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RNS Number : 2865K  Invesco Markets II PLC  27 May 2025

 

 

 

 

Invesco Markets II Plc

Ground Floor, 2 Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 H0V5, Ireland

Telephone/Switchboard +44 (0)20 3370 1100 etf.invesco.com

 

 

27 May 2025

 

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

 

RE: Index methodology changes

 

 Sub-fund                                                           ISIN
 Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF  IE000PJL7R74

 Acc
 Invesco MSCI Europe ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF Acc        IE000TI21P14
 Invesco MSCI Japan ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF Acc         IE000I8IKC59
 Invesco MSCI USA ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF Acc           IE000RLUE8E9
 Invesco MSCI World ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF Acc         IE000V93BNU0
 Invesco MSCI Europe Catholic Principles UCITS ETF Dist             IE00BG0NY640

 

(each a "Fund") Dear Shareholder,

This notice is to inform you of proposed changes to the index methodology of
the Reference Indices tracked by each Fund.

1.     Changes applicable to the following Funds:

·      Invesco MSCI Europe ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF

·      Invesco MSCI Japan ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF

·      Invesco MSCI USA ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF

·      Invesco MSCI World ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF

 

The Index Provider has announced that the following changes will be introduced
to the exclusion criteria of the index methodology of the Reference Indices
tracked by each of the above-named Funds:

·      Removing companies that are not covered by the following MSCI ESG
Research products: MSCI ESG Business Involvement Screening Research, MSCI
Climate Change Metrics, MSCI ESG Ratings

·      Introducing an additional screen addressing evidence of
involvement in thermal coal distribution

The expectation is that the introduction of these two additional exclusionary
criteria will have a minimal

 

Directors: Gray Buxton (British/Irish), Deirdre Gormley (Irish), Lisa
Martensson (Swedish), Sarah (Katy Walton) Jones (British) Invesco Markets II
plc, registered in Ireland as an open-ended variable capital umbrella
investment company with limited liability and segregated liability between
sub-funds.

Registration number: 567964. Registered office: Ground Floor, 2 Cumberland
Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

impact on the constituents of each fund.

2.     Changes appliable to Invesco MSCI Europe Catholic Principles UCITS
ETF:

The Index Provider has announced that the following changes will be introduced
to the selection criteria of the index methodology of the Reference Index
tracked by this Fund:

 

·      Removing ESG Ratings Trend from the ranking criteria when
companies are considered for selection

·      Removing prioritisation of companies with an MSCI ESG Rating of
AA from the top 50% selection process

At present, as part of the selection process at each rebalance, both criteria
are considered ahead of whether or not a company is an existing constituent of
the Reference Index. Therefore, the expectation is that this change should
lead to a reduction in index turnover at future rebalances.

 

The changes are due to take effect on 2 June 2025.

Further information can be found on the Index Provider's website:
https://www.msci.com/index- (https://www.msci.com/index-announcements)
announcements (https://www.msci.com/index-announcements)

Next steps

The Supplements of the Funds will be amended in to reflect the first changes
mentioned above, no supplement change will be made for the Invesco MSCI Europe
Catholic Principles UCITS ETF.

General

 

Shareholders may obtain the Prospectus, Supplements the key investor
information document, the latest annual and semi-annual reports and copies of
the constitution of the Company free of charge from the registered office of
the Manager or the local representatives in the countries where the Company is
registered as well as from the German information agent, Macard Stein & Co
AG, Ballindamm 36, 20095 Hamburg, Germany and on the website of the Company -
etf.invesco.com or - limited to the Prospectus, the key investor information
documents

- on the website of the relevant stock exchange where the Shares are listed
(for Italy, on the website of Borsa Italiana S.p.a. www.borsaitaliana.it).
(http://www.borsaitaliana.it/) In Switzerland, the Prospectus, Supplements,
the key investor information documents, the latest annual and semi-annual
reports and copies of the M&A may be obtained free of charge from the
Swiss Representative, Invesco Asset Management (Schweiz) AG, Talacker 34, 8001
Zurich. BNP Paribas Securities Services, Paris, succursale de Zurich,
Selnaustrasse 16, 8002 Zurich will act as the Swiss Paying Agent.

 

All capitalised terms used in this notice shall bear the same meaning as the
capitalised and defined terms used in the Prospectus and Supplements.

 

Yours faithfully

 

For and on behalf of Invesco Markets II plc

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