The Board of JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust plc announces that the Company's cum income Net Asset Value ('NAV') was 389.2 pence per share at 31st December 2018. Accordingly, in line with the Company's distribution policy, the Directors have declared that a third quarterly interim dividend of 3.9 pence per share for the year ending 31 March 2019 will be paid on 6 February 2019 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 11 January 2019. The ex-dividend date will be 10 January 2019.