JPMorgan Elect Managed Growth announces the retirement of Nigel Sidebottom as a Director of the company with effect from July 5, 2012. Sidebottom has been a non-executive Director of the company since its inception in 2004 and prior to that he was a non-executive of its predecessor, JPMorgan Fleming Managed Growth plc, from 1999. Sidebottom has been succeeded as Chairman of the Audit Committee by James Robinson.