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VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
October 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | FlexShares Trust (the Trust) |
Securities Act File No. 333-173967
Investment Company Act File No. 811-22555
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the Trust, I hereby transmit for filing pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act), exhibits containing risk/return summary information in the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format that mirrors the risk/return summary information contained in the Prospectus dated September 12, 2012 for the FlexShares® Ready Access Variable Income Fund, a series of the Trust, as filed pursuant to Rule 497 under the 1933 Act on October 10, 2012 (0001193125-12-419880).
Questions and comments may be directed to the undersigned at (312) 569-1167.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Veena K. Jain
Veena K. Jain
Enclosures
cc: | Peter K. Ewing |
Craig Carberry, Esq.