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JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust plc announced on 12 February 2024 that shareholders approved two special resolutions at its First General Meeting. These resolutions, related to a scheme of reconstruction with JPMorgan UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc, were passed with 99.41% and 99.35% of votes cast, respectively. The company's shares will be disabled for CREST settlement on 20 February 2024, with trading suspended from 21 February 2024, and reclassified shares suspended from listing on 27 February 2024.
| Date | 12 Feb 2024 |
| Time | 12:57:55 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 8498C |
12 February 2024
JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust plc
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300QED7IGEP4UFN49
Result of First General Meeting
In connection with the proposals for a combination of JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust plc (the "Company" or "JMF") with JPMorgan UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc (to be renamed JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income plc) ("JMI") by way of a scheme of reconstruction of the Company under section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Scheme"), the Board of the Company is pleased to announce the result of the First General Meeting.
The Company announces that the special resolutions which were put forward at the First General Meeting held today have been approved by Shareholders.
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First General Meeting Special Resolutions |
Votes For (including Discretionary) |
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Votes Against |
% |
Votes Total |
Votes Withheld |
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1. To approve the reclassification of the shares in the capital of the Company as shares with "A" rights and shares with "B" rights and to approve changes required to the Company's articles of association. |
4,939,882 |
99.41 |
29,471 |
0.59 |
4,969,353 |
8,626 |
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2. To approve the Scheme subject to certain conditions being satisfied. |
4,936,959 |
99.35 |
32,394 |
0.65 |
4,969,353 |
8,626 |
The Shares will be disabled for settlement in CREST from 6.00 p.m. on 20 February 2024 and trading will be suspended from 7.30 a.m. on 21 February 2024. Following the reclassification of the Shares on 26 February 2024, the Reclassified Shares will be suspended from listing at 7.30 a.m. on 27 February 2024.
The full text of the special resolutions of the First General Meeting is set out in the Notice of First General Meeting contained in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated 23 January 2024 (the "Circular").
The Circular is available for viewing on the Company's website at www.jpmmidcap.co.uk and at the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Unless otherwise defined, all capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement shall have the meaning as given to them in the Circular.
For further information please contact:
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust plc John Evans
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Contact via Company Secretary |
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JPMorgan Funds Limited Simon Crinage Fin Bodman
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+44 (0) 20 7742 4000 |
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JPMorgan Funds Limited (Company Secretary) |
+44 (0) 20 7742 4000 |
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Alison Vincent |
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Investec Bank plc David Yovichic Tom Skinner Helen Goldsmith |
+44 (0) 20 7597 4000
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