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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 Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Morningstar Large Core
354,818
27,060
14,008
98,026
Morningstar Large Growth
385,054
14,614
14,340
146,189
Morningstar Large Value
362,106
13,453
11,161
131,563
Morningstar Mid Core
389,426
36,734
15,068
98,609
Morningstar Mid Growth
247,950
13,115
5,920
51,541
Morningstar Mid Value
181,418
3,090
8,878
68,374
Morningstar Small Core
206,487
4,092
4,519
89,434
Morningstar Small Growth
173,626
9,361
4,882
63,028
Morningstar Small Value
246,468
9,052
8,512
98,189


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 Index Fund
Votes
For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstaining
Broker
Non-Votes **
Morningstar Large Core
355,068
27,360
13,458
98,026
Morningstar Large Growth
384,996
14,572
14,440
146,189
Morningstar Large Value
363,419
12,040
11,261
131,563
Morningstar Mid Core
388,550
36,810
15,868
98,609
Morningstar Mid Growth
247,750
13,315
5,920
51,541
Morningstar Mid Value
180,250
4,258
8,878
68,374
Morningstar Small Core
205,632
4,147
5,319
89,434
Morningstar Small Growth
173,626
9,361
4,882
63,028
Morningstar Small Value
246,289
9,158
8,584
98,190


Proposal 3
This proposal did not apply to the Funds in this shareholder report.





*  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.