As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2012
Securities Act File No. 033-97598
Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | x | |
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | ¨ | |
Post-Effective Amendment No. 252 | x | |
and/or | ||
REGISTRATION STATEMENT | ||
UNDER | ||
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | x | |
Amendment No. 254 | x |
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
iShares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code (415) 670-2000
The Corporation Trust Incorporated
351 West Camden Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With Copies to:
MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ.
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP
787 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099 |
BENJAMIN J. HASKIN, ESQ.
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP
1875 K STREET, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-1238 |
EDWARD BAER, ESQ.
BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS
400 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 |
Continuous
(August 29, 2012)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective:
x | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
¨ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) |
¨ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
¨ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
¨ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
¨ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
¨ | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
This filing relates solely to the following Fund, a series of iShares, Inc.:
iShares Latin America Bond Fund
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 252 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco and the State of California on the 29th day of August, 2012.
iSHARES, INC.
By: |
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Michael Latham* | ||
President and Director | ||
Date: | August 29, 2012 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 252 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
By: |
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Michael Latham* | ||
President and Director | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 | ||
John E. Martinez* | ||
Director | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 | ||
George G.C. Parker* | ||
Director | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 | ||
Cecilia H. Herbert* | ||
Director | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 | ||
Charles A. Hurty* | ||
Director | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 |
John E. Kerrigan* | ||
Director | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 | ||
Robert H. Silver* | ||
Director | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 | ||
Robert S. Kapito* | ||
Director | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 | ||
Madhav V. Rajan* | ||
Director | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 | ||
/s/ Jack Gee | ||
Jack Gee | ||
Treasurer | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 | ||
*By: | /s/ Jack Gee | |
Jack Gee | ||
Attorney-in-fact | ||
Date: August 29, 2012 |
* | Powers of Attorney, each dated December 6, 2011, for Michael A. Latham, Charles A. Hurty, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, Robert H. Silver, George G.C. Parker, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan and Robert S. Kapito are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 221, filed March 15, 2012. |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Index No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
EX-101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |