As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2013
File Nos. 33-97598 and 811-09102
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 302
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. 304
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(Check appropriate box or boxes)
iShares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
c/o State Street Bank & Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (415) 670-2000
The Corporation Trust Incorporated
351 West Camden Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With Copies to:
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MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ.
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BENJAMIN J. HASKIN, ESQ.
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EDWARD BAER, ESQ.
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WILLKIE FARR &
GALLAGHER LLP
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WILLKIE FARR &
GALLAGHER LLP
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BLACKROCK FUND
ADVISORS
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787 SEVENTH AVENUE
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1875 K STREET, N.W.
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400 HOWARD STREET
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NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-1238
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
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Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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On May 28, 2013, pursuant to paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
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If appropriate, check the following box:
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The post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment
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Explanatory Note
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 302 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), solely for the purpose of delaying, until May 28, 2013, the effectiveness of the registration statement for the iShares International DR Completion Index Fund (the “Fund”), filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 274 on January 18, 2013, pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act.
The effectiveness of the Registration Statement of the Fund was previously delayed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act as follows:
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PEA No.
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Date Filed
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Automatic Effective Date
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April 2, 2013
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April 19, 2013
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April 18, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 302 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 274.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 302 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco and the State of California on the 17
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day of May, 2013.
iSHARES, INC.
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By:
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Michael Latham*
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President and Director
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Date: May 17, 2013
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 302 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
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By:
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Michael Latham*
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President and Director
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Date: May 17, 2013
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John E. Martinez*
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Director
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Date: May 17, 2013
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George G.C. Parker*
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Director
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Date: May 17, 2013
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Cecilia H. Herbert*
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Director
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Date: May 17, 2013
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Charles A. Hurty*
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Director
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Date: May 17, 2013
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John E. Kerrigan*
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Director
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Date: May 17, 2013
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Robert H. Silver*
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Director
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Date: May 17, 2013
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Robert S. Kapito*
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Director
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Date: May 17, 2013
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Madhav V. Rajan*
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Director
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Date: May 17, 2013
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/s/ Jack Gee
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Jack Gee
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Treasurer
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Date: May 17, 2013
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*By:
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/s/ Jack Gee
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Jack Gee
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Attorney-in-fact
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Date: May 17, 2013
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Powers of Attorney, each dated December 6, 2011, for Michael A. Latham, Charles A. Hurty, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, Robert H. Silver, George G.C. Parker, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan and Robert S. Kapito are incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 221, filed March 15, 2012.
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