EX-99 5 prxrofw.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. 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 each Fund’s investment restriction regarding issuing senior securities. Shareholders of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund approved this proposal. The proposal did not pass in the other Funds in this shareholder report.


iShares MSCI Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Australia
6,443,201
540,021
442,423
3,797,755
Brazil
3,540,411
197,421
110,082
5,562,843
Canada
3,498,988
429,360
134,351
5,507,998
Emerging Markets
8,183,122
182,334
115,171
3,328,764
Hong Kong
12,628,551
321,277
469,240
12,725,643
Malaysia
8,593,546
2,278,801
173,640
11,596,325
Mexico
3,717,861
90,403
154,071
1,332,048
Pacific ex-Japan
3,601,359
76,920
97,534
3,443,585
Singapore
6,938,677
234,463
226,731
12,861,936
South Africa
316,330
33,665
8,397
567,359
South Korea
4,464,564
123,099
130,498
4,326,297
Taiwan
18,847,196
290,848
108,205
14,713,998


Proposal 2B
To approve a change to the Company’s fundamental investment policy to simplify and conform each Fund’s investment restriction regarding the making of loans. Shareholders of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund approved this proposal. The proposal did not pass in the other Funds in this shareholder report.


iShares MSCI Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Australia
6,334,361
640,358
450,926
3,797,755
Brazil
3,530,579
208,837
108,498
5,562,843
Canada
3,464,553
464,210
133,936
5,507,998
Emerging Markets
8,078,172
282,605
119,851
3,328,763
Hong Kong
12,513,170
431,897
474,001
12,725,643
Malaysia
8,559,872
2,311,199
174,916
11,596,325
Mexico
3,709,723
96,717
155,895
1,332,048
Pacific ex-Japan
3,595,297
84,003
96,512
3,443,586
Singapore
6,896,196
273,033
230,643
12,861,935
South Africa
315,971
34,024
8,397
567,359
South Korea
4,452,275
132,235
133,651
4,326,297
Taiwan
18,792,739
320,354
133,155
14,713,999


Proposal 2C
To approve a change to certain Funds’ fundamental investment policy with respect to industry concentration. The shareholders of the iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund and iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund did not approve this proposal.


iShares MSCI Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Mexico
3,718,245
88,058
156,032
1,332,048
Singapore
6,940,982
234,581
224,308
12,861,936
South Korea
4,469,596
118,142
130,423
4,326,297


Proposal 2D
To approve a change to certain Funds’ fundamental investment policy to permit each Fund to invest 25% or more of its total assets in a single issuer. The shareholders of the iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund and iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund did not approve this proposal.


iShares MSCI Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Mexico
3,715,336
91,427
155,572
1,332,048
Singapore
6,923,531
250,218
226,122
12,861,936
South Korea
4,461,733
122,330
134,098
4,326,297


Proposal 3
To approve a change in the classification of the investment objectives of certain Funds from fundamental to non-fundamental. The shareholders of the iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund approved this proposal. The proposal did not pass in the other Funds in this shareholder report.


iShares MSCI Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Australia
6,071,241
906,466
447,938
3,797,755
Brazil
3,370,902
363,205
113,806
5,562,844
Canada
2,820,453
1,108,063
134,183
5,507,998
Hong Kong
11,696,365
1,243,883
478,820
12,725,643
Malaysia
8,039,945
2,824,062
181,980
11,596,325
Mexico
3,636,325
170,323
155,687
1,332,048
Pacific ex-Japan
3,083,503
594,257
98,053
3,443,585
Singapore
6,438,453
712,576
248,843
12,861,935
South Korea
4,242,053
340,064
136,045
4,326,296
Taiwan
14,916,892
4,193,901
135,455
14,713,999


Proposal 4
To approve a new advisory agreement for the iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund with Barclays Global Fund Advisors in order to effect a change to the fee structure.


iShares MSCI Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Singapore
19,933,795
114,776
213,236




* 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.