497 1 0001.txt SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 24, 2000 TO iSHARES, INC. PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED DECEMBER 30, 1999 (AS REVISED MAY 22, 2000) The information in this Supplement updates the information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information of iShares, Inc., each dated December 30, 1999 (as revised May 22, 2000). CHANGE IN CREATION UNIT SIZE OF THE ISHARES MSCI EMU INDEX FUND AND COMMENCEMENT OF SALES TO THE PUBLIC Effective July 24, 2000, a Creation Unit of the iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund will consist of 50,000 iShares of the MSCI EMU Index Fund. The American Stock Exchange LLC has approved the listing of the iShares EMU Index Fund. Shares of the iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund will be offered for sale to the public on July 28, 2000, and will trade on the American Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "EZU". AMEX LISTING OF ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL (FREE) AND TAIWAN INDEX FUNDS AND COMMENCEMENT OF SALES TO THE PUBLIC The American Stock Exchange LLC has approved the listing of the iShares MSCI Brazil (Free) and Taiwan Index Funds. Shares of the iShares MSCI Brazil (Free) Index Fund began to be offered for sale to the public on July 14, 2000, and trade on the American Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "EWZ". Shares of the iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund began to be offered for sale to the public on June 23, 2000, and trade on the American Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "EWT". AMEX TRADING SYMBOL FOR THE ISHARES MSCI AUSTRIA INDEX FUND (EWO) The iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund trades on the American Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "EWO", not under the ticker symbol "EAO" as stated on page 8 of the Prospectus. THE ISHARES MSCI MALAYSIA (FREE) INDEX FUND HAS BEEN RE-OPENED Effective May 26, 2000, the iShares MSCI Malaysia (Free) Index Fund commenced offers of Creation Units of its iShares for U.S. dollars. The Company continues to seek relief from the Malaysian authorities to permit it to effect sales and redemptions of Creation Units of the MSCI Malaysia (Free) Index Fund's iShares on an "in kind" basis. There can be no assurances that such relief will be obtained, or that the Company's decision to permit offers and redemptions of Creation Units of the MSCI Malaysia (Free) Index Fund's iShares for U.S. dollars will result in that Fund's iShares trading close to their net asset value. SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE ISHARES MSCI CANADA, JAPAN AND UNITED KINGDOM INDEX FUNDS The shareholders of the MSCI Canada Index Fund approved a proposal on June 27, 2000 to change that fund from "diversified" to "non-diversified". Such change became effective immediately. As a consequence, the iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund is now subject to the non-diversification risks described under "Principal Risk Factors" in the Prospectus. Shareholders of the iShares MSCI Japan and United Kingdom Index Funds did not approve proposals to change the funds from "diversified" to "non-diversified" funds at special meetings that had been adjourned until July 3. Accordingly, these iShares MSCI Index Funds will continue to operate as diversified funds. COMMENCEMENT OF SALES TO THE PUBLIC OF THE ISHARES MSCI SOUTH AFRICA AND USA INDEX FUNDS Dates for the commencement of sales to the public of the iShares MSCI South Africa and USA Index Funds have yet to be determined.