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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-06-151150.txt : 20060721
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-06-151150
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	POS462B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060721
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060721
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20060721

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			iShares Silver Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001330568
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		POS462B
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-125920
		FILM NUMBER:		06974891

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		45 FREMONT STREET
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		415-597-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		45 FREMONT STREET
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94105
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<DESCRIPTION>POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-1
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 21, 2006 </B></FONT></P>  <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Registration No. 333-125920 </B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P><HR
WIDTH="20%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000">  <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>Post-Effective </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>Amendment No. 1 to </B></FONT></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>Form S-1 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 </I></B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="20%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>iSHARES<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP>&reg;<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></SUP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></FONT> SILVER TRUST </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SPONSORED BY BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of
Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="20%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000">
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>c/o Barclays Global Investors International Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>45 Fremont Street </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>San Francisco, CA
94105 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Attn: BGI&#146;s Product Management Team, Intermediary Investors and Exchange-Traded Products Department </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(415) 597-2000 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address, including
zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="20%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Barclays Global Investors International Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>45 Fremont Street </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>San Francisco, CA 94105 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Attn:
BGI&#146;s Product Management Team, Intermediary Investors and Exchange-Traded Products Department </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(415) 597-2000 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>David Yeres, Esq.</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Clifford Chance US LLP</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>31 West 52nd Street</B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>New York, NY 10019</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Ira Shapiro, Esq.</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Barclays Global Investors, N.A.</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>45 Fremont Street</B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>San Francisco, CA 94105</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sara Hanks</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Clifford Chance US LLP</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2001 K Street, NW</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Washington, DC 20006</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE><HR WIDTH="20%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale
to the public:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If any of the securities
being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT> </FONT></P>  <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT> </FONT></P>  <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> </FONT></P><HR WIDTH="20%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000">  <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Amount<BR>to be<BR>Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>Per&nbsp;iShare<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering&nbsp;Price<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1,700,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">109.145</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">185,546,500</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">19,853.00</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The price per share used to calculate the proposed
maximum offering price per share is $109.145, the average of the high and low prices reported in the consolidated reporting system as of July 19, 2006. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><HR WIDTH="20%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>This Post-Effective amendment No. 1 shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. </B></FONT></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left">

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Post-Effective amendment No. 1 is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to
register additional securities in an amount and at a price that together represent no more than 20% of the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table contained in the Registration Statement originally
filed on June 17, 2005. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco, California, on July 19, 2006. </FONT></P>  <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>  <DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Barclays Global Investors International Inc.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">sponsor of the iShares Silver Trust</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;L<SMALL>EE</SMALL> K<SMALL>RANEFUSS</SMALL>**</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Lee Kranefuss</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Chief Executive Officer &#150; President</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<SMALL>ICHAEL</SMALL> A. L<SMALL>ATHAM</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Michael A. Latham</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Chief Financial Officer</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV>  <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities* and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Lee Kranefuss</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director, Chief Executive Officer, President</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<SMALL>ICHAEL</SMALL> A. L<SMALL>ATHAM</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Michael A. Latham</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">July 19, 2006</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Registrant will be a trust and the persons are signing in their capacities as officers or directors of Barclays Global Investors International Inc., the sponsor of the
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By Michael A. Latham, Attorney-in-Fact. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>  <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Opinion of Clifford Chance US LLP as to legality*</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Powers of attorney are included on the signature page to pre-effective amendment number 1 to this registration statement.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Opinion of Clifford Chance Limited Liability Partnership*</FONT></TD></TR>
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