The Board of Directors of Jupiter US Smaller Companies PLC announced that as part of its succession planning programme, it has appointed Nurole Ltd. to undertake the search for a non-executive director of the Company. Upon completion of the search, it is expected that the new non-executive director will be appointed as chairman designate with a view to taking over full responsibility as chairman of the Company from Mr. Grender with effect from 30 June 2021 (the end of the forthcoming financial year).