Legal&Gen UCITS ETF - Notice of GM

Bank Of New York Mellon

12/08/2026 15:21

RNS Number : 4400Q
  
Legal & General UCITS ETF PLC
  
12 August 2026
  
 


12 August 2026
 
Legal & General UCITS ETF PLC
 
(the "Company")
 
L&G APAC EX-JAPAN QUALITY DIVIDENDS EQUAL WEIGHT UCITS ETF
                                                                          
(the "Sub-Fund")
 
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting (the "EGM")
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 EGM for the proposal to change the investment objecitve of the Sub-Fund. Subject to receipt of the approval of the Registered Shareholder, the change will take effect on or around September 2026.
The circular also advises the Registered Shareholder of a proposed name change of the Sub-Fund and its underlying Index, as well as the intention to permit distributions to be paid out of the Sub-Fund's capital in addition to its income.
The changes are expected to take effect on or around September 2026.
a) The existing and proposed investment objective of the Sub-Fund are set out below:




 


Existing


Proposed




Investment Objective


The investment objective of the L&G APAC ex-Japan Quality Dividends Equal Weight UCITS ETF (the "Fund") is to provide exposure to companies in the developed market countries of the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan, that are weighted according to their quality characteristics and pay dividends higher than average.


The investment objective of the Fund is to provide exposure to companies with higher than average dividend and quality characteristics in developed market countries of the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan.




 b) The existing and proposed Sub-Fund Name and Index are set out below:




 


Existing


Proposed




Fund Name


L&G APAC ex-Japan Quality Dividends Equal Weight UCITS ETF


L&G APAC ex-Japan Quality Dividends UCITS ETF




Index


FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan All Cap ex CW ex TC ex REITS Dividend Growth with Quality Net Tax Index


FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan All Cap Dividend Growth with Quality Net Tax Index




c) Proposal to change the Sub-Fund's current dividend policy to allow the payment of distributions in respect of Distributing classes in the Sub-Fund out of capital as well as out of income, as is currently permitted.
The EGM will be held at the registered office of the Company located at 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland on 9 September 2026 at 12.10 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 and 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
 
J&E Davy (Sponsor)    
Brian Garrahy    + 353 1 6796363
 




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