Shareholder Notice - IE00BDQZ5152

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT

iShares III plc (the "Company")

iShares $ Intermediate Credit Bond UCITS ETF (the "Fund") - ISIN: IE00BDQZ5152

13 March 2026

The directors of the Company wish to advise you of a change that will be made to the distribution frequency of the Fund. The distribution frequency of the Fund will change from semi-annual to quarterly. The first new quarterly distribution of the Fund will be carried out in April 2026. The change is due to take effect on or around 31 March 2026 (the "Effective Date").  

* The first January distribution under the new quarterly schedule will occur in January 2027.

A new version of the Company's prospectus will be published on or around the Effective Date.  

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 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:  [email protected], or the helpline telephone number: +44 207 743 1500

·     If located in Germany, you can contact iShares at: [email protected], or the helpline telephone number: +49 89 42729 5858

·     If located in Switzerland, you can contact iShares at: [email protected], or the helpline telephone number 0800 33 66 88

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