AGM Statement

RNS Number : 9125M

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC

25 January 2016

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

RESULTS OF 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held earlier today, the Board is pleased to announce that all the Ordinary Resolutions put to shareholders were passed.  In addition, the following items of Special Business were also passed which:

i.)         will allow the Company to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,947,874 representing approximately 10% of the Company's issued share capital;

ii.)        will allow the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of shares;

iii.)       will allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 11,243,319 Ordinary shares representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital; and

iv.)       will allow substitution of the Company's existing investment objective and investment policy with the new investment objective and investment policy approved at the AGM today. 

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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and from the Company's website, www.jpmchinese.co.uk

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

25th January 2016

For further information, please contact:

Lucy Dina

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited, Secretary

020 7742 4000

 

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