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iShares MSCI South Africa ETF Begins Trading On The American Stock Exchange

Date 07/02/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today launched trading in Barclays Global Investors' iShares MSCI South Africa Exchange Traded Fund (ticker: EZA).

"As the primary listing venue and pioneer of exchange traded funds, the Amex continues to offer a cost-effective value proposition to investors," said Cliff Weber, senior vice president for ETFs at the Amex. "With the new iShares MSCI South Africa ETF, we are proud to expand our iShares listings to 77."

The BGI MSCI South Africa ETF will have an expense ratio of 0.99%. The MSCI South Africa IndexSM is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance within South Africa.

Today's listing now brings the total number of ETFs traded on the Amex to 123.