Martin Currie Asia Uncnst Trust PLC AGM Statement (3557U)

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RNS Number : 3557U

Martin Currie Asia Uncnst Trust PLC

11 July 2018

Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained Trust plc ("the Company")

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300ZKNK4O55N18863

Continuation of the Company - 11 July 2018

The Board is pleased to announce that shareholders have given overwhelming support for the continuation of the Company at the Annual General Meeting which took place earlier today. Shareholders, representing 51% of the shareholder register, cast proxy votes in advance of the meeting, with 100% voting in favour of continuation.

Shareholders also approved the final dividend for the year ending 31 March 2018 of 14p per share, which represents a 2.3% increase over last year's final dividend and a 2.6% increase in the full-year distribution to 16.70p (2017: 16.28p). The distribution represents a 4.35% yield on the year-end closing share price as at 31 March 2018.

The Asia Long Term Unconstrained mandate was implemented in August 2014 and five-year performance figures will be available in August 2019, which will give the Board the opportunity to review the long-term credentials of the investment strategy.

Harry Wells

Chairman, Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained Trust plc

Enquiries:

Luke Simpson, Peel Hunt

020 7418 8900

Paul Evitt, Martin Currie Investment Management Limited

0131 229 5252

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