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18 March 2026
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
RE: Updates to the methodologies to assess good governance practices and sustainable investments for certain funds.
Dear Shareholder,
This notice is to inform you of updates to the methodologies used to assess good governance practices, and to determine whether an investment is a "sustainable investment", for the sub‑funds of Invesco Markets II plc (the "Company") listed in Appendix I (each, a "Fund"). The updates will take effect on or around 31 March 2026 (the "Effective Date").
There is no change in the good governance requirements of the Funds, and the sustainable investments that the Funds invest in (as applicable) will have the same objectives. With the proposed changes, we are seeking to streamline the methodologies to ensure more consistency across the Funds, by (i) aligning the indicators for sustainable investment objectives (for those Funds that invest partially in sustainable investments) and, (ii) as third party data sets have evolved, we are updating data fields that better align with the sustainable investment objectives and key good governance considerations. As a result of these proposed updates, the relevant sections of the SFDR annexes (identified below) for the relevant Funds will be updated. The updates set out herein take effect on the Effective Date. The updates will be reflected in the relevant SFDR annexes in due course, subject to the approval of the Central Bank.
A. Update to the methodology to assess good governance practices
From the Effective Date, the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies disclosed under the section 'What is the policy to assess good governance practices of the investee companies?' will be updated to read as below:
A1. The following change applies to those Funds identified as "A1" in Appendix I
"Investee companies are evaluated against a comprehensive set of good governance principles that combines quantitative and qualitative assessments, as detailed below.
As part of that process the Investment Manager leverages quantitative indicators from third-party data providers to identify potential material governance concerns. These indicators include both score-based metrics and controversy-based factors selected to assess key areas such as sound management structures, employee relations, staff remuneration, and tax compliance. If a company is flagged for potential material governance concerns based on these metrics, a secondary qualitative review is then conducted by the Investment Manager, involving further research using additional third-party sources, to determine whether the identified governance issues are sufficiently material to warrant restrictions on the company's inclusion in the Fund.
If a company is assessed as not following good governance practices, the company will be excluded from the investible universe. If divestment from the company is required, this will be initiated at the next rebalance (from the date of identification), having due regard to the best interests of shareholders and subject to liquidity, regulatory and other factors."
B. Update to the sustainable investment objective indicators
From the Effective Date, the indicators to measure the portion of sustainable investments under the section 'What are the objectives of the sustainable investments that the financial product partially intends to make and how does the sustainable investment contribute to such objectives?' will be updated to read as below:
B1. The following change applies to those Funds identified as "B1" in Appendix I[1]
"The Fund intends to make sustainable investments by contributing to environmental objectives (such as climate change, water management, pollution prevention) and to social objectives (such as good health, well-being and gender equality). To achieve these objectives the Fund invests in issuers that meet one of the following criteria (based on data sourced from third party data vendors):
(i) align with at least one UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and are not misaligned with any SDG; or
(ii) have an overall ESG score rated as AAA; or
(iii) have a low carbon transition score in the top 25% of all rated issuers.
It should be noted that the full weight in the portfolio will count as sustainable investments when meeting any of the above criteria."
B2. The following change applies to those Funds identified as "B2" in Appendix I
"The Fund intends to make sustainable investments by contributing to environmental objectives (such as climate change, water management, pollution prevention) and to social objectives (such as good health, well-being and gender equality). To achieve these objectives the Fund invests in issuers that meet one of the following criteria (based on data sourced from third party data vendors):
(i) align with at least one UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and are not misaligned with any SDG; or
(ii) have an overall ESG score rated as AAA; or
(iii) have a low carbon transition score in the top 25% of all rated issuers; or
(iv) is designated as a green bond.
It should be noted that the full weight in the portfolio will count as sustainable investments when meeting any of the above criteria."
C. Impact of the Updates
These changes do not change the investment objectives, risk profiles, or portfolio management processes of the Funds. They will not result in any portfolio turnover.
Shareholders are not required to take any action as a result of this notice.
The pre-contractual disclosures of the impacted Funds will be updated accordingly following approval of the changes by the Central Bank.
D. General
Shareholders may obtain the Prospectus, the Supplements, the key information document/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, Marcard 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 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 information document/key investor information document,, the latest annual and semi-annual reports and copies of the constitution may be obtained free of charge from the Swiss Representative, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Paris, succursale de Zurich, Selnaustrasse 16, 8002 Zurich. BNP Paribas, Paris, succursale de Zurich, also acts as Swiss Paying Agent for the Funds.
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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Lisa Martensson
Director
For and on behalf of Invesco Markets II plc
Appendix I
Sub-Fund Name | Share class | ISIN | Update to the methodology to assess good governance practices | Update to the investment objectives indicators |
Invesco Global Active Defensive ESG Equity UCITS ETF
| Acc | IE000N42HDP2 | A1 | B1 |
Invesco Global Active Defensive ESG Equity UCITS ETF | Dist | IE0005KF09R2 | A1 | B1 |
Invesco Global Active Defensive ESG Equity UCITS ETF | EUR PfHdg Acc | IE000XIBT2R7 | A1 | B1 |
Invesco Global Active ESG Equity UCITS ETF
| Acc | IE00BJQRDN15 | A1 | B1 |
Invesco Global Active ESG Equity UCITS ETF | EUR PfHdg Acc | IE00BJQRDP39 | A1 | B1 |
Invesco Global Active ESG Equity UCITS ETF | EUR PfHdg Dist | IE0008YN55P8 | A1 | B1 |
Invesco Europe Enhanced Equity UCITS ETF | Acc | IE000YNVI4W4 | A1 | Not applicable |
Invesco EUR Corporate Bond ESG Multi-Factor UCITS ETF | Acc | IE00021E4FE3 | A1 | B2 |
Invesco EUR Corporate Bond ESG Multi-Factor UCITS ETF | Dist | IE0006LBEDV2 | A1 | B2 |
Invesco EUR Corporate Bond ESG Short Duration Multi-Factor UCITS ETF | Acc | IE000PA766T7 | A1 | B2 |
Invesco EUR Corporate Bond ESG Short Duration Multi-Factor UCITS ETF | Dist | IE000MUAJIF4 | A1 | B2 |
Invesco EUR Government and Related Green Bond Weighted UCITS ETF | Acc | IE0007BT2BH8 | A1 | B2 |
Invesco EUR Government and Related Green Bond Weighted UCITS ETF | Dist | IE0008SEV3B2 | A1 | B2 |
Invesco FTSE All Share Screened & Tilted UCITS ETF | Acc | IE0003RA2ZR3 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco FTSE All Share Screened & Tilted UCITS ETF | Dist | IE00BN7J5Z03 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets Universal Screened UCITS ETF | Acc | IE00BMDBMY19 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco MSCI Europe Catholic Principles UCITS ETF | Dist | IE00BG0NY640 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco MSCI Europe Ex UK Universal Screened UCITS ETF | Acc | IE00BMDBMW94 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco MSCI Europe Universal Screened UCITS ETF | Acc | IE00BJQRDL90 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco MSCI Japan Universal Screened UCITS ETF | Acc | IE00BMDBMV87 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco MSCI Pacific Ex Japan Universal Screened UCITS ETF | Acc | IE00BMDBMT65 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco MSCI USA Universal Screened UCITS ETF | Acc | IE00BJQRDM08 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco MSCI USA Universal Screened UCITS ETF | Dist | IE000A8N67F3 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco MSCI USA Universal Screened UCITS ETF | GBP Hdg Acc | IE000T5R61X5 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco MSCI World Universal Screened UCITS ETF | Acc | IE00BJQRDK83 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco NASDAQ-100 ESG UCITS ETF | Acc | IE000COQKPO9 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco NASDAQ-100 ESG UCITS ETF | EUR Hdg Acc | IE000JSJOR00 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco S&P World Financials ESG UCITS ETF | Acc | IE00018LB0D8 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco S&P World Health Care ESG UCITS ETF | Acc | IE000L4EH2K5 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco S&P World Information Technology ESG UCITS ETF | Acc | IE000Q0IU5T1 | Not applicable | B1 |
Invesco GBP Corporate Bond Screened & Tilted UCITS ETF | Dist | IE00BKW9SV11 | Not applicable | B2 |
[1] This change does not apply to Invesco Europe Enhanced UCITS ETF, a Fund that does not commit to investing partially in sustainable investments.