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Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited (iShares): BGI Canada Announces Quarterly Cash Distributions for iShares(R) Funds

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 18, 2009) - Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited (BGI Canada) (TSX:XBB)(TSX:XCB)(TSX:XCG)(TSX:XCV)(TSX:XDV)(TSX:XEG)(TSX:XFN)(TSX:XGB)(TSX:XGD)(TSX:XIC)(TSX:XIT)(TSX:XIU)(TSX:XLB)(TSX:XMA)(TSX:XMD)(TSX:XRE)(TSX:XSB)(TSX:XTR)(TSX:XEN)(TSX:XCS) announced today the third quarter 2009 cash distributions for iShares funds. Unitholders of record on September 29, 2009 will receive cash distributions payable on September 30, 2009. Details of the "per unit" distribution amounts are as follows:

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 Cash
iShares Fund Ticker Distribution
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iShares CDN DEX Universe Bond Index Fund XBB $0.32674
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iShares CDN DEX All Corporate Bond Index Fund XCB $0.23900
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iShares CDN Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index
 Fund XCG $0.05182
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Small Cap Index Fund XCS $0.08022
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iShares CDN Dow Jones Canada Select Value Index
 Fund XCV $0.15493
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iShares CDN Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index
 Fund XDV $0.17817
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index Fund XEG $0.10423
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iShares CDN Jantzi Social Index Fund XEN $0.09038
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index Fund XFN $0.22468
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iShares CDN DEX All Government Bond Index Fund XGB $0.21156
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Global Gold Index Fund XGD $0.00000
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index Fund XIC $0.11147
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology
 Index Fund XIT $0.00000
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX 60 Index Fund XIU $0.10237
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iShares CDN DEX Long Term Bond Index Fund XLB $0.23985
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index Fund XMA $0.00000
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Completion Index Fund XMD $0.12585
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index Fund XRE $0.16120
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iShares CDN DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund XSB $0.28623
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iShares CDN S&P/TSX Income Trust Index Fund XTR $0.18789
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About BGI Canada

BGI Canada is an indirect subsidiary of Barclays PLC and part of Barclays Global Investors (BGI), a division of Barclays PLC and one of the largest institutional investment managers in the world and the largest manager of index funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs). BGI is the global product leader in exchange traded funds (iShares) with over 320 funds available for institutions and individuals globally. As at August 31, 2009, BGI Canada managed over $66 billion in Canadian assets and in other assets for Canadian clients, including over $21 billion in the TSX-listed iShares Funds. BGI Canada has offices in Toronto and Montreal.