Shares Investor Evening (London) - LIVE EVENT - 12 March 2024

Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities, Jadestone Energy, JP Morgan Global Core Real Assets, Polar Capital Global Financials Trust, Ecora Resources

Join Shares and AJ Bell for an evening of investment inspiration and get to meet the decision-makers.

The event on Tuesday 12 March in London will include:

• An opportunity for you to talk directly with the directors and ask your questions about the companies core strengths and their short and long-term business strategy

• Meet fellow investors and share your investing experience

• Complimentary drinks and snacks

More about the companies presenting:

Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities (BEMO) The Companys investment objective is to achieve capital growth, principally through investment in emerging and frontier equity securities listed or traded on Eastern European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) securities markets.

Ecora Resources (ECOR) is engaged in obtaining royalties from a diversified portfolio focusing primarily on base metals and bulk materials. It focuses on commodities such as Copper; Nickel; Iron Ore; Gold; Cobalt; Vanadium; Met Coal and Uranium. Some of its assets include Voiseys Bay; Mantos Blancos; Maracas Menchen and others.

Jadestone Energy (JSE) plc is an independent oil and gas company focused on the Asia-Pacific region. It has a balanced and increasingly diversified portfolio of production and development assets in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, all stable jurisdictions with a positive upstream investment climate. Led by an experienced management team with a track record of delivery, who were core to the successful growth of Talisman Energys business in Asia-Pacific, the Company is pursuing a strategy to grow and diversify the Companys production base both organically, through developments such at Akatara in Indonesia and Nam Du/U Minh in Vietnam, as well as through acquisitions that fit within Jadestones financial framework and play to the Companys strengths in managing maturing oil assets. Jadestone delivers value in its acquisition strategy by enhancing returns through operating efficiencies, cost reductions and increased production through further investment.

JP Morgan Global Core Real Assets (JARA) investment trust is a vehicle for investors looking to build an allocation in the alternatives market: Real assets underpin everyday society, from local utilities to global transport networks, and from office space to apartment blocks.

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (PCFT) aims to select the best investment opportunities from the world of financials. The five-strong investment team, with almost 100 years experience invest solely in financials, scouring the globe and actively investing in developed regions such as the US as well as emerging economies and Asia. The culture at the firm is collegiate and, as such, the managers are able to draw on the expertise of the wider investment teams at Polar Capital, which includes a dedicated Global Insurance team.

*Please note this is not the order of the presentations