JPMorgan Trust I
JPMorgan Trust II
JPMorgan Trust III
JPMorgan Trust IV
Undiscovered Managers Funds
JPMorgan Insurance Trust
JPMorgan Institutional Trust
J. P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust
J. P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc.
J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund, LLC
J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II
(collectively the “J.P. Morgan Funds”)
Code of Ethics for Principal Executive
and Principal Financial Officers
Persons covered by this Code of Ethics:
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| | Brian S. Shlissel | | Principal Executive Officer | | | | | | |
| | Timothy J. Clemens | | Principal Financial Officer | | | | | | |
| 1. | Covered Officers/ Purpose of the Code |
| a. | This Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics for the J.P. Morgan Funds (the “Funds”) applies to the Funds’ Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer (the “Covered Officers”) for the purpose of promoting |
| i. | Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
| ii. | Full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Funds; |
| iii. | Compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; |
| iv. | The prompt internal reporting of violations of this Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics to an appropriate person or persons identified herein; and |
| v. | Accountability for adherence to this Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics. |
| b. | Each Covered Officer should adhere to a high standard of business ethics and should be sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent conflicts of interest. |
| 2. | Covered Officers Should Ethically Handle Actual and Apparent Conflicts of Interest. |
A “conflict of interest” occurs when a Covered Officer’s private interest interferes with the interests of, or his service to, the Funds. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his position with the Funds.
Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the Funds and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act. For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Funds because of their status as “affiliated persons” of the Funds. The Funds and the investment adviser’s compliance programs and procedures are designed to prevent, or identify and correct, violations of these provisions. This Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics does not, and is not intended to, repeat or replace these programs and procedures.
Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts may arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between the Funds and the investment advisers, principal underwriters, administrators, and/or affiliated persons thereof (the “Funds Principal Service Providers”) of which the Covered Officers are also officers or employees. As a result, the Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics recognizes that the Covered Officers will, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Company, the Funds Principal Service Providers, or for both) be involved in