EX-99.(A.57) 3 d939101dex99a57.htm ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY, DATED APRIL 2, 2020 Articles Supplementary, dated April 2, 2020

Exhibit (a.57)

ISHARES, INC.

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

iShares, Inc., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the “SDAT”) that:

FIRST: Under a power contained in Article FIFTH of the Charter (the “Charter”) of the Corporation, and pursuant to Section 2-208 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), by resolutions duly adopted, reclassified shares of undesignated Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), as additional shares of the series of Common Stock as set forth below:

 

Series

   Additional Shares  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     2,000,000,000  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     2,000,000,000  

iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

     300,000,000  

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

     100,000,000  

iShares MSCI Colombia ETF

     25,000,000  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

     25,000,000  

SECOND: The shares classified in Article FIRST above have the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of the applicable series of Common Stock as set forth in the Charter.

THIRD: Immediately before these Articles Supplementary were accepted for record by the SDAT, the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock was 33,850,000,000, with an aggregate par value of $33,850,000, of which 5,183,375,000 were shares without further classification or designation and 28,666,625,000 were classified and designated as follows:

 

Series

   Number of
Shares
 

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     2,300,000,000  

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     250,000,000  

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

     25,000,000  


iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares International High Yield Bond ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

     627,800,000  

iShares MSCI Austria ETF

     100,000,000  

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

     136,200,000  

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI BRIC ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

     340,200,000  

iShares MSCI Chile ETF

     200,000,000  

iShares MSCI Colombia ETF

     25,000,000  

iShares ESG MSCI EM ETF

     600,000,000  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     2,000,000,000  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

     25,000,000  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

     1,000,000,000  

iShares MSCI France ETF

     340,200,000  

iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     482,200,000  

iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

     375,000,000  

iShares MSCI Israel ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Italy ETF

     295,400,000  

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

     2,524,600,000  

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

     300,000,000  

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

     255,000,000  

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

     255,000,000  

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

     1,000,000,000  

iShares MSCI Russia ETF

     1,000,000,000  

iShares MSCI Singapore ETF

     300,000,000  

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

     400,000,000  

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

     200,000,000  

iShares MSCI Spain ETF

     127,800,000  

iShares MSCI Sweden ETF

     63,600,000  

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

     318,625,000  

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

     900,000,000  

iShares MSCI Thailand ETF

     200,000,000  

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

     200,000,000  

iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI World ETF

     500,000,000  

 

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FOURTH: Immediately after these Articles Supplementary are accepted for record by the SDAT, the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock is 33,850,000,000, with an aggregate par value of $33,850,000, of which 233,375,000 are shares without further classification or designation and 33,616,625,000 are classified and designated as follows:

 

Series

   Number of
Shares
 

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     4,300,000,000  

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     250,000,000  

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

     525,000,000  

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares International High Yield Bond ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

     627,800,000  

iShares MSCI Austria ETF

     100,000,000  

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

     136,200,000  

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

     800,000,000  

iShares MSCI BRIC ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

     340,200,000  

iShares MSCI Chile ETF

     200,000,000  

iShares MSCI Colombia ETF

     50,000,000  

iShares ESG MSCI EM ETF

     600,000,000  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     4,000,000,000  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

     50,000,000  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

     1,000,000,000  

iShares MSCI France ETF

     340,200,000  

iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

     482,200,000  

iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

     500,000,000  

 

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iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

     375,000,000  

iShares MSCI Israel ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Italy ETF

     295,400,000  

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

     2,524,600,000  

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

     300,000,000  

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

     255,000,000  

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

     255,000,000  

iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

     1,000,000,000  

iShares MSCI Russia ETF

     1,000,000,000  

iShares MSCI Singapore ETF

     300,000,000  

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

     400,000,000  

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

     300,000,000  

iShares MSCI Spain ETF

     127,800,000  

iShares MSCI Sweden ETF

     63,600,000  

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

     318,625,000  

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

     900,000,000  

iShares MSCI Thailand ETF

     200,000,000  

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF

     200,000,000  

iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

     500,000,000  

iShares MSCI World ETF

     500,000,000  

FIFTH: The shares of Common Stock described above have been classified by the Board of Directors under the authority contained in the Charter. These Articles Supplementary have been approved by the Board of Directors in the manner and by the vote required by law. These Articles Supplementary do not increase the total number of authorized shares of stock of the Corporation.

SIXTH: The undersigned officer acknowledges these Articles Supplementary to be the corporate act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned officer acknowledges that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Chief Financial Officer and attested to by its Assistant Secretary on this 31st day of March, 2020.

 

ATTEST:     ISHARES, INC.

/s/ Lezlie Iannone

    By:  

/s/ Trent Walker

  (SEAL)
Lezlie Iannone       Trent Walker  
Assistant Secretary       Chief Financial Officer  

 

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