Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 8134A
iShares III PLC
18 March 2025
 

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT

 

iShares III 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 € Aggregate Bond ESG UCITS ETF 

 

 

 

IE000CR3ZDF9 

IE00B3DKXQ41 

 

30/04/2025 

iShares € Corp Bond ex-Financials 1-5Yr ESG UCITS ETF 

IE00BKT6BH25 

IE00B4L5ZY03 

30/04/2025 

iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG UCITS ETF 

IE000OH3HT45 

IE000Z8F16G5 

IE000APK27S2 

IE000ZXYID24 

IE000ZIGXVF2 

IE000BCCS0X1 

IE000U6US1Q0 

IE000HQY8R78 

 

 

30/04/2025 

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF 

IE00BMDBMK72 

31/03/2025 

iShares MSCI World Small Cap ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF 

 

IE000T9EOCL3 

31/03/2025 

iShares S&P 500 ESG UCITS ETF 

IE000CR7DJI8 

IE000R9FA4A0 

 

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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