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RNS Number : 7780R Legal & General UCITS ETF PLC 04 February 2026
4 February 2026
Legal & General UCITS ETF PLC
(the "Company")
L&G Emerging Markets ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF
(the "Sub-Fund")
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
The Company announces that a circular has been issued to the registered holder
of shares in the Sub-Fund (the "Registered Shareholder"), the Bank of New York
(Depository) Nominees Limited, for the purposes of convening an extraordinary
general meeting for the proposal to change the investment objecitve of the
Sub-Fund (the "EGM") Subject to receipt of the approval of the Registered
Shareholder, the changes will take effect on or around 27 February 2026.
The circular also advises the Registered Shareholder of the intention to
reclassify the Sub-Fund as an Article 8 fund under the European Sustainable
Finance Disclosure Regulation (the "SFDR") and to make the following changes
to the supplement of the Sub-Fund (the "Supplement") as a result of the change
of index:
a) The name of the Sub-Fund is proposed to change in the manner set out below:
Current Sub-Fund Name New Sub-Fund Name
L&G Emerging Markets ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF L&G Emerging Markets Equity UCITS ETF
b) Following the acquisition of Foxberry by MSCI, the current index will be
discontinued. The index tracked by the Sub-Fund is proposed to change in the
manner set out below:
Current Index New Index
Foxberry Sustainability Consensus Emerging Markets Total Return Index Solactive Core Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap USD Index NTR
c) The "Sustainability" section of the Supplement and the PCD Annex for the
Sub-Fund are proposed to be updated to reflect the re-categorisation of the
Sub-Fund as a fund to which Article 8 of the SFDR applies;
d) The "Index Description" section of the Supplement is proposed to be updated
to reflect the change of index;
e) The Total Expense Ratio (TER) is proposed to be updated to reflect a
reduction from 0.25% to 0.16%; and
f) The German taxation disclosure has been removed from the main body of the
Supplement and is included in the country specific supplements.
The changes are expected to take effect on or around 27 February 2026.
The EGM will be held at the registered office of the Company located at 70 Sir
John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland on 26 February 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
(Irish Standard Time).
Copies of the notices issued to the Registered Shareholder have been submitted
to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection
at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) and www.lgim.com
(http://www.lgim.com) .
Further RNS and stock exchange announcements will be made to inform the
Registered Shareholder of the outcome of the EGM.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Legal & General Investment Management Limited
Tel: 0345 070 8684
Email: fundsales@lgim.com (mailto:fundsales@lgim.com)
J&E Davy (Sponsor)
Brian Garrahy + 353 1 6796363
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