-----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, FSC869hT5H6xm4NVqdaBpQfXfibQ9veBWM/NZNMCCltlHEx+OniLtH7iNWdbjGGj 491b1fUuDTma9CRF3cgrRw== 0000897436-08-000045.txt : 20080225 0000897436-08-000045.hdr.sgml : 20080225 20080225172626 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897436-08-000045 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080225 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080225 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080225 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: iSHARES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000930667 IRS NUMBER: 510396525 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-97598 FILM NUMBER: 08640414 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 45 FREMONT STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: 6179375525 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 45 FREMONT STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ISHARES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000516 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WEBS INDEX FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970211 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FOREIGN FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950524 0000930667 S000004246 MSCI Australia C000011950 MSCI Australia EWA 0000930667 S000004247 MSCI Hong Kong C000011951 MSCI Hong Kong EWH 0000930667 S000004248 MSCI Italy C000011952 MSCI Italy EWI 0000930667 S000004249 MSCI Japan C000011953 MSCI Japan EWJ 0000930667 S000004250 MSCI Malaysia C000011954 MSCI Malaysia EWM 0000930667 S000004251 MSCI Mexico C000011955 MSCI Mexico EWW 0000930667 S000004252 MSCI Netherlands C000011956 MSCI Netherlands EWN 0000930667 S000004253 MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan C000011957 MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan EPP 0000930667 S000004254 MSCI Singapore C000011958 MSCI Singapore EWS 0000930667 S000004255 MSCI South Africa C000011959 MSCI South Africa EZA 0000930667 S000004256 MSCI Spain C000011960 MSCI Spain EWP 0000930667 S000004257 MSCI Austria C000011961 MSCI Austria EWO 0000930667 S000004258 MSCI South Korea C000011962 MSCI South Korea EWY 0000930667 S000004259 MSCI Sweden C000011963 MSCI Sweden EWD 0000930667 S000004260 MSCI Switzerland C000011964 MSCI Switzerland EWL 0000930667 S000004261 MSCI Taiwan C000011965 MSCI Taiwan EWT 0000930667 S000004262 MSCI United Kingdom C000011966 MSCI United Kingdom EWU 0000930667 S000004263 MSCI Belgium C000011967 MSCI Belgium EWK 0000930667 S000004264 MSCI Brazil C000011968 MSCI Brazil EWZ 0000930667 S000004265 MSCI Canada C000011969 MSCI Canada EWC 0000930667 S000004266 MSCI Emerging Markets C000011970 MSCI Emerging Markets EEM 0000930667 S000004267 MSCI France C000011971 MSCI France EWQ 0000930667 S000004268 MSCI EMU C000011972 MSCI EMU EZU 0000930667 S000004269 MSCI Germany C000011973 MSCI Germany EWG 497J 1 isharesinc497j2008-0225.htm ISHARES INC 497J 2008-0225 isharesinc497j2008-0225.htm
February 25, 2008

VIA EDGAR

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

Re:           iShares, Inc. (the “Company”), File Nos. 33-97598, 811-09102


Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on behalf of the Company, please accept this letter as certification that the prospectuses for the iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund and the iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund and the statement of additional information for the Funds of the Company, each dated February 25, 2008, do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 53, filed electronically on February 22, 2008, to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A.


Please address all questions regarding this filing to the undersigned at (415) 817-6131.



Very truly yours,


/s/Kevin D. Smith, Esq.
Kevin D. Smith, Esq.

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