LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
JPMORGAN JAPANESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
AGM STATEMENT
Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company which was held today, 17th December 2009, the Board is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put to shareholders were passed, including the following items of Special Business which:
1. Will allow the Company to allot new shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,020,600 representing approximately 5% of the issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of this resolution;
2. Will allow the Company to disapply pre-emption rights on allotment of relevant securities;
3. Will allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 24,231,046 ordinary shares representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital for each share class;
4. Will allow the Company to adopt new Articles of Association.
17th December 2009
For further information, please contact:
Andrew Norman
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd ………..………..……… 020 7742 6000