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November 04, 2016 | 10:01 AM

MIAX Corporate Action Alert: iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU)

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) has announced a 1-for-2 reverse stock split.  The reverse stock split will become effective on Monday, November 7, 2016.  On that date, the current EWU options class will change to EWU1.  The MIAX Options Exchange will not list EWU1 options.  Therefore, no options on EWU will be available for trading on the MIAX Options Exchange on Monday, November 7, 2016.  The new EWU options series will resume trading on the MIAX Options Exchange on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.

All GTC orders resting on the MIAX order book in EWU will be canceled at the close of business on Friday, November 4, 2016.

Additional details about the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) reverse stock split are provided in the attached OCC Memo.

Please contact MIAX Options Listings with any questions at Listings@miaxglobal.com or (609) 897-7308.