Closed Period

JPMORGAN US SMALLER COMPANIES

 INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the 'Company') 

Closed Period Notification

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300MDD7SOXDMBN667

Information disclosed in accordance with Market Abuse Regulation Article 19, paragraph 11

In accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation the Company announces that it has today entered into a closed period, which will remain in place until the Company releases its annual financial results for the year ended 31 December 2018.

The Company is satisfied that any inside information which the Directors or the Company may have during the closed period has previously been notified to a Regulated Information Service. The Company is therefore not prohibited from repurchasing its own securities, or issuing new securities, during this closed period.

JPMorgan Funds Limited - Secretary

18 February 2019

For further information, please contact:

Lucy Dina

JPMorgan Funds Limited 020 7742 4000