iShares Edge MSCI USA Min Vol Advd UCITS ETF

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT

iShares VI plc (the "Company")

iShares Edge MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Advanced UCITS ETF (the "Fund") - ISIN: IE00BKVL7331

13 May 2026

The Directors of the Company wish to advise you of a change to the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Advanced Select Index (the "Index"), the benchmark index of the Fund which impacts on the disclosure in the Prospectus relating to the Company. The change outlined in this letter is anticipated to take effect on or around 2 June 2026 (the "Effective Date").

Background

The methodology of the Index is being amended to reflect updated climate objectives including (i) a reduction in the ESG score uplift requirement from 20% to 10% and (ii) lowering the carbon reduction requirements from 30% to 20% and (iii) removal of the potential carbon intensity metric.

By way of background, MSCI are introducing these changes to align with evolving market expectations regarding ESG characteristics, including the calibration of certain ESG constraints and metrics. The rationale for the change to the Index is to ensure the Fund continues to be correctly aligned with the underlying Index.

The change from semi-annual index review to quarterly aligns with the relevant parent index.

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

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:  info@ishares.co.uk, or the helpline telephone number: +44 207 743 1500

·     If located in Germany, you can contact iShares at: info@iShares.de, or the helpline telephone number: +49 89 42729 5858

·     If located in Switzerland, you can contact iShares at: iSharesSwitzerland@BlackRock.com, or the helpline telephone number 0800 33 66 88

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