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.


Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Lee T. Kranefuss
514,380,779
13,203,425
John E. Martinez
514,431,297
13,152,907
Richard K. Lyons
514,795,814
12,788,388
George G.C. Parker
509,155,829
18,428,374
W. Allen Reed
514,418,913
13,165,293
Cecilia H. Herbert
514,381,937
13,202,268
Charles A. Hurty
514,442,567
13,141,638
John E. Kerrigan
514,830,983
12,753,220
Messrs. Kranefuss, Martinez, Lyons, Reed and Parker previously served as Directors of the Company and were re-elected. Ms. Herbert and Messrs. Hurty and Kerrigan were newly elected.


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


Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
228,253,406
6,247,816
2,102,848
86,351,206


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


Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
227,119,660
6,799,093
2,685,316
86,351,207


Proposal 2C
This proposal did not apply to the Fund.


Proposal 2D
This proposal did not apply to the Fund.


Proposal 3
To approve a change in the classification of the investment objectives of the Fund from fundamental to non-fundamental. The shareholders of the Fund did not approve this proposal.


Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
214,218,625
19,731,770
2,653,675
86,351,206


Proposal 4
This proposal did not apply to the Fund.



*  Denotes Company-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.