iShares MSCI World Paris-Algnd Climate UCITS ETF

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT

iShares III plc (the "Company")

iShares MSCI World Paris-Aligned Climate UCITS ETF (the "Fund") 

ISINs: IE00BMXC7W70 / IE00BN92ZL31

12 May 2026                   

The Directors of the Company wish to advise you of certain changes that will be made to the Fund's benchmark index, the MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Select PAB Index, (the "Index").

The Index methodology will be updated to amend (1) certain optimisation constraints (including the removal of certain index level targets), (2) the GHG intensity calculation methodology applied by the index provider to calculate the minimum 7% year-on-year annual decarbonisation trajectory target for the Index.  In addition, the Fund's Index will also be updated to adjust its screening and intra-rebalance issuer removal methodology.

The changes outlined above are expected to take effect on or around 1 June 2026 (the "Effective Date").

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

The Fund will continue to be classified as an Article 8 fund under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ((EU) 2019/2088).

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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