EX-99 4 emergingmkts.htm Unassociated Document
 
 

 

Shareholder Meeting Results (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.

Two separate special meetings of shareholders of iShares, Inc. were held on November 4, 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 Fund approved Proposal 1.  Proposal 2 did not apply to the Fund.

Proposal 1
To approve a new investment advisory agreement between the Company and Barclays Global Fund Advisors (“BGFA”), on behalf of the 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”).


Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes *
395,609,086
5,528,382
4,968,602
25,241,371


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 Company on November 4, 2009.  All nominees who previously served as Directors of the Company were re-elected and the term of their election commenced immediately.  Robert S. Kapito was newly elected as a Director to the Company and the term of his election took effect upon the consummation of the Transaction.

Proposal 1**
To elect a Board of Directors of the Company.


Independent Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
George G.C. Parker
1,597,646,058
46,083,560
J. Darrell Duffie
1,517,311,684
126,417,934
Cecilia H. Herbert
1,599,757,544
43,972,074
Charles A. Hurty
1,599,463,459
44,266,159
John E. Kerrigan
1,599,938,757
43,790,861
John E. Martinez
1,599,890,206
43,839,412
Robert H. Silver
1,601,631,280
42,098,338


Interested Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Robert S. Kapito
1,600,119,598
43,610,020
Lee T. Kranefuss
1,117,041,744
526,687,874

 
 
*
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 Company-wide proposal and voting results.