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RNS Number : 2525O  Invesco Markets II PLC  29 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

 

 

29 November 2024

 

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

 

RE: Changes regarding ESMA ESG Fund Naming Guidelines

 

 Fund name                         Share class  ISIN
 Invesco Nasdaq-100 ESG UCITS ETF  Acc          IE000COQKPO9

(the "Fund")

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

This notice is to inform you of proposed changes to the methodology of the
Reference Index used by the Fund, 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 the term "ESG" in their name must: (i)
meet an 80% threshold linked to the proportion of investments used to meet the
environmental or social characteristics; and (ii) incorporate the exclusions
referred to in Article 12(1)(a) - (g) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
2020/1818 (the "PAB exclusions").

 

In order to meet the requirement to incorporate the PAB exclusions, and noting
that funds that track the Reference Index promote environmental or social
characteristics, the Index Provider has determined it appropriate to
incorporate the PAB exclusions into the methodology for the Reference Index.

 

The Manager has reviewed the proposed changes to the methodology for the
Reference Index and has determined that the changes are sufficient to meet the
requirements of the Guidelines and to permit the Fund to continue to use its
current name.

The incorporation of the additional exclusions are not expected to have a
material impact on the Fund.

The change to the methodology of the Reference Index will take effect on 23
December 2024.

Further details of the change to the methodology of the Reference Index can be
found on the following link (page 12):
https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/docs/methodology_NDXESG.pdf
(https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/docs/methodology_NDXESG.pdf)

 

Next steps

The 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, Supplement, the 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, 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 Supplement.

 

Yours faithfully

 

 

Name: Lisa Martensson Title: Director

Date: 29 November 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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