JPMORGAN EMERGING EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA SECURITIES PLC

(the 'Company')

Directorate Change

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300II3MHI98ZLVH37

Information disclosed in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11

The Board of JPMorgan Emerging Europe Middle East & Africa Securities plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Yulia Chekunaeva as an independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1^st July 2024.  The appointment was made after a thorough selection process undertaken with the assistance of a third party independent search consultancy.

Yulia Chekunaeva has extensive senior executive experience in the emerging markets industrials sectors at EN+ Group IPJSC London, Goldman Sachs London and Sberbank of Russia, CIB.  She was until 2022 a Non-executive Director of NordGold plc.

Yulia Chekunaeva does not currently hold any shares in the Company. No further information is to be disclosed in respect of paragraphs 9.6.13 (2) - (6) of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules for Yulia Chekunaeva.

Commenting on the above event, Eric Sanderson, the Company's Chairman, said:

"I am confident that Yulia Chekunaeva will make an excellent addition to the Board offering a blend of skills and experience that matches well with the Company's portfolio of investments."  

JPMorgan Funds Limited                                

Company Secretary

19^th June 2024

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JPMorgan Funds Limited                    

020 7742 4000