JPMorgan Overseas Investment Trust plc announced that following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held November 11, 2014 the Board announced the appointment of Tristan Hillgarth as an independent non-executive
Director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Hillgarth has over 30 years of experience in the asset management industry having been a director of Jupiter Asset Management for eight years and before that he was at Invesco where he held several senior positions over 14 years including CEO of Invesco's UK and European business. He is currently also a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc.