Subscription Share Reminder Notice

RNS Number : 3798Y

JPMorgan Asian Investment Tst PLC

29 February 2012

 



LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN ASIAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

          SUBSCRIPTION SHARE REMINDER NOTICE

The Board would like to remind Subscription Shareholders that their right to acquire new Ordinary Shares in the Company at 176 pence per Subscription Share will expire on 1st April 2012 when the conversion price of the Subscription Shares will increase to 203 pence until 31st March 2014, after which the Subscription Shares will lapse. As at the close of business on 28th February 2012, the mid market prices of the Ordinary Shares and Subscription Shares were 201.0 pence per share and 24.25 pence per share respectively. 

Shareholders who hold their Subscription Shares in certificated form and wish to convert them before the increase in exercise price must complete and sign the notice of exercise of subscription rights on the reverse of their Subscription Share certificate, and return it to Equiniti Limited, Repayments Team, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA together with their cheque made payable to 'Equiniti Limited', in good time to arrive by 5.00 pm on 30th March 2012. Instructions received after this date will be subject to the increased conversion price of 203 pence per share.

For Shareholders who hold their Subscription Shares in uncertificated form (i.e. in CREST), the new CREST Participant and Member Account IDs are:

CREST Participant ID                        6RA97

CREST Member Account ID          RA135723

The USE (Unmatched Stock Event) instruction should be input by 11:00am and received by 1:00pm on 30th March 2012 in order to benefit from the conversion price of 176 pence per share. Instructions received after this date will be subject to the increased conversion price of 203 pence per share. The scheduled CREST credit date for any subscription requests received by 1:00pm on 30th March 2012 will be 2nd April 2012.

29th February 2012

Alison Vincent

For and on behalf of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, Secretary.

For further information :

Alison Vincent                                          Simon Crinage

JPMorgan Asset Management                    JPMorgan Asset Management

020 7742 6216                                         020 7742 3445

 

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