Barclays Global Investors Announces Delay of Ex-dividend Dates of Some iShares Funds Due to the Closing of U.S. Exchanges.Business/News Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2001 Due to the closing of the U.S. exchanges, Barclays Global Investors Barclays Global Investors is a subsidiary of British-based Barclays Bank which is in the investment management industry. It is the largest corporate money manager in the world, with over £936 billion (US$1.77 trillion) under management as of March 2006[1]. (BGI) announced today that the ex-dividend dates of some iShares Funds will be reported late. The iShares Dow Jones and Russell funds series, which were scheduled to go ex-dividend on Friday, September 14, will now go ex-dividend on Monday, October 1, 2001. The iShares S&P fund series, iShares Goldman Sachs fund series, iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index includes securities of NASDAQ-listed companies classified according to the Industry Classification Benchmark as either Biotechnology or Pharmaceuticals which also meet other eligibility criteria. Fund, iShares Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. & Steers Realty Majors Index Fund, and iShares MSCI EAFE Fund, scheduled to go ex-dividend on Monday, September 17, will now go ex-dividend on Tuesday, October 2, 2001. iShares are index funds that are bought and sold like common stocks on securities exchanges. Barclays Global Investors is the world's largest institutional investment manager, and the world's largest provider of structured investment strategies such as indexing, tactical asset allocation Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Portfolio strategy that allows active departures from the normal asset mix according to specified objective measures of value. Often called active management. It involves forecasting asset returns, volatilities, and correlations. , and quantitative active strategies(1). BGI managed more than $770 billion in assets as of 6/30/01, and over 1,500 funds, which track over 200 global indexes, for nearly 2,000 clients in 37 countries around the world. BGI has approximately 2,000 employees worldwide and is owned by Barclays PLC. iShares are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SEI). Barclays Global Fund Advisors (BGFA BGFA Barclays Global Fund Advisors BGFA Boston Globe Freelancers Association BGFA Barbados Game Fishing Association BGFA Belize Game Fishing Association BGFA Bulk Glass Forming Ability BGFA Berufsgenossenschaftliches Forschungsinstitut for Arbeitsmedizin ) serves as an advisor to iShares. Barclays Global Investors Services (BGIS BGIS Barclays Global Investors Services BGIS Business and Geographic Information Services (Unit; Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs) BGIS Bhaktivedanta Gurukula & International School (Vrindavan, India) ) assists in the marketing of iShares. BGFA and BGIS are subsidiaries of Barclays Global Investors, N.A., none of which are affiliated with SEI. For complete information, including charges and expenses, request a prospectus by calling 1-800-iSHARES (1-800-474-2737). Read it carefully before you invest. There are risks involved with investing, including possible loss of principal. iShares are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Frank Russell Company, Goldman Sachs, MSCI, Nasdaq NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on , Cohen & Steers or Standard & Poor's. Nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in iShares. Note to Editors: iShares is a trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A.. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. iShares are not FDIC FDIC See: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC See Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Insured. Have No Bank Guarantee. May Lose Value. www.ishares.com 1-800-iSHARES (1-800-474-2737) (1) Source: "Special Report: Global Leaders" Pensions & Investments, (Sept. 2000), p. 15. |
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