RNS ANNOUNCEMENT
iShares plc (the "Company")
iShares UK Dividend UCITS ETF - ISIN: IE00B0M63060 (The "Fund")
05th March 2020
The Directors of the Company have notified shareholders of amendments that will be made by the index administrator. In response to evolving market conditions, FTSE will be amending the index methodology of the Fund's benchmark index, FTSE UK Dividend+ Index, in an effort to reduce turnover, improve capacity and ensure consistency of constituents.
These changes will take effect from or around 22 March 2020.
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 at https://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
· J&E Davy (Sponsor)
Fergal Meegan / Brian Garrahy +353 1 679 6363
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