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Shareholder Meeting Results (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.

Two separate special meetings of shareholders of iShares, Inc. were held on November 4, 2009. The shareholder meetings for the iShares MSCI EMU, iShares MSCI Germany and iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Funds were adjourned until November 19, 2009.  The shareholder meetings for the iShares MSCI EMU and iShares MSCI Germany Index Funds were subsequently adjourned until November 30, 2009 and on that date were further adjourned until December 22, 2009, at which time the shareholders approved the new advisory agreement. 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 approved Proposals 1 and 2.

Proposal 1
To approve a new investment advisory agreement between the Company and Barclays Global Fund Advisors (“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 MSCI Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes *
Austria Investable Market
3,497,516
93,005
80,370
-
Belgium Investable Market
2,182,463
40,450
34,020
-
EMU
10,373,315
149,452
179,710
688,491
France
3,353,125
242,870
13,337
239,566
Germany
13,026,798
341,596
197,866
724,402
Italy
3,274,995
43,822
15,924
-
Netherlands Investable Market
1,867,181
32,246
76,547
236,317
Spain
3,514,487
43,597
48,613
-
Sweden
3,597,748
106,505
75,575
336,818
Switzerland
5,626,245
129,738
96,869
529,286
United Kingdom
22,567,350
690,495
78,297
1,539,301


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.


iShares MSCI Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes *
EMU
9,540,710
578,282
583,485
688,491
France
3,307,631
283,906
17,795
239,566
Germany
12,707,049
656,577
202,634
724,402
Spain
3,480,067
69,077
57,553
-
Switzerland
5,316,048
288,586
248,218
529,286
United Kingdom
21,682,260
944,875
709,007
1,539,301

 
 
 


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.