JPS.L Regulatory News (JPS)

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN JAPAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

(the 'Company')

DIVIDEND DECLARATION

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300KP3CRHPQ4RF811

Information disclosed in accordance with DTR 6.1.13

First Quarterly Interim Dividend

The Board of JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust plc announces that the Company's cum income Net Asset Value ('NAV') was 440.7 pence per share at 30th June 2019 (28th June 2019 due to the weekend). Accordingly, in line with the Company's distribution policy, the Directors have declared that a first quarterly interim dividend of 4.4p per share for the year ending 31st March 2020 will be paid on 8th August 2019 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 12th July 2019. The ex-dividend date will be 11th July 2019.

2nd July 2019

For further information, please contact:

Divya Amin

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000