AGM Statement

RNS Number : 7862B

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC

03 February 2020

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S8M91P5FYONY25

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held earlier today, the Board is pleased to announce that all the Ordinary Resolutions put to shareholders were passed.  In addition, the following items of Special Business were also passed which:

i.)         will allow the Company to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,817,579 representing approximately 10% of the Company's issued share capital;

ii.)        will allow the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of shares;  

iii.)       will allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 10,898,207 Ordinary shares representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital; and

iv.)       will authorise the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association to, inter alia, allow the Company to distribute capital as income.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and from the Company's website www.jpmchinese.co.uk (please note the website will be updated shortly to www.jpmchinagrowthandincome.co.uk to reflect the Company's upcoming change in name)

The full results of the poll conducted at today's meeting will shortly be available on the Company's website.

Pursuant to the Company's Articles of Association, the Board has resolved to change the name of the Company to JPMorgan China Growth & Income plc and this change will take effect shortly.

3rd February 2020

For further information, please contact:

Lucy Dina

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited, Secretary

020 7742 4000

 

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