Appointment of Shoichi Mizusawa as Fund Manager

RNS Number : 5188C

JPMorgan Japan Smaller Co Tst PLC

01 May 2012

 



LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN JAPAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

The Board of JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust plc ("the Company") announces that Shoichi Mizusawa, the head of the JPMorgan Asset Management investment team in Tokyo, will with immediate effect, become the lead investment manager with direct responsibility for the management of the portfolio.

Further resources are being allocated to the management of the portfolio, with Shoichi Mizusawa being supported by Nicholas Weindling and Naohiro Ozawa. This team of three is backed up by seven other managers with Japanese and regional research responsibilities based in Tokyo and Hong Kong.

1st May 2012

For further information, please contact:

Craig Cleland

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Secretary

020 7742 6000

 

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