Update Statement - Votes Against AGM Resolution

JPMorgan Multi-Asset Grwth & Income

12 December 2023

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN MULTI-ASSET GROWTH & INCOME PLC

VOTING UPDATE STATEMENT

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300C0UCY8X2QXW762

Information disclosed in accordance with 1.D.4 of the 2018 UK Code of Corporate Governance and principle 5.2.4 of the 2019 AIC Code of Corporate Governance.

At JPMorgan Multi-Asset Growth & Income Plc's (the "Company") Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 4^th July 2023, the Company received the following negative votes (as a proportion of the total votes cast) in respect of resolution 12:

Resolution	%
12. Continuation vote - Ordinary Resolution	24.88

The against vote was detailed in the Company's RNS Announcement of 4^th July 2023 together with the result of the poll at the annual general meeting and reference to the action that the Company would take to consult the shareholders that voted against the resolution and understand their reasons.

At the time of the vote on the resolution, the Company was not aware of any attempts by shareholders that voted against the resolution to make contact with the Company. Therefore, after the results, the investor relations team of the Company's Manager, JPMorgan Funds Limited, made efforts to identify dissenting shareholders in order to open a dialogue and understand their concerns. This resulted in contact being made with the significant dissenting shareholder and a constructive exchange of views is ongoing.

As well as the continuing communication with the shareholder, the Manager and the Board continue to maintain regular contact with the Company's Broker and appraised of current developments in the investment trust industry.

A full explanation of the Company's performance is provided in the Chairman's statement of the 2023 Annual Report.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Company's Annual Report and Accounts, which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism and can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and from the Company's website, www.jpmmultiassetgrowthandincome.com.

A summary of proxy votes received and the poll results are available on the Company's website, www.jpmmultiassetgrowthandincome.com.

12^th December 2023

For further information, please contact: JPMorgan Funds Limited, Secretary

0800 20 40 20

 

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