JPMorgan China Region Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JFC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
The Annual Meeting of the JPMorgan China Region Fund, Inc. (the
Fund) was held on May 11, 2017 (the Meeting). A quorum was
present at the Meeting. Two matters were submitted to the Funds
stockholders and voted upon at the Meeting. They are more fully
described in the Funds Proxy Statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2017.
The first matter put forth by the Board to stockholders was to
elect one (1) Director of the Fund, Julian M.I. Reid, to hold
office for the term indicated and until his successor is elected
and qualified. The Board recommended stockholders vote for the
nominee. At the Meeting, the Funds stockholders voted in
accordance with the recommendation of the Board and approved the
appointment of Mr. Reid as a Director of the Fund.
| (1) |
The final results on this matter, certified by American Election Services, Inc. (AES), the independent inspector of elections for the Meeting, were as follows: |
To elect one (1) Director of the Fund to hold office for the term
indicated and until his successor is elected and qualified:
| For | Withheld | |
| Julian M.I. Reid | 5,465,207.975 | 325,262.804 |
The second matter put forth by the Board to stockholders was to
consider and vote on the approval of the liquidation and
dissolution of the Fund to a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.
The Board did not make a recommendation with respect to this
matter.
| (2) |
The final results on this matter, certified by AES, were as follows: |
To consider and vote on a proposal to liquidate and dissolve the
Fund to a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 3,453,617.371 | 1,128,116.427 | 25,665.981 | 1,183,071.000 |
As the matter received the affirmative vote of a majority of the
Funds outstanding shares, the matter was approved and the Fund
will take steps to liquidate and dissolve in accordance with the
Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution.
About JPMorgan China Region Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JFC)
JPMorgan China Region Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities of companies with substantial assets in, or revenues derived from, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau (collectively the China Region). The Fund invests in various industries, including aerospace and defense, airlines, automobiles, banks, beverages, capital markets, chemicals, commercial services and supplies, construction and engineering, diversified consumer services, diversified telecommunication services, health care providers and services, hotels, restaurants and leisure, independent power and renewable electricity producers, insurance, Internet software and services, leisure products, machinery, media, food and staples retailing, gas utilities and pharmaceuticals. The Fund’s investment advisor is JF International Management Inc., an indirect subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan China Region Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JFC) Recent Trading Information
JPMorgan China Region Fund, Inc. (NYSE:JFC) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 19.74 with 66,614 shares trading hands.