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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 all the Funds except for the iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market, iShares MSCI South Africa and iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market Index Funds were adjourned until November 19, 2009.  The shareholder meetings for the iShares MSCI Brazil and iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Market 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 *
Brazil
64,454,749
1,757,924
3,791,078
10,553,765
BRIC
5,983,540
66,927
76,988
707,288
Canada
36,264,143
1,144,751
11,403,542
3,939,439
Chile Investable Market
3,173,220
42,599
27,837
436,038
Israel Capped Investable Market
1,482,415
11,995
6,038
-
Mexico Investable Market
8,400,358
102,386
362,633
402,415
South Africa
4,661,441
65,837
42,663
-
Turkey Investable Market
2,087,839
15,034
24,658
-


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 *
Brazil
62,412,691
3,418,675
4,172,385
10,553,765
Canada
35,369,590
1,747,288
11,694,703
3,940,294

 
 
 


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.