Result of AGM

JPMorgan Emerging Mkts Invest Trust

07 November 2024

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024

RESULT OF POLL AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Legal Entity Identifier: 5493001VPQDYH1SSSR77

Information disclosed in accordance with UKLR 6.4.13

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held today, the Board is pleased to announce that all of the Ordinary Business put to shareholders was voted on by poll and passed. In addition, the following items of special business were also voted on by poll and passed:

i)          to 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 £2,720,129, representing 10% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding shares held in Treasury);

ii)         to allow the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of new ordinary shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,720,129;

iii)        to allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 163,098,921 Ordinary shares representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding shares held in Treasury); and

iv)        to allow a general meeting, other than an Annual General Meeting, to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

As previously announced, Mr Andrew Page, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, retired from the Board following the meeting and was succeeded in his roles as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee by Ms Helena Coles.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Financial Statements which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and from the Company's website, www.jpmemergingmarkets.co.uk 

The full results of the polls conducted at today's meeting will shortly be available on the Company's website.

7th November 2024

For further information, please contact:

Divya Amin

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited, Secretary

0800 20 40 20 (or [phone])

 

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