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Invesco Markets II Plc
Ground Floor, 2 Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 H0V5, Ireland
Telephone/Switchboard +44 (0)20 3370 1100 etf.invesco.com
29 November 2024
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
RE: Changes regarding ESMA ESG Fund Naming Guidelines
| Fund name | Share class | ISIN |
| Invesco Nasdaq-100 ESG UCITS ETF | Acc | IE000COQKPO9 |
(the "Fund")
Dear Shareholder,
This notice is to inform you of proposed changes to the methodology of the Reference Index used by the Fund, a sub-fund of Invesco Markets II plc ("the "Company"), to meet the requirements of ESMA's guidelines on funds' names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the "Guidelines").
The Guidelines require that funds using the term "ESG" in their name must: (i) meet an 80% threshold linked to the proportion of investments used to meet the environmental or social characteristics; and (ii) incorporate the exclusions referred to in Article 12(1)(a) - (g) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 (the "PAB exclusions").
In order to meet the requirement to incorporate the PAB exclusions, and noting that funds that track the Reference Index promote environmental or social characteristics, the Index Provider has determined it appropriate to incorporate the PAB exclusions into the methodology for the Reference Index.
The Manager has reviewed the proposed changes to the methodology for the Reference Index and has determined that the changes are sufficient to meet the requirements of the Guidelines and to permit the Fund to continue to use its current name.
The incorporation of the additional exclusions are not expected to have a material impact on the Fund.
The change to the methodology of the Reference Index will take effect on 23 December 2024.
Further details of the change to the methodology of the Reference Index can be found on the following link (page 12): https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/docs/methodology_NDXESG.pdf
Next steps
The Supplement will be amended to reflect the above mentioned changes in due course.
Should you wish to redeem your shareholding as a result of the changes, you may do so in accordance with the dealing provisions outlined in the Prospectus.
General
Shareholders may obtain the Prospectus, Supplement, the key investor information document, the latest annual and semi-annual reports and copies of the constitution of the Company free of charge from the registered office of the Manager or the local representatives in the countries where the Company is registered as well as from the German information agent, Macard Stein & Co AG, Ballindamm 36, 20095 Hamburg, Germany and on the website of the Company - etf.invesco.com or - limited to the Prospectus, the key investor information documents - on the website of the relevant stock exchange where the Shares are listed (for Italy, on the website of Borsa Italiana S.p.a. www.borsaitaliana.it). In Switzerland, the Prospectus, the key investor information documents, the latest annual and semi-annual reports and copies of the M&A may be obtained free of charge from the Swiss Representative, Invesco Asset Management (Schweiz) AG, Talacker 34, 8001 Zurich. BNP Paribas Securities Services, Paris, succursale de Zurich, Selnaustrasse 16, 8002 Zurich will act as the Swiss Paying Agent.
All capitalised terms used in this notice shall bear the same meaning as the capitalised and defined terms used in the Prospectus and Supplement.
Yours faithfully
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Name: Lisa Martensson Title: Director
Date: 29 November 2024 For and on behalf of Invesco Markets II plc
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Directors: Gary Buxton (British/Irish), Feargal Dempsey, Deirdre Gormley, Sarah (Katy Walton) Jones (British), Lisa Martensson (Swedish)
Invesco Markets II plc, registered in Ireland as an open-ended variable capital umbrella investment company with limited liability and segregated liability between sub-funds.
Registration number: 567964. Registered office: Ground Floor, 2 Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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