RNS ANNOUNCEMENT
iShares IV plc (the "Company")
18th March 2025
The Directors of the Company wish to advise you that certain changes will be made by the index providers to the benchmark indices of the funds (detailed below) (the "Funds") and/or certain changes will be made to the names of the Funds, to align with new guidelines from the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") on the use of ESG or sustainability-related terms in fund names. It is expected that the changes to the Funds will take place in advance of the implementation deadline for the new ESMA guidelines, which is 21st May 2025. The proposed effective dates of the changes to the Funds are set out below (the "Proposed Effective Date").
| Funds - Current Fund Name | ISIN(s) | Proposed Effective Date |
| iShares $ UltraShort Bond ESG UCITS ETF | IE0005QL4147 IE00BJP26C72 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares £ UltraShort Bond ESG UCITS ETF | IE00BJP26F04 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares € UltraShort Bond ESG UCITS ETF | IE000NBRE3P7 IE00BJP26D89 IE000UI6SLV6 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI ACWI SRI UCITS ETF | IE000JTPK610 IE00013A2XD6 | 30/05/2025 |
| iShares MSCI EM ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF
| IE00BHZPJ239 IE00BHZPJ122 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI EM IMI ESG Screened UCITS ETF | IE00BFNM3P36 IE00BFNM3N12 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI EM SRI UCITS ETF | IE00BYVJRP78 IE00BGDQ0T50 | 30/05/2025 |
| iShares MSCI EMU ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF
| IE00BHZPJ015 IE00BHZPHZ28 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI EMU ESG Screened UCITS ETF | IE00BFNM3B99 IE00BFNM3C07 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI EMU SRI UCITS ETF
| IE00BJLKK341 IE00BJM0B415 | 30/05/2025 |
| iShares MSCI Europe ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF
| IE00BHZPJ783 IE00BHZPJ676 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI Europe ESG Screened UCITS ETF | IE00BFNM3D14 IE00BFNM3F38 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI Japan ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF | IE00BHZPJ452 IE00BHZPJ346 IE0002SCQ8X0 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI Japan ESG Screened UCITS ETF | IE00BFNM3L97 IE00BFNM3M05 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI Japan SRI EUR Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) | IE00BYVJRQ85 | 30/05/2025 |
| iShares MSCI Japan SRI UCITS ETF | IE0007VCNJW3 IE00BYX8XC17 IE00BGDQ0V72 | 30/05/2025 |
| iShares MSCI USA ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF
| IE000U7L59A3 IE000LZ4F7J0 IE00BHZPJ908 IE00BHZPJ890 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI USA ESG Screened UCITS ETF
| IE000G2LIHG9 IE00BFNM3G45 IE00BFNM3H51 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ESG UCITS ETF
| IE0002PA3YE5 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ESG UCITS ETF
| IE000U1MQKJ2 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI USA SRI UCITS ETF | IE00BZ173V67 IE00BMWPV470 IE00BYVJRR92 IE00BZ173T46 | 30/05/2025 |
| iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ESG UCITS ETF
| IE000OKVTDF7 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI World ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF | IE000X08RX14 IE00BHZPJ569 IE00BG11HV38 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI World ESG Screened UCITS ETF
| IE00BFNM3J75 IE00BFNM3K80 IE00BKBF6K52 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI World Momentum Factor ESG UCITS ETF
| IE000L5NW549 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI World Quality Factor ESG UCITS ETF
|
IE000U1MQKJ2 | 31/03/2025 |
| iShares MSCI World SRI UCITS ETF | IE00BMZ17V16 IE00BYX2JD69 IE00BMZ17W23 IE00BMZ17T93 IE00BDZZTM54 IE00BMZ17X30 | 30/05/2025 |
| iShares MSCI World Value Factor ESG UCITS ETF | IE000H1H16W5 | 31/03/2025 |
A new version of the Company's prospectus will be published on or around the Proposed Effective Date.
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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