AGM Statement

RNS Number : 3962Y

JPMorgan Japanese Inv. Trust PLC

21 December 2010

 



STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

RESULT OF AGM

JPMORGAN JAPANESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

21 DECEMBER 2010

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 three items of Special Business were passed which:

i)          allow the Company to allot new Ordinary shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,016,175 representing approximately 5% of the Company's issued Ordinary share capital;

ii)         allow the Company to disapply pre-emption rights on allotment of relevant securities; and

iii)        allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 24,181,570 Ordinary shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital;

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 National Storage Mechanism which can be located at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do and from the Company's website, www.jpmjapanese.co.uk. 

A Summary of proxy votes received will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.jpmjapanese.co.uk. 

21st December 2010

For further information, please contact:

Andrew Norman

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary

020 7742 6000 

 

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