Please be advised that the following replaces RNS number 6442W released at 8:00am on 17th July 2024 as the Final Exchange Trading Date was incorrect. This date has been corrected below and is the only amendment made.
RNS ANNOUNCEMENT
iShares III plc (the "Company")
iShares J.P. Morgan € EM Bond UCITS ETF (the "Sub-Fund")
(ISIN: IE00B6TQLL84)
17th July 2024
The Directors of iShares III plc (the "Company") wish to inform you of the upcoming closure of the Sub-Fund and compulsory redemption of all its participating shares.
The closure of the Sub-Fund is due to take effect on or around 21st of August 2024 (the "Compulsory Redemption Date") as set out below:
| Final Exchange Trading Date
| Final Dealing Date
| Compulsory Redemption Date
| Expected Delisting Date | Expected Settlement Date |
| Monday 19 August 2024 | Tuesday 20 August 2024 | Wednesday 21 August 2024 | Friday 23 August 2024 | Friday 30 August 2024 |
If you are still a Shareholder in the Sub-Ffund on the Compulsory Redemption Date, your shares will be automatically redeemed. The assets of the Sub-Fund will be liquidated in order to return the proceeds of your investment to you. If you do not wish for your shares to be automatically redeemed on the Compulsory Redemption Date, you can redeem your shares in the Sub-Fund at any time up to and including the Final Dealing Date in accordance with the normal Sub-Fund redemption procedures as set out in the Sub-Fund's prospectus.
An electronic copy of the full shareholder letter shall be made available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and available to download from the iShares website www.ishares.com
We understand that investors may have questions in relation to this event. If you have any queries, but you do not have a usual iShares contact, you can contact iShares in your respective region on the below contact numbers and email addresses:
· If located in United Kingdom or if located in elsewhere than the below, you can contact iShares at: info@ishares.co.uk, or the helpline telephone number: +44 207 743 1500
· If located in Germany, you can contact iShares at: info@iShares.de, or the helpline telephone number: +49 89 42729 5858
· If located in Switzerland, you can contact iShares at: iSharesSwitzerland@BlackRock.com, or the helpline telephone number 0800 33 66 88
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