The American Stock Exchange ^® (Amex^®) began publishing the iShares MSCI Taiwan Indicative Optimized Portfolio Value Index (Ticker Symbol: WWS) today, Thursday, June 22, 2000. The index will be published daily every 15 seconds between approximately 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM.

The iShares MSCI Taiwan IOPV (indicative Optimized Portfolio Value) Index (WWS) is an indication of the estimated current value of a creation unit of the iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Series on a per share basis.

If you have any questions about this new product, please contact Kerry Baker of the Amex Market Data Services via e-mail at kbaker@amex.com.