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RNS Number : 8154A  Invesco Markets II PLC  16 August 2024

                 Invesco Markets II plc

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

                 Telephone +353 1 439 8000

                 www.invesco.com
 16 August 2024

16 August 2024

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

 

RE:         Change of ESG data service provider for the 'best in class'
approach of Invesco Quantitative Strategies ESG Global Equity Multi-Factor
UCITS ETF

 

 ISIN          Share class
 IE00BJQRDN15  Acc
 IE00BJQRDP39  EUR PfHdg Acc
 IE0008YN55P8  EUR PfHdg Dist

 

(the "Fund")

 

 

Dear Shareholder

 

We are writing to you as a Shareholder of the Fund, a sub-fund of Invesco
Markets II plc (the "Company"), to inform you of a change of ESG data service
provider for the 'best in class' approach of the Fund strategy.

 

Background and Changes

 

Moody's Corporation announced in July 2024 that, as a result of a new
strategic partnership with MSCI Inc., it will close its ESG Solutions business
(formerly known as Vigeo Eiris). As a result of this announcement, the Fund
will transition away from using Moody's ESG data and replace it with MSCI ESG
data.

 

The first step in this transition is to change the data source for the 'best
in class' approach from Moody's to MSCI (the "Change"). The implementation of
this change will result in a one-off increase in the Fund's 12-month portfolio
turnover of approximately one-third. There will be no change to the investment
strategy implemented.

 

The transition away from other Moody's ESG data used by the Fund, will occur
in the first half of 2025 by the latest.

 

For further information on the Moody's announcement, please refer to the
following link:
https://ir.moodys.com/press-releases/news-details/2024/Moodys-and-MSCI-Announce-a-Strategic-Partnership-to-Enhance-Transparency-and-Deliver-Data-Driven-Risk-Solutions/default.aspx
(https://ir.moodys.com/press-releases/news-details/2024/Moodys-and-MSCI-Announce-a-Strategic-Partnership-to-Enhance-Transparency-and-Deliver-Data-Driven-Risk-Solutions/default.aspx)
.

 

Effective Date

 

The Change will take effect from close of business on 30 August 2024.

 

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

 

General

 

Shareholders may obtain the Prospectus, the key 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).

 

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

 

If you have any queries arising from this notice, please contact us at
invest@Invesco.com (mailto:invest@Invesco.com) .

 

 

Yours faithfully

 

 

____________________

Title: Director

Name: Lisa Martensson

Date: 16 August 2024

For and on behalf of

Invesco Markets II plc

 

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