Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4287E

JPMorgan Emerging Mkts Invest Trust

05 November 2020

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Legal Entity Identifier: 5493001VPQDYH1SSSR77

Information disclosed in accordance with LR 9.6.18

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held today, the Board is pleased to announce that all of the Ordinary Business put to shareholders was voted on by poll and passed. In addition, the following three items of special business was also voted on by poll and passed which:

i)  will allow the Company to continue in existence as an investment trust for a further three year period;

ii)  approved the sub division of the existing ordinary shares;

iii)  will allow the Company to allot new shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,654,544, representing 5% of the Company's issued share capital;

iv)  will allow the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of new Ordinary shares and by way of a sale of Treasury shares; and

v)  will allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 178,385,983 Ordinary shares representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding shares held in Treasury).

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Financial Statements which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and from the Company's website, www.jpmemergingmarkets.co.uk  

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

5th November 2020

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited, Secretary

020 7742 4000

 

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