Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3878N

JPMorgan Japan Smaller Co Tst PLC

25 July 2014

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN JAPAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

("THE COMPANY")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2014

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held on Friday 25^th July 2014, the Board is pleased to announce that all of the Ordinary Resolutions put to shareholders were passed.  The following Special Business was also passed which:

i.)         allows the Company to allot new shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £462,790 representing 10% of the Company's issued share capital;

ii.)        allows the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of new Ordinary shares;

iii.)       allows the Company to make market purchases of up to 6,937,200 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 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.jpmjapansmallercompanies.co.uk 

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

25^th July 2014

For further information, please contact:

Rebecca Burtonwood

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited

Secretary

020 7742 4000

 

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