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Shareholder Meeting Results (Unaudited)
iSHARES® TRUST

A special meeting of shareholders of iShares Trust was scheduled on July 14, 2005 and subsequently adjourned until August 11, 2005. All proposals were approved by the shareholders. The proposals acted upon by shareholders at the special meeting and the results of the shareholder vote were as follows:

Proposal 1*
To elect the eight nominees specified below as Trustees of the Trust, each of whom will serve until his/her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.


Trustee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Lee T. Kranefuss
647,047,151
12,010,432
John E. Martinez
647,057,342
12,000,240
Richard K. Lyons
647,782,813
11,274,769
George G.C. Parker
644,369,500
14,688,081
W. Allen Reed
647,251,696
11,805,888
Cecilia H. Herbert
647,073,394
11,984,192
Charles A. Hurty
647,183,684
11,873,899
John E. Kerrigan
647,826,001
11,231,583
Messrs. Kranefuss, Martinez, Lyons, Reed and Parker previously served as Trustees of the Trust and were re-elected. Ms. Herbert and Messrs. Hurty and Kerrigan were newly elected.


Proposal 2A
To approve a change to the Trust’s fundamental investment policy to simplify and conform each Fund’s investment restriction regarding issuing senior securities.


iShares Bond Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury
27,863,242
171,688
422,969
9,414,162
Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury
4,458,527
70,551
34,885
1,175,949
Lehman 20+ Year Treasury
4,614,816
71,378
28,145
1,720,343
Lehman TIPS
7,500,315
479,008
272,482
2,759,856
Lehman Aggregate
7,702,461
75,875
74,285
2,628,123
GS $ InvesTop™ Corporate
10,656,715
156,619
71,265
2,877,039


Proposal 2B
To approve a change to the Trust’s fundamental investment policy to simplify and conform each Fund’s investment restriction regarding the making of loans.


iShares Bond Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury
27,793,305
249,415
415,179
9,414,162
Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury
4,445,261
85,184
33,520
1,175,947
Lehman 20+ Year Treasury
4,610,880
73,265
30,194
1,720,343
Lehman TIPS
7,448,606
527,335
275,864
2,759,856
Lehman Aggregate
7,691,272
90,676
70,673
2,628,123
GS $ InvesTop™ Corporate
10,631,502
171,525
81,572
2,877,039


Proposal 3
To approve a change in the classification of the investment objectives of certain Funds from fundamental to non-fundamental.


iShares Bond Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury
26,916,182
1,115,542
426,174
9,414,163
Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury
4,322,499
203,051
38,415
1,175,947
Lehman 20+ Year Treasury
4,555,777
130,435
28,126
1,720,344
GS $ InvesTop™ Corporate
9,669,584
1,133,977
81,039
2,877,038





*  Denotes Trust-wide proposal and voting results.
**
Broker non-votes are proxies received by the Fund from brokers or nominees, who did not receive instructions from the beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote, and who have no discretionary power to vote on a particular matter. Broker non-votes have the effect of a vote against the proposal.