Result of AGM

JPMORGAN JAPAN SMALLER

COMPANIES TRUST PLC

(the "Company")

RESULTS OF THE 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300KP3CRHPQ4RF811

Information disclosed in accordance with LR 9.6.18

31st July 2018

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held today in London, the Board is pleased to announce that all of the Ordinary Resolutions put to shareholders were passed. The following Special Business was also passed which:

i.) allows the Company to allot new shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £272,550 representing approximately 5% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of the resolution;

ii.) allows the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of new shares; and

iii.) allows the Company to make market purchases of up to 14.99% of the Company's ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of the resolution.

iv) allows the Company to amend the Articles of Association.

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 from the Company's website www.jpmjapansmallercompanies.co.uk

A Summary of proxy votes received will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.jpmjapansmallercompanies.co.uk

For further information, please contact:

Divya Amin

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000