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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

Third Quarterly Interim Dividend

The Board of JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust plc announces that the Company's cum income Net Asset Value ('NAV') was 473.4 pence per share at 31st December 2019. Accordingly, in line with the Company's distribution policy, the Directors have declared that a third quarterly interim dividend of 4.7 pence per share for the year ending 31st March 2020 will be paid on 14th February 2020 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 10th January 2020. The ex-dividend date will be 9th January 2020.

2nd January 2020

For further information, please contact:

Divya Amin

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000