FondsVerschmelzung BlackRock Fonds

BlackRock hat uns darüber informiert, dass folgende Fonds zum 04. August 2014 fusionieren. Dies bedeutet, dass die Anteile des „abgebenden Fonds“ in einem von der KAG vorgegebenen Verhältnis in den „aufnehmenden Fonds“ aufgehen. Dieses Umtauschverhältnis wird von der KAG am Fusionstag bekannt gegeben.

Die letzte Ausgabe und Rücknahme von Anteilen des „abgebenden Fonds“ wird über die FFB am 25. Juli 2014 stattfinden.
Bei der Fondszusammenlegung werden wir entsprechend dem Vorschlag der Fondsgesellschaft verfahren.
Pläne in dem „abgebenden Fonds“ werden automatisch auf den „aufnehmenden Fonds“ umgestellt und dort fortgeführt.
Bitte beachten Sie hierbei die eventuell abweichenden Anlageschwerpunkte. Soll zur Abdeckung der ursprünglich verfolgten Anlageziele ein anderer Fonds genutzt werden, benötigen wir unbedingt einen gesonderten Auftrag.

Wir weisen darauf hin, dass die Verschmelzung unter Umständen für Ihre Kunden steuerliche Konsequenzen hat. Wir empfehlen Ihren Kunden daher, sich bei ihrem Steuer- bzw. Finanzberater über die steuerlichen Auswirkungen gemäß den Steuergesetzen in ihrem Wohnsitz- oder Aufenthaltsland zu informieren.
Wir werden die Bestandskunden des aufnehmenden Fonds ebenfalls schriftlich über die Fondsfusion informieren.
Anbei finden Sie den dauerhaften Datenträger der Fondsgesellschaft.
Wir möchten an dieser Stelle darauf hinweisen, dass es sich bei dem beigefügten Dokument um ein Schriftstück der Fondsgesellschaft handelt. Für die Verwahrung und Administration von Anteilen und die Umsetzung von Aufträgen verweisen wir auf unsere allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen nebst Preis- und Leistungsverzeichnis.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
FFB-Vertriebspartnerbetreuung

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT
iShares III Public Limited Company – Results of Extraordinary General Meeting of
iShares S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc) in relation to proposed Merger (Resolution Passed)
5 June 2014
Announcement of results of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of iShares
S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc) (the “Fund”) held on 5 June 2014 at 10:30 a.m.
The Resolution for approval of the proposed merger of the Fund into iShares S&P 500 – B
UCITS ETF (Acc) (the “Receiving Fund”) (a sub-fund of iShares VII plc, a public limited
company incorporated in Ireland, which is to be renamed iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF
with effect from 9 June 2014) (the “Merger”) was passed.
The changes detailed in the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting dated 2 May 2014 will
take effect on the revised effective date of 4 August 2014 (the “Effective Date”) and not 14
July 2014 as initially communicated within the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting.
Shareholders were notified of the change of Effective Date on 27 May 2014.
Please see below for details of the Merger and the revised merger timeline.
Proposed Merger
Merging
Fund
ISIN(s) Fund
Company
Receiving
Fund
ISIN(s) Fund
Company
iShares
S&P 500
UCITS
ETF (Acc)
IE00B4L5ZD99
DE000A0YBR61
iShares III
plc
iShares
S&P 500 –
B UCITS
ETF (Acc)*
IE00B5BMR087 iShares VII
plc
* to be renamed iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF with effect from 9 June 2014
Revised Merger Timeline
Activity Date
Final exchange trading and dealing day in the Fund on SIX
Swiss Exchange**
31 July 2014
Final exchange trading and dealing day in the Fund on all
other exchanges (the Merger Record Date)
1 August 2014
Valuation of the Fund and the Receiving Fund and calculation
of the exchange ratio
10:15 p.m. (Dublin time)
on 1 August 2014
Effective Date and effective time of Merger*** 8 a.m. (Dublin time) on 4
August 2014
Commencement of dealings in new shares in the Receiving
Fund
8 a.m. (Dublin time) on 4
August 2014
** Due to a public holiday in Switzerland on 1 August 2014 the last trading day for the Fund on the SIX Swiss
Exchange will be one day before the last trading day on all other exchanges on which the Fund is listed.
*** The Fund will be delisted on each of the relevant exchanges and thereafter terminated.
On the Effective Date, the net assets of the Fund will be merged into the Receiving Fund and
the registered shareholders of the Fund will receive shares in the Receiving Fund and, if
applicable, a residual cash payment. The number of shares in the Receiving Fund and, if
applicable, the amount of the residual cash payment will be determined by multiplying the
number of shares in the Fund by the exchange ratio. The exchange ratio will be calculated by
dividing the net asset value per share of the Fund by the net asset value per share of the
Receiving Fund calculated at their respective valuation points (being 10.15 p.m. (Dublin time))
on 1 August 2014. Should the application of the exchange ratio result in an allocation of
fractional shares in the Receiving Fund to a shareholder of the Fund, the value of such
holding following the application of the exchange ratio will be rounded down to the nearest
whole share and the value of the fractional entitlement will be distributed to the relevant
shareholder by way of a residual cash payment in Pounds Sterling. Shareholders who wish to
receive any residual cash payment in the base currency of the Fund or in Euros should
contact Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited (the Registrar), the relevant
central securities depositary or custodian to arrange this (where available). Elections must be
submitted to the Registrar, via the CREST system, no later than close of business on the
Merger Record Date. Such foreign exchange conversions of cash payments are at the cost
and risk of shareholders.
The exchange ratio will be available on the Effective Date prior to the opening of all markets
upon which the Fund trades, at which time it will be notified to the Registrar for onward
communication to the central securities depositaries and custodians. Shareholders in the
Fund will then be allocated a number of shares in the Receiving Fund and, if applicable, a
residual cash payment once their relevant central securities depositary and/or
custodian/broker have processed the corporate action within the time frames and
arrangements agreed between these parties.
As of the Effective Date, shares in the Fund will be exchanged for shares of the Receiving
Fund on the relevant exchanges and investors holding those shares will therefore be trading
in the ISIN of the Receiving Fund (IE00B5BMR087) after the Merger. This includes investors
who have acquired German Global Bearer Certificates with a German ISIN (DE000A0YBR61)
in relation to the Fund via the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, who will also have their German
Global Bearer Certificates exchanged for shares in the Receiving Fund with the above IE ISIN.
Such investors with the German ISIN may wish to contact their custodian/broker to ensure
they have the appropriate accounts open to receive the IE ISIN.
Shareholders in the Fund have also been notified that BlackRock will reimburse Swiss
Effektenhändler for any Swiss Transfer Tax that may be levied on the Merger, so that
shareholders who hold their shares in the Fund in a Swiss custody account do not bear this
cost. Such shareholders have been advised to pass the Merger notification to their Swiss
custodian. Swiss custodians who will be subject to Swiss Transfer Tax in relation to the
Merger should contact BlackRock on isharesstt@blackrock.com for details of how to obtain
reimbursement.
Further enquiries – please contact:
iShares – General Enquiries 0845 357 7000
Chris Clarke (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) 020 7212 1798
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