-----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, WVk48Ej7SP/1L0qlvCBeV7Zw7o0zqu91vY3NKgdbMYFqEUevJJOXn8yKW3b+j3YT /iuEL4i4R9ia58xAiPPpxA== 0001193125-08-193950.txt : 20080910 0001193125-08-193950.hdr.sgml : 20080910 20080910163154 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-193950 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080910 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080910 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080910 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: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-97598 FILM NUMBER: 081065486 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: 617 937 5525 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD 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 iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund C000011950 iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund EWA 0000930667 S000004247 iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund C000011951 iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund EWH 0000930667 S000004248 iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund C000011952 iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund EWI 0000930667 S000004249 iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund C000011953 iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund EWJ 0000930667 S000004250 iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund C000011954 iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund EWM 0000930667 S000004251 iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund C000011955 iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund EWW 0000930667 S000004252 iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund C000011956 iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund EWN 0000930667 S000004253 iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan Index Fund C000011957 iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan Index Fund EPP 0000930667 S000004254 iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund C000011958 iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund EWS 0000930667 S000004255 iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund C000011959 iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund EZA 0000930667 S000004256 iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund C000011960 iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund EWP 0000930667 S000004257 iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund C000011961 iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund EWO 0000930667 S000004258 iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund C000011962 iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund EWY 0000930667 S000004259 iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund C000011963 iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund EWD 0000930667 S000004260 iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund C000011964 iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund EWL 0000930667 S000004261 iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund C000011965 iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund EWT 0000930667 S000004262 iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund C000011966 iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund EWU 0000930667 S000004263 iShares MSCI Belgium Index Fund C000011967 iShares MSCI Belgium Index Fund EWK 0000930667 S000004264 iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund C000011968 iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund EWZ 0000930667 S000004265 iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund C000011969 iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund EWC 0000930667 S000004266 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund C000011970 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund EEM 0000930667 S000004267 iShares MSCI France Index Fund C000011971 iShares MSCI France Index Fund EWQ 0000930667 S000004268 iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund C000011972 iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund EZU 0000930667 S000004269 iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund C000011973 iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund EWG 497 1 d497.htm FORM 497 FOR ISHARES INC. Form 497 for iShares Inc.

iShares®

iShares, Inc.

Supplement dated September 10, 2008

to the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated January 1, 2008 (as revised February 25, 2008),

for the iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund, iShares MSCI Austria Investable Market Index Fund,

iShares MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index Fund, iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund,

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund,

iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund, iShares MSCI France Index Fund,

iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund, iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund,

iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund, iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund,

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund, iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index Fund,

iShares MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index Fund, iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund,

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund, iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund,

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund, iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund,

iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund, iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund,

iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund and iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

The information in this Supplement updates the information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the SAI.

Effective September 10, 2008, the second paragraph under the heading titled “Capital Stock” on page 38 is replaced by the following:

Each share issued by a Fund has a pro rata interest in the assets of that Fund. The Company is currently authorized to issue 16.35 billion shares of common stock. The following number of shares is currently authorized for each Fund: the iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund, 127.8 million shares; the iShares MSCI Austria Investable Market Index Fund, 100 million shares; the iShares MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index Fund, 136.2 million shares; the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund, 500 million shares; the iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund, 500 million shares; the iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund, 340.2 million shares; the iShares MSCI Chile Investable Market Index Fund, 200 million shares; the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, 1 billion shares; the iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund, 1 billion shares; the iShares MSCI France Index Fund, 340.2 million shares; the iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund, 382.2 million shares; the iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund, 250 million shares; the iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index Fund, 500 million; the iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund, 63.6 million shares; the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund, 2,124.6 million shares; the iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund, 500 million shares; the iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund, 300 million shares; the iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index Fund, 255 million shares; the iShares MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index Fund, 255 million shares; the iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund, 1 billion shares; the iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund, 300 million shares; the iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund, 400 million shares; the iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund, 200 million shares; the iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund, 127.8 million shares; the iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund, 63.6 million shares; the iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund, 318.625 million shares; the iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund, 400 million shares; the iShares MSCI Thailand Investable Market Index Fund, 200 million; the iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market Index Fund, 200 million; and the iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund, 934.2 million shares. Fractional shares will not be issued. Shares have no preemptive, exchange, subscription or conversion rights and are freely transferable. Each share is entitled to participate equally in dividends and distributions declared by the Board with respect to the relevant Fund, and in the net distributable assets of such Fund on liquidation. Shareholders are entitled to require the Company to redeem Creation Units of their shares. The Articles of Incorporation confer upon the Board the power, by resolution, to alter the number of shares constituting a Creation Unit or to specify that shares of common stock of the Company may be individually redeemable.

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