BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC

BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc functions as a closed-ended equity investment vehicle, officially constituted on September 20, 2004, and legally registered in the United Kingdom. While originally formed by BlackRock Fund Managers Limited, its operations are currently overseen by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited. The fund's objective is to deploy capital into public equities throughout Europe, specifically omitting the United Kingdom. Its investment approach concentrates on acquiring value stocks from large-capitalization companies, typically those boasting a market value in excess of €5 billion, across diverse industry segments. The performance of its portfolio is measured against the FTSE World Europe ex UK Index.

Based in the United Kingdom, The Mercantile Investment Trust plc functions as an open-ended equity fund, aiming to generate returns from the nation's public stock markets. The management of this trust falls under JPMorgan Funds Limited, with JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited serving as co-manager. Its investment strategy involves deploying capital across a diverse range of industries, with a particular focus on companies categorized as mid-sized and small-cap. To evaluate its performance, the fund references the FTSE All Share (excluding FTSE 100 and Investment Companies) Index. This long-standing entity, initially formed in December 1884, was previously known as JP Morgan Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust plc.

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust PLC is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by ICM Investment Management Limited. The fund is co-managed by ICM Limited. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating in the infrastructure, utility, and related sectors. It primarily invests in value stocks of companies, as well as in convertible securities and bonds of various credit ratings. The fund focuses on businesses with essential service or monopolistic characteristics to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI Emerging Markets Total Return Index. The fund was formerly known as Utilico Emerging Markets Limited. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust PLC was formed on July 20, 2005 and is domiciled in United Kingdom.

MURRAY INTERNATIONAL TRUST PLCMYI · Asset ManagementAberdeen, United Kingdom

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Established in the United Kingdom on December 18, 1907, Murray International Trust PLC functions as a closed-ended equity investment fund. Its operations are overseen by Aberdeen Fund Managers Limited, with additional management responsibilities shared with Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited. The fund is dedicated to investing in global public equity markets, targeting a diverse array of companies across various sectors and all market capitalization sizes. Its investment strategy employs a top-down, fundamental analysis, incorporating factors such as company valuation, performance metrics, and broader macroeconomic and monetary trends to shape its portfolio. The Trust's performance is gauged against a composite benchmark comprising 40% of the FTSE World UK Index and 60% of the FTSE World ex UK Index.

BMO Global Smaller Companies PLC operates as a closed-ended equity investment trust, with F&C Investment Business Ltd responsible for its management. The trust's core objective is to invest in publicly traded small-capitalization companies across various global sectors. Its strategy involves identifying both growth-oriented and value opportunities within the small-cap market. Portfolio construction is guided by rigorous fundamental analysis, examining factors such as the caliber of management, competitive position within target markets, future growth blueprints, and the robustness of cash flow generation. To evaluate its performance, the fund employs a composite benchmark consisting of 30% Numis UK Smaller Companies (excluding investment companies) Index and 70% MSCI All Country World ex UK Small Cap Index. Originally founded on February 15, 1889, under the name F&C Smaller Companies plc, the entity is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

Managed by Baring Asset Management Limited, this closed-ended equity investment fund, originally established in January 1994 and domiciled in the United Kingdom, was formerly known as Baring Emerging Europe Trust. Its core objective is to invest in publicly traded companies across the emerging markets of Europe. The fund builds a diversified portfolio, selecting equities from a broad range of sectors and market capitalization sizes. Its investment approach prioritizes identifying companies with 'Growth At A Reasonable Price' (GARP). This is achieved through thorough fundamental analysis, combining both top-down macroscopic views and bottom-up company-specific research, with significant emphasis placed on aspects like growth prospects, market liquidity, currency effects, the quality of management, and valuation. The fund's performance is benchmarked against a specially adapted version of the FTSE Greater Eastern Europe with Turkey Index, where the market capitalization weightings for Russia and Turkey are specifically limited to 50% and 15% respectively.