JPMorgan Euro Small Co. Trust will appoint Ashok Gupta as a Non Executive Director. The effective date is January 01, 2013.

Mr. Gupta is Advisor to the Group Chief Executive Officer at Old Mutual plc He is a Member of the FRC Actuarial Council, Chairman of eValueFE (which provides actuarially-based financial planning tools to major banks, insurers and IFAs) and Chairman of Skandia Life UK. From 2004 to 2009, Mr. Gupta was a founder Director of Pearl Group, prior to which he held positions with Lloyds of London, CGU Plc, Scottish Amicable, Tillinghast-Towers Perrin and Bacon & Woodrow. He was formerly a Director of The Pensions Regulator, J Rothschilds Assurance, Pearl Assurance, London Life & NPI.