Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited (Barclays Canada) announced today that the tax characteristics for all 2007 distributions for iShares Funds have been finalized and provided to CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (CDS) for use by brokers in preparing tax reports, including T3 slips, for their clients.

Today’s information replaces any estimated tax characteristics that were provided periodically by Barclays Canada during 2007 to help investors in iShares exchange traded funds with preliminary tax planning.

The “per unit” tax characteristics for iShares 2007 distributions are summarized in the attached news release.