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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
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JPMORGAN JAPANESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
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APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR
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Legal Entity Identifier: 549300JZW3TSSO464R15
Information disclosed in accordance with UKLR 6.4.6 and UKLR 6.4.8
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Further to the announcement earlier today regarding the combination of JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc (the "Company") and JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income plc ("JSGI") pursuant to a scheme of reconstruction and winding-up of JSGI (the "Scheme"), the Board is pleased to announce that Mr. Thomas Walker, a non-executive director of JSGI since 2019, will be appointed as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 25th October 2024.
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Mr. Walker is a qualified chartered accountant. He spent his executive career in asset management where he was an investment manager for over 30 years with responsibility for global equity funds including a number of investment trusts.
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He is also a non-executive director of Lowland Investment Company plc. His appointment as a non-executive director of JSGI will terminate with effect from midnight today, 24th October 2024. His previous directorships include his appointment as a non-executive director of Global Opportunities Trust plc, where he stepped down in 2022.
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Mr. Walker held shares in JSGI and elected to receive new shares in the Company pursuant to the Scheme. His shareholding in the Company will be disclosed to the market under a separate notfication.
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No further information is to be disclosed in respect of paragraphs 6.4.8(2) - (6) of the UK Listing Rules for Mr. Thomas Walker.
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24th October 2024
For further information, please contact:
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Priyanka Vijay Anand
JPMorgan Funds Limited - Company Secretary
Telephone 0207 742 4000
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