Appointment of Alexa Henderson

RNS Number : 4098U

JPMorgan Japan Smaller Co Tst PLC

06 April 2016

 

JPMORGAN JAPAN SMALLER

COMPANIES TRUST PLC

(the "Company")

Appointment of Alexa Henderson

The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexa Henderson as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 11 April 2016.

Mrs. Henderson is a Non-executive Director (and the former Chairman) of Scottish Building Society, a role she has held since 2001. She is a Non-executive Director of Adam and Company Group Plc, Dunedin Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc, F&C UK Real Estate Investments Limited and James Walker (Leith) Ltd.

Mrs. Henderson is a former Managing Director of WM Company, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank where she headed the Investment Performance Division. She holds a BSc in Economics and Accounting from Edinburgh University and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Mrs. Henderson does not currently hold any shares in the Company.

There is no further information to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13 R (2) to (6) for Mrs. Henderson.

6 April 2016

For further information, please contact:

Rhys Williams

JPMorgan Funds Limited

0207 742 4000

 

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