REG - Invesco Markets II - Index Methodology Changes

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RNS Number : 6305M  Invesco Markets II PLC  18 November 2024

 

 

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

 

 

18 November 2024

 

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

RE: Index Methodology Changes

 

 Fund name                              Share Class  ISIN
 Invesco Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF  Acc          IE00BLRB0242
                                        Dist         IE00BLRB0028
 Invesco Hydrogen Economy UCITS ETF     Acc          IE00053WDH64
 Invesco Wind Energy UCITS ETF          Acc          IE0008RX29L5

(the "Funds")

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

This notice is to inform you of proposed changes to the methodologies of the
Reference Indices used by 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").

The Guidelines require that funds using "environmental" or related terms in
their name must: (i) meet an 80% threshold linked to the proportion of
investments used to meet the sustainable investment objective of the fund; and
(ii) incorporate the exclusions referred to in Article 12(1)(a) - (g) of
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 (the "PAB exclusions").

The Manager has assessed the Funds and has determined that they may be using
an environmental-related term in their names. In order to meet the requirement
to incorporate the PAB exclusions and noting that the Funds attain their
sustainable investment objectives by virtue of tracking a Reference Index, the
Index Provider of the Reference Indices, following consultation, has
determined it appropriate to incorporate the PAB exclusions into the
methodology for the relevant Reference Index.

The Manager has reviewed the proposed changes to the methodology for each
Reference Index and has determined that the changes are sufficient to meet the
requirements of the Guidelines and to permit the Funds to continue to use
their current names.

The incorporation of the additional exclusions will not have a material impact
on the Funds.

The changes to the methodologies of the Reference Indices will take effect on
2 December 2024.

Further details of the changes to the Reference Indices can be found here:
Solactive |
(https://www.solactive.com/methodology-change-several-wilderhill-indices-effective-date-13-11-2024/)
Methodology Change | Several Wilderhill Indices | Effective Date 13/11/2024
(https://www.solactive.com/methodology-change-several-wilderhill-indices-effective-date-13-11-2024/)

Next steps

Each Supplement will be amended to reflect the above mentioned changes in due
course.

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, Supplements, the key investor
information documents, 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, 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

 

Name: Lisa Martensson

Title: Director

Date: 18.11.2024

For and on behalf of

Invesco Markets II plc

 

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

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