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RNS Number : 1932X  Invesco Markets II PLC  18 March 2026

 

 

   Invesco Markets II Plc

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18 March 2026

 

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

RE: Updates to the methodologies to assess good governance practices and
sustainable investments for certain funds.

 

Dear Shareholder,

This notice is to inform you of updates to the methodologies used to assess
good governance practices, and to determine whether an investment is a
"sustainable investment", for the sub‑funds of Invesco Markets II plc (the
"Company") listed in Appendix I (each, a "Fund"). The updates will take effect
on or around 31 March 2026 (the "Effective Date").

There is no change in the good governance requirements of the Funds, and the
sustainable investments that the Funds invest in (as applicable) will have the
same objectives. With the proposed changes, we are seeking to streamline the
methodologies to ensure more consistency across the Funds, by (i) aligning
 the indicators for sustainable investment objectives (for those Funds that
invest partially in sustainable investments) and, (ii) as third party data
sets have evolved, we are updating data fields that better align with the
sustainable investment objectives and key good governance considerations. As a
result of these proposed updates, the relevant sections of the SFDR annexes
(identified below) for the relevant Funds will be updated. The updates set out
herein take effect on the Effective Date. The updates will be reflected in the
relevant SFDR annexes in due course, subject to the approval of the Central
Bank.

 

A.    Update to the methodology to assess good governance practices

 

From the Effective Date, the policy to assess good governance practices of the
investee companies  disclosed under the section 'What is the policy to assess
good governance practices of the investee companies?' will be updated to read
as below:

 

A1. The following change applies to those Funds identified as "A1" in Appendix
I

 

"Investee companies are evaluated against a comprehensive set of good
governance principles that combines quantitative and qualitative assessments,
as detailed below.

 

As part of that process the Investment Manager leverages quantitative
indicators from third-party data providers to identify potential material
governance concerns. These indicators include both score-based metrics and
controversy-based factors selected to assess key areas such as sound
management structures, employee relations, staff remuneration, and tax
compliance. If a company is flagged for potential material governance concerns
based on these metrics, a secondary qualitative review is then conducted by
the Investment Manager, involving further research using additional
third-party sources, to determine whether the identified governance issues are
sufficiently material to warrant restrictions on the company's inclusion in
the Fund.

 

If a company is assessed as not following good governance practices, the
company will be excluded from the investible universe. If divestment from the
company is required, this will be initiated at the next rebalance (from the
date of identification), having due regard to the best interests of
shareholders and subject to liquidity, regulatory and other factors."

 

B.    Update to the sustainable investment objective indicators

 

From the Effective Date, the indicators to measure the portion of sustainable
investments under the section 'What are the objectives of the sustainable
investments that the financial product partially intends to make and how does
the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?' will be updated to
read as below:

 

B1. The following change applies to those Funds identified as "B1" in Appendix
I 1 

 

"The Fund intends to make sustainable investments by contributing to
environmental objectives (such as climate change, water management, pollution
prevention) and to social objectives (such as good health, well-being and
gender equality). To achieve these objectives the Fund invests in issuers that
meet one of the following criteria (based on data sourced from third party
data vendors):

 

(i) align with at least one UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and are
not misaligned with any SDG; or

 

(ii) have an overall ESG score rated as AAA; or

 

(iii) have a low carbon transition score in the top 25% of all rated issuers.

 

It should be noted that the full weight in the portfolio will count as
sustainable investments when meeting any of the above criteria."

 

B2. The following change applies to those Funds identified as "B2" in Appendix
I

 

"The Fund intends to make sustainable investments by contributing to
environmental objectives (such as climate change, water management, pollution
prevention) and to social objectives (such as good health, well-being and
gender equality). To achieve these objectives the Fund invests in issuers that
meet one of the following criteria (based on data sourced from third party
data vendors):

 

(i) align with at least one UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and are
not misaligned with any SDG; or

 

(ii) have an overall ESG score rated as AAA; or

 

(iii) have a low carbon transition score in the top 25% of all rated issuers;
or

 

(iv) is designated as a green bond.

 

It should be noted that the full weight in the portfolio will count as
sustainable investments when meeting any of the above criteria."

 

C.    Impact of the Updates

These changes do not change the investment objectives, risk profiles, or
portfolio management processes of the Funds. They will not result in any
portfolio turnover.

Shareholders are not required to take any action as a result of this notice.

The pre-contractual disclosures of the impacted Funds will be updated
accordingly following approval of the changes by the Central Bank.

 

D.    General

 

Shareholders may obtain the Prospectus, the Supplements, the key information
document/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,
Marcard 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 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 information document/key investor information
document,, the latest annual and semi-annual reports and copies of the
constitution may be obtained free of charge from the Swiss Representative, BNP
Paribas Securities Services, Paris, succursale de Zurich, Selnaustrasse 16,
8002 Zurich. BNP Paribas, Paris, succursale de Zurich, also acts as Swiss
Paying Agent for the Funds.

 

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

 

 

Lisa Martensson

Director

For and on behalf of Invesco Markets II plc

Appendix I

 

 Sub-Fund Name                                                         Share class     ISIN          Update to the methodology to assess good governance practices  Update to the   investment objectives indicators
 Invesco Global Active Defensive ESG Equity UCITS ETF                  Acc             IE000N42HDP2  A1                                                             B1

 Invesco Global Active Defensive ESG Equity UCITS ETF                  Dist            IE0005KF09R2  A1                                                             B1
 Invesco Global Active Defensive ESG Equity UCITS ETF                  EUR PfHdg Acc   IE000XIBT2R7  A1                                                             B1
 Invesco Global Active ESG Equity UCITS ETF                            Acc             IE00BJQRDN15  A1                                                             B1

 Invesco Global Active ESG Equity UCITS ETF                            EUR PfHdg Acc   IE00BJQRDP39  A1                                                             B1
 Invesco Global Active ESG Equity UCITS ETF                            EUR PfHdg Dist  IE0008YN55P8  A1                                                             B1
 Invesco Europe Enhanced Equity UCITS ETF                              Acc             IE000YNVI4W4  A1                                                             Not applicable
 Invesco EUR Corporate Bond ESG Multi-Factor UCITS ETF                 Acc             IE00021E4FE3  A1                                                             B2
 Invesco EUR Corporate Bond ESG Multi-Factor UCITS ETF                 Dist            IE0006LBEDV2  A1                                                             B2
 Invesco EUR Corporate Bond ESG Short Duration Multi-Factor UCITS ETF  Acc             IE000PA766T7  A1                                                             B2
 Invesco EUR Corporate Bond ESG Short Duration Multi-Factor UCITS ETF  Dist            IE000MUAJIF4  A1                                                             B2
 Invesco EUR Government and Related Green Bond Weighted UCITS ETF      Acc             IE0007BT2BH8  A1                                                             B2
 Invesco EUR Government and Related Green Bond Weighted UCITS ETF      Dist            IE0008SEV3B2  A1                                                             B2
 Invesco FTSE All Share Screened & Tilted UCITS ETF                    Acc             IE0003RA2ZR3  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco FTSE All Share Screened & Tilted UCITS ETF                    Dist            IE00BN7J5Z03  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets Universal Screened UCITS ETF            Acc             IE00BMDBMY19  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco MSCI Europe Catholic Principles UCITS ETF                     Dist            IE00BG0NY640  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco MSCI Europe Ex UK Universal Screened UCITS ETF                Acc             IE00BMDBMW94  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco MSCI Europe Universal Screened UCITS ETF                      Acc             IE00BJQRDL90  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco MSCI Japan Universal Screened UCITS ETF                       Acc             IE00BMDBMV87  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco MSCI Pacific Ex Japan Universal Screened UCITS ETF            Acc             IE00BMDBMT65  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco MSCI USA Universal Screened UCITS ETF                         Acc             IE00BJQRDM08  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco MSCI USA Universal Screened UCITS ETF                         Dist            IE000A8N67F3  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco MSCI USA Universal Screened UCITS ETF                         GBP Hdg Acc     IE000T5R61X5  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco MSCI World Universal Screened UCITS ETF                       Acc             IE00BJQRDK83  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco NASDAQ-100 ESG UCITS ETF                                      Acc             IE000COQKPO9  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco NASDAQ-100 ESG UCITS ETF                                      EUR Hdg Acc     IE000JSJOR00  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco S&P World Financials ESG UCITS ETF                            Acc             IE00018LB0D8  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco S&P World Health Care ESG UCITS ETF                           Acc             IE000L4EH2K5  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco S&P World Information Technology ESG UCITS ETF                Acc             IE000Q0IU5T1  Not applicable                                                 B1
 Invesco GBP Corporate Bond Screened & Tilted UCITS ETF                Dist            IE00BKW9SV11  Not applicable                                                 B2

 

 

 

 

 1  This change does not apply to Invesco Europe Enhanced UCITS ETF, a Fund
that does not commit to investing partially in sustainable investments.

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