STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
RESULT OF AGM
JPMORGAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
27TH NOVEMBER 2009
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, the following four items of special business were passed which:
will allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 2,939,872 ordinary shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital;
will allow the Company to allot new shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £245,152, representing approximately 5% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital;
will allow the Company to disapply pre-emption rights on allotment of new shares; and
will allow the Company to adopt new Articles of Association.
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 UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility and from the Company's website, www.jpmsmallercompanies.co.uk The special resolutions, which were passed at the Annual General Meeting, have been lodged with the UK Listing Authority. These will be available shortly through the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which can be found at The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
A Summary of proxy votes received will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.jpmsmallercompanies.co.uk.
27th November 2009
For further information, please contact:
Divya Amin
For and on behalf of
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary
020 7742 6000