JPMORGAN EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN OR INTO CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR THE UNITED STATES
7 June 2013
Tender offer for up to 5 per cent. of the shares in issue of the Company (the "Tender Offer")
Further to the Company's previous announcement on 15 May 2013, the Company is pleased to announce that it has today sent a circular to shareholders in the Company ("Shareholders") convening a general meeting to be held on 16 July 2013 to consider the provision of the Tender Offer (the "Circular").
A copy of the Circular can be obtained from the Company's website (http://www.jpmeuropeansmallercompanies.co.uk).
Expected timetable
Record date for Tender Offer |
close of business on 14th May |
Circular despatched to Shareholders |
7th June |
Latest time and date for receipt of Tender Offer forms and TTE instructions in CREST from Shareholders in respect of the Tender Offer |
11.00 am on 16th July |
2013 AGM |
12 noon on 16th July |
General meeting to approve Tender Offer |
12:30 on 16th July |
Calculation date for the tender price |
18th July |
Result of Tender Offer and tender price announced |
22nd July |
Settlement date: cheques despatched and payments through CREST made and CREST accounts settled |
26th July |
Balancing share certificates despatched |
Week commencing 26th July |
For further information please contact:
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
Jonathan Latter jonathan.latter@jpmorgan.com +44 (0)20 7742 6000
Cenkos Securities plc
Will Rogers wrogers@cenkos.com +44 (0)20 7397 1920
Cenkos Securities Plc, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as the adviser to the Company and is acting for no-one else in connection with the Tender Offer and the contents of this announcement, and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Cenkos Securities Plc nor for providing advice in connection with the Tender Offer and the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein.
Cenkos Securities Plc is not responsible for the contents of this announcement.