EX-99.(A.4) 2 dex99a4.htm ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY, FILED JULY 18, 2007 Articles Supplementary, filed July 18, 2007

Exhibit (a.4)

ISHARES, INC.

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

iShares, Inc., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (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 Sections 2-105(c), 2-208 and 2-208.1 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held, increased the aggregate number of shares of stock of the Corporation from 13,450,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”), to 14,450,000,000 shares of Common Stock and classified and designated such additional 1,000,000,000 authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as follows:

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

2. 500,000,000 of the additional authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock are classified and designated as shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index Fund, with the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of a series of Common Stock as set forth in the Charter.

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

 

Series

   Number of Shares

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

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 is 14,450,000,000, with an aggregate par value of $14,450,000, of which 150,575,000 are shares without further classification or designation and 14,299,425,000 are classified and designated as follows:

 

Series

   Number of Shares

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

 

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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America Index Fund

   500,000,000

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap 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 Japan Small Cap Index Fund

   500,000,000

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.

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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 President and attested to by its Secretary on this 30th day of June, 2007.

 

ATTEST:     ISHARES, INC.  
LOGO     By:   LOGO   (SEAL)

Michael A. Latham

Secretary

     

Lee T. Kranefuss

President

 

 

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