Shareholder letter - iShares Asia ex Japan Equity

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT

iShares III plc (the "Company")

iShares Asia ex Japan Equity Enhanced Active UCITS ETF (the "Fund") - ISIN: IE000D5R9C23

6 May 2026

The directors of the Company wish to advise you of a change that will be made to the benchmark index of the Fund as set out below.

The rationale for the change is to ensure the Fund continues to reference the widely recognised parent benchmarks for performance measurement, while also addressing the UCITS concentration limits on the basis that they take into consideration the 10% and 40% concentration constraints on funds, per the UCITS Directive.

The Fund will continue to use the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index as a comparator/performance benchmark.

The change is due to take effect on or around 22 May 2026 (the "Effective Date").  

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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