Results of Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 3701E

JPMorgan Japan Smaller Co Tst PLC

15 July 2016

 

JPMORGAN JAPAN SMALLER

COMPANIES TRUST PLC

(the "Company")

RESULTS OF THE 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

15 July 2016

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held today in London, 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 £474,803 representing 10% of the Company's issued share capital;

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

iii.)     allows the Company to make market purchases of up to 7,055,913 Ordinary shares and 1,268,791 Subscriptions shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital (less shares held in Treasury) of the relevant share class.

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

As previously announced, after ten years of service to the Company, Chris Russell retired as a Director of the Company following the conclusion of today's Annual General Meeting.

For further information:

Richard Plaskett              020 7742 3422

Client Director

[e-mail]

Rhys Williams                  020 7742 5073

Company Secretary

[e-mail]

 

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