Block Listing Application

RNS Number : 9284I

JPMorgan Claverhouse IT PLC

29 November 2018

 

JPMORGAN CLAVERHOUSE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 
 (the 'Company')

BLOCK LISTING APPLICATION

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300NFZYYFSCD52W53

The Board of JPMorgan Claverhouse Investment Trust plc announces that the Company has made an application to the UK Listing Authority for a block listing of 6,157,171 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares") to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the Shares to be admitted to trading on the premium segment of the Main Market.

The Company has an existing shareholder authority to issue up to 5 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital on a non-pre-emptive basis which was obtained at the AGM in April 2018, of which 521,275 remains to be utilised. In addition, a General Meeting was convened on the 29th November and the resolution was passed for the issue of up to a further 5,635,896 shares. The Board has determined that this authority may be utilised to satisfy market demand by issuing new Shares at a premium to NAV.

The block listing is expected to become effective at 8 a.m. on 30th November 2018. Any issue of new Shares will be notified by the Company through a RIS announcement and the Company's website.

29th November 2018

For further information, please contact:

Faith Pengelly

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited - Company Secretary

020 7742 4000

 

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