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RNS Number : 8024Q  Invesco Markets II PLC  19 December 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 Invesco Markets II plc

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

Telephone +353 1 439 8000 www.invesco.com (http://www.invesco.com/)

 19 December 2024

 

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

RE: Change of Fund Names and Index Names

 

 Fund Name                                                       Share Class   ISIN
 Invesco MSCI Europe ESG Leaders Catholic Principles UCITS ETF   Dist          IE00BG0NY640
 Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF  Acc           IE00BMDBMY19
 Invesco MSCI Europe ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF            Acc           IE00BJQRDL90
 Invesco MSCI Europe Ex UK ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF      Acc           IE00BMDBMW94
 Invesco MSCI Japan ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF             Acc           IE00BMDBMV87
 Invesco MSCI Pacific Ex Japan ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF  Acc           IE00BMDBMT65
 Invesco MSCI USA ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF               Acc Dist      IE00BJQRDM08

                                                                 GBP Hdg Acc   IE000A8N67F3 IE000T5R61X5
 Invesco MSCI World ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF             Acc           IE00BJQRDK83
 Invesco FTSE All Share ESG Climate UCITS ETF                    Acc           IE0003RA2ZR3

                                                                 Dist          IE00BN7J5Z03

 

(the "Funds")

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

This notice is to inform you of proposed changes to the Funds, each a sub-fund
of Invesco Markets II plc (the "Company"), to meet the requirements of ESMA's
guidelines on funds' names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the
"Guidelines").

 

i) Change of Fund Name and Index Name

According to the Guidelines, "ESG" is an environmental-related term. The
Guidelines require that in order to use environmental-related terms in a fund
name, the strategy of the relevant fund must: (i) meet an 80% threshold linked
to the proportion of investments used to meet the environmental and social
characteristics of the fund; and (ii) incorporate the exclusionary criteria
for Paris-aligned Benchmarks detailed in Article 12(1)(a) - (g) of Commission
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 (the "PAB exclusions").

As the Reference Indices set out below do not incorporate the PAB exclusions,
the Index Provider, following consultation, has determined it appropriate to
rename each Reference Index to remove "ESG".

 

 

 

 

Directors: Gary Buxton (British/Irish), Feargal Dempsey, Deirdre Gormley,
Sarah (Katy Walton) Jones (British), Lisa Martensson (Swedish)

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

 

 

 

Accordingly, it is proposed to rename each Fund to reflect the relevant
Reference Index names with effect from 3 February 2025 (the "Effective Date").

 

Details of the proposed name changes are as follows:

 

 Current Reference Index Name                                            New Reference Index Name
 MSCI Europe Select Catholic Principles ESG Leaders 10/40 Index          MSCI Europe Select Catholic Principles Selection 10/40 Index
 MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) ESG Universal Select Business Screens Index  MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Universal Select Business Screens Index
 MSCI Europe ESG Universal Select Business Screens Index                 MSCI Europe Universal Select Business Screens Index
 MSCI Europe ex UK ESG Universal Select Business Screens Index           MSCI Europe ex UK Universal Select Business Screens Index
 MSCI Japan ESG Universal Select Business Screens Index                  MSCI Japan Universal Select Business Screens Index
 MSCI Pacific ex Japan ESG Universal Select Business Screens Index       MSCI Pacific ex Japan Universal Select Business Screens Index
 MSCI USA ESG Universal Select Business Screens Index                    MSCI USA Universal Select Business Screens Index
 MSCI World ESG Universal Select Business Screens Index                  MSCI World Universal Select Business Screens Index

 

 Current Fund Name                                               New Fund Name
 Invesco MSCI Europe ESG Leaders Catholic Principles UCITS ETF   Invesco MSCI Europe Catholic Principles UCITS ETF
 Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF  Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets Universal Screened UCITS ETF
 Invesco MSCI Europe ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF            Invesco MSCI Europe Universal Screened UCITS ETF
 Invesco MSCI Europe Ex UK ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF      Invesco MSCI Europe Ex UK Universal Screened UCITS ETF
 Invesco MSCI Japan ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF             Invesco MSCI Japan Universal Screened UCITS ETF
 Invesco MSCI Pacific Ex Japan ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF  Invesco MSCI Pacific Ex Japan Universal Screened UCITS ETF
 Invesco MSCI USA ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF               Invesco MSCI USA Universal Screened UCITS ETF
 Invesco MSCI World ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF             Invesco MSCI World Universal Screened UCITS ETF

 

 

ii) Change of Fund Name

As the Fund name "Invesco FTSE All Share ESG Climate UCITS ETF" references the
terms "ESG" and "Climate" and the Reference Index used by the Fund does not
incorporate the PAB exclusions, Invesco, has determined it appropriate to
rename the Fund to remove the terms "ESG" and "Climate". Accordingly, it is
proposed to rename the Fund with effect from 3 February 2025 (the "Effective
Date").

Details of the proposed name change is as follows:

 

 Current Fund Name                             New Fund Name
 Invesco FTSE All Share ESG Climate UCITS ETF  Invesco FTSE All Share Screened & Tilted UCITS ETF

 

 

 

 

 

Next steps

The supplements for the Funds (the "Supplement") will be amended to reflect
the above-mentioned changes on or shortly after the Effective Date.

 

Should you wish to redeem your shareholding as a result of the changes, you
may do so in accordance with the dealing provisions outlined in the
Prospectus.

 

General

 

Shareholders may obtain the Prospectus, a copy of the Supplement, the key
investor information documents, the latest annual and semi-annual reports and
copies of the Constitution free of charge from the registered office of the
Manager or the local representatives in the countries where the Company is
registered and in Switzerland at BNP Paribas, Paris, Zurich branch,
Selnaustrasse 16, 8002 Zurich which is the Swiss representative and paying
agent, as well as from the German information agent Marcard, Stein & Co
AG, Ballindamm 36, 20095 Hamburg, Germany and where applicable on the website
of the Company - etf.invesco.com.

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

 

 

Yours faithfully

 

 

Name: Lisa Martensson Title: Director

Date: 19.12.24

For and on behalf of Invesco Markets II plc

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