10 Jul 2019 14:49
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
JPMORGAN EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2019
Legal Entity Identifier: 54930049CEWDI46Y3U28
Information disclosed in accordance with LR 9.6.18
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, three items of special business were passed which:
i) allow the Directors of the Company to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £398,657 representing approximately 5% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of the resolution;
ii) allow the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of new ordinary shares; and
iii) allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 14.99% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of the resolution.
In addition, Carolan Dobson stepped down as Chairman and Director of the Company and Tanya Cordrey has been appointed a Director.
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 on the Company's website, www.jpmeuropeansmallercompanies.co.uk
A summary of proxy votes received will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.jpmeuropeansmallercompanies.co.uk
10th July 2019
For further information, please contact:
Faith Pengelly
For and on behalf of
JPMorgan Funds Limited - Secretary
020 7742 4000