18 March 2024
JPMorgan Multi-Asset Growth
& Income plc
Legal
Entity Identifier: 549300C0UCY8X2QXW762
Result of First General
Meeting
In connection with the proposals for
the combination of JPMorgan Multi Asset Growth & Income plc
(the "Company" or
"MATE") with JPMorgan Global
Growth & Income plc ("JGGI") by way of a scheme of
reconstruction and voluntary winding up 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 resolution proposed at the First General Meeting held today
has been approved by Shareholders. Details
of the number of votes cast for, against and withheld in respect of
the resolution, which was held on a poll, is set out below and will
also be published on the Company's website
www.jpmmultiassetgrowthandincome.com.
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Special
Resolution
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Votes For (including
Discretionary)
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%
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Votes
Against
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%
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Votes
Total
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% I.S.C.
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Votes
Withheld
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To approve (i) the Scheme; (ii) the
implementation of the Scheme; and (iii) the changes required to be
made to the Company's articles of association in order to implement
the Scheme.
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12,828,271
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98.09
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249,352
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1.91
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13,077,623
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18.20%
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38,495
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1. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue as
at the voting record time of 6.30 p.m. (London time) on 14 March
2024 (the "Voting Record
Time") was 93,115,643. As at that date
21,247,235 Shares were held in
treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the
Company as at the Voting Record Time was
71,868,408.
2. A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law
and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the
votes for and against the resolution.
On 15 February 2024 the Board
announced that, subject to the passing of the special resolution at
the First General Meeting, a pre-liquidation interim distribution
of 1.2p per Share in respect of the financial year to 29 February
2024 would be paid to Shareholders (on the register as at close of
business on 23 February 2024) on 22 March 2024. This condition has
been satisfied.
The Shares will be disabled for
settlement in CREST from 6.00 p.m. on 22 March 2024 and trading
will be suspended from 7.30 a.m. on 25 March 2024.
The full text of the special
resolution 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 February 2024 (the "Circular").
The Circular is available for
viewing on the Company's website at www.jpmmultiassetgrowthandincome.com
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 Multi-Asset Growth & Income
Sarah MacAulay, Chair
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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)
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+44 (0) 20 7742 4000
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Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
Alex Collins
Ashwin Kohli
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+44 (0) 20 7886 2767
+44 (0) 20 7886 2786
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