F&C U.S. Smaller Companies PLC Change of Investment Manager (5940Z)
07 Février 2014 - 2:41PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMFSC
RNS Number : 5940Z
F&C U.S. Smaller Companies PLC
07 February 2014
F&C US Smaller Companies plc - Change of Investment
Manager
Appointment of Jupiter Asset Management Limited as investment
manager, change in company secretary and administrator and change
of registered office
Following the announcement on 21 October 2013 regarding the
change of employment of Mr Robert Siddles, the Company's portfolio
manager, from F&C Management Limited ("F&C") to Jupiter
Asset Management Limited ("Jupiter"), the board of Directors of
F&C US Smaller Companies plc ("the Company") is pleased to
confirm the appointment of Jupiter as investment manager to the
Company with effect from Friday, 21 February 2014.
The management arrangements with F&C have been terminated
with effect from the date of appointment of Jupiter. The investment
management fee arrangements under the new appointment will be the
same as with F&C.
The Company has also appointed Jupiter to act as Company
Secretary and it has appointed JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA ("JPM") as
administrator with effect from Friday, 21 February 2014, both in
place of F&C. JPM already acts as the Company's custodian.
The registered office of the Company will be changed to 1
Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7JJ with effect from
Friday, 21 February 2014. The Company's new website will be www.jupiteronline.com.
Shareholders in F&C's savings plans will have received
letters informing them of their options, including the ability to
transfer to Jupiter, thereby retaining the benefit of Robert
Siddles' services. Jupiter has offered to meet the costs of such
transfer.
For further information please contact:
F&C US Smaller Companies plc
Gordon Grender, Chairman
T: 020 7493 9990
Gordon.Grender@gam.com
Jupiter Asset Management Limited
Richard Pavry, head of Investment Trusts
T: 020 7412 0703
rpavry@jupiter-group.co.uk
F&C Management Limited
Hugh Potter, Company Secretary
T: 020 7011 5183
hugh.potter@fandc.com
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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