AGM results

RNS Number : 8537C

JPMorgan European Smaller Co.

30 June 2016

 

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held today, the Board is pleased to announce that all of the ordinary resolutions put to shareholders were passed. In addition, three items of special business were passed which:

i)     allow the Directors of the Company to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £400,369 representing approximately 5% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of the resolution;

ii)    allow the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of new ordinary shares; and

iii)   allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 14.99% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of the resolution.

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 on the Company's website, www.jpmeuropeansmallercompanies.co.uk     

A summary of proxy votes received will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.jpmeuropeansmallercompanies.co.uk    

30th June 2016

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited - Secretary

020 7742 4000

 

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