0001193125-12-119927.txt : 20120525 0001193125-12-119927.hdr.sgml : 20120525 20120316170956 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-119927 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120316 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: iSHARES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000930667 IRS NUMBER: 510396525 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: (415) 670-2000 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 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Acceleration Request Letter

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March 16, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

 

RE: iShares, Inc.

File Nos. 811-09102 and 33-97598

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests acceleration of its Registration Statement on Form N-1A, relating to the iShares Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Company, so that it will become effective on March 29, 2012, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Previous filing relating to the Fund is:

 

PEA No.

   

Date filed

   

Form Type

   

Automatic Effective Date

207

    February 10, 2012    485APOS    75 days after filing

We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Ben Haskin of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (202) 303-1124 or Vadim Avdeychik of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (202) 303-1185.

The Registrant hereby acknowledges that, if the Securities and Exchange Commission (or its staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority) (the “Commission’) declares the filing effective, such action:

 

  (i) does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;

 

  (ii) does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

 

  (iii) may not be asserted by the Registrant as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

Very Truly Yours,

iShares Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ Jack Gee

  Jack Gee
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

BlackRock Investments, LLC

 

By:  

/s/ Daniel Adams

  Daniel Adams
  Vice President

 

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