Listing Of Three iShares® ETFs On Tokyo Stock Exchange - iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF-JDR, iShares Core MSCI Emerging ETF-JDR, iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF-JDR

Today, BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., released that the iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF-JDR (Code: 1581), iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-JDR (Code: 1582), and iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF-JDR (Code: 1583) are listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange.

iShares, the world’s leading ETF provider with nearly 40% of the global ETF market on an AUM basis (as of June, 2013), makes investment diversification simple, convenient and efficient for the Japanese investors because these ETFs can be traded just like trading domestic equity.

The listing ceremony for the ETFs was held at Tokyo Stock Exchange today, with Masato Degawa, Representative Director and President of BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., Jane Leung, Head of iShares for Asia Pacific, Akira Kiyota, president & CEO of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., and other related parties in attendance.

Mr. Degawa of BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. commented, "Domestically listed iShares ETFs will provide additional choice for Japanese investors looking for diversified investments. Against a global backdrop of ETF market growth to excess of 200 trillion yen, more and more Japanese investors are also recognizing the liquidity, transparency, and efficiency benefits of ETFs. Through the listing iShares ETFs on Tokyo Stock Exchange, domestic investors can now invest in ETFs with global exposure using the Japanese equity trading platform.”

Mr. Kiyota commented as follows: "We are delighted to welcome the three "iShares®" series ETFs to our market today. I believe these three ETFs will be useful tools for investors to expand their options to implement investment strategies. Tokyo Stock Exchange will continue working to diversify and invigorate ETFs and other listed products in order to provide investors with methods for highly convenient asset management and risk-hedging."

Ticker	Issue Name	Underlying Index	Trading Unit
1581	iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF-JDR	MSCI Kokusai Index	1 unit
1582	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-JDR	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index	1 unit
1583	iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF-JDR	MSCI Frontier Markets 100 Index	1 unit

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