EX-99.(A.3) 4 dex99a3.htm ARTICLES OF SUPPLEMENTARY, FILED DECEMBER 20, 2006. Articles of Supplementary, filed December 20, 2006.

Exhibit (a.3)

ISHARES, INC.

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

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

FIRST: Under a power contained in Article FIFTH of the charter (“Charter”) of the Corporation, and pursuant to Sections 2-105(c), 2-208 and 2-208.1 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (“MGCL”), the Board of Directors of the Corporation (“Board of Directors”), by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly convened and held, increased the aggregate number of shares of stock of the Corporation from 12,900,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”), to 13,450,000,000 shares of Common Stock and classified and designated such additional authorized shares of Common Stock as follows:

1. 500,000,000 of the authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock are classified and designated as iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund, with the preferences, designations, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of shares of series of Common Stock as set forth in the Charter.

2. 200,000,000 authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock are classified and designated as iShares MCSI Chile Index Fund with the preferences, designations, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of a series of Common Stock as set forth in the Charter.

SECOND: Immediately before these Articles Supplementary are accepted for record by the SDAT, the total number of number of authorized shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, is 12,900,000,000, with a aggregate par value of $12,900,000, of which 300,575,000 are shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation and 12,599,425,000 are shares of Common Stock classified and designated as follows:

 

iShares MSCI All Country Far East Ex Japan Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI All Country World Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

   127,800,000

iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund

   19,800,000

iShares MSCI Belgium Index Fund

   136,200,000

iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund

   340,200,000

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Europe Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI France Index Fund

   340,200,000


iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund

   382,200,000

iShares MSCI Greece Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund

   191,400,000

iShares MSCI Indonesia Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Israel Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund

   63,600,000

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

   2,124,600,000

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund

   127,800,000

iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund

   255,000,000

iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund

   255,000,000

iShares MSCI Pacific Ex Japan Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Portugal Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

   191,400,000

iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund

   127,800,000

iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund

   63,600,000

iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund

   318,625,000

iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Thailand Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Turkey Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

   934,200,000

iShares MSCI USA Index Fund

   500,000,000

THIRD: Immediately after these Articles Supplementary are accepted for record by the SDAT, the total number of number of authorized shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shares, is 13,450,000,000, with an aggregate par value of $13,450,000, of which 150,575,000 are shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation and 13,299,425,000 are shares of Common Stock classified and designated as follows:

 

iShares MSCI All Country Far East Ex Japan Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI All Country World Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund

   127,800,000

iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund

   19,800,000

iShares MSCI Belgium Index Fund

   136,200,000

iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund

   340,200,000

iShares MSCI Chile Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI EMU Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Europe Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI France Index Fund

   340,200,000

iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund

   382,200,000

iShares MSCI Greece Index Fund

   200,000,000

 

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iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund

   191,400,000

iShares MSCI Indonesia Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Israel Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund

   63,600,000

iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

   2,124,600,000

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund

   127,800,000

iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund

   255,000,000

iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund

   255,000,000

iShares MSCI Pacific Ex Japan Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Portugal Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

   191,400,000

iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund

   127,800,000

iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund

   63,600,000

iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund

   318,625,000

iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Thailand Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI Turkey Index Fund

   200,000,000

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

   934,200,000

iShares MSCI USA Index Fund

   500,000,000

FOURTH: The undersigned President 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 President acknowledges that to the best of his 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.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles to be signed in its name and on its behalf by the President and attested to by its Secretary on this 18th day of December, 2006.

 

ATTEST:   ISHARES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael Latham

  By:  

/s/ Lee Kranefuss

  Michael A. Latham     Lee T. Kranefuss
  Secretary     President

 

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