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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 except as noted below. 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. The shareholders of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Total Market and iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Funds did not approve this proposal.


iShares Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Dow Jones U.S. Total Market
1,950,850
118,465
102,394
1,568,871
Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector
3,147,277
65,567
108,337
1,237,706
Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Sector
6,989,247
148,178
136,331
2,374,018
Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector
3,799,068
99,521
101,102
1,222,001
Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Sector
5,624,452
55,640
116,387
2,133,958
Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Sector
3,618,099
83,804
139,626
1,249,134
Dow Jones Select Dividend
27,392,288
818,495
972,194
26,140,310
Dow Jones Transportation Average
966,346
46,736
17,520
126,228


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. The shareholders of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Total Market and iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Funds did not approve this proposal.


iShares Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Dow Jones U.S. Total Market
1,923,292
145,304
103,114
1,568,870
Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector
3,112,675
100,997
107,510
1,237,705
Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Sector
6,948,758
186,972
138,025
2,374,019
Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector
3,780,921
119,866
98,904
1,222,001
Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Sector
5,586,272
92,063
118,144
2,133,958
Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Sector
3,606,477
94,519
140,533
1,249,134
Dow Jones Select Dividend
27,199,506
997,384
986,087
26,140,310
Dow Jones Transportation Average
965,323
48,219
17,060
126,228


Proposal 3
To approve a change in the classification of the investment objectives of certain Funds from fundamental to non-fundamental. The shareholders of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index Fund did not approve this proposal.


iShares Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Dow Jones U.S. Total Market
1,906,186
161,532
103,992
1,568,870
Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector
3,069,588
135,858
115,735
1,237,706
Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Sector
6,683,630
445,502
144,623
2,374,019
Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector
3,513,253
385,143
101,295
1,222,001
Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Sector
5,473,022
203,189
120,268
2,133,958
Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Sector
3,535,531
164,637
141,361
1,249,134





*  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.