value of their Shares, which the Fund will calculate from time to time based upon the information the Fund receives from the portfolio managers of the investment funds in which it invests, may contact BNY Mellon, at (877) 356-1087 or at the address listed on the first page of the Letter of Transmittal, Monday through Friday, except holidays, during normal business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (New York time).
Please note that just as each Shareholder has the right to cancel its tender prior to the Notice Due Date, the Fund has the right to cancel, amend or postpone the Offer at any time before the Notice Due Date. Also realize that although the Offer is scheduled to expire on October 25, 2024, a Shareholder that tenders all its Shares will remain a Shareholder of the Fund through the Repurchase Date, when the net asset value of the Shareholder’s Shares is calculated, notwithstanding the Fund’s acceptance of the Shareholder’s Shares for purchase.
ITEM 2. | ISSUER INFORMATION. |
(a) The name of the issuer is “J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II”. The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a closed-end, non-diversified, management investment company, and is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The principal executive office of the Fund is located at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10179 and its telephone number is (800) 480-4111.
(b) The title of the securities that are the subject of the Offer is “shares of beneficial interest,” or portions thereof, in the Fund. As of July 31, 2024, the net asset value of the Fund was $68,752,543.56. Subject to the conditions set out in the Offer, the Fund will purchase Shares in an amount up to 35% of the net assets of the Fund that are tendered by and not cancelled by Shareholders as described above in Item 1.
(c) There is no established trading market for the Shares, and any transfer of Shares is strictly limited by the terms of the Private Placement Memorandum.
ITEM 3. | IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON. |
The name of the filing person (i.e., the Fund and the subject company) is “J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II”. The Fund’s principal executive office is located at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10179 and the telephone number is (800) 480-4111. The investment manager of the Fund is J.P. Morgan Private Investments, Inc. (in such capacity, the “Investment Manager”). The principal executive office of the Investment Manager is located at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10179. The trustees on the Fund’s board of trustees (the “Board of Trustees”) are Lisa M. Borders, James P. Donovan, Kevin Klingert, Neil Medugno, Mary E. Savino (Interested Director) and Lauren K. Stack. Their address is c/o J.P. Morgan Access Multi-Strategy Fund II, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10179.
ITEM 4. | TERMS OF THE TENDER OFFER. |
(a) (1) (i) Subject to the conditions set out in the Offer, the Fund will purchase Shares in an amount up to 35% of the net assets of the Fund that are tendered by Shareholders by 11:59 p.m., New York time, on Friday, October 25, 2024 (or if the Offer is extended, by any later Notice Due Date) and not cancelled as described in Item 4(a)(1)(v).
(ii) The value of the Shares tendered to the Fund for purchase will be the net asset value as of December 31, 2024, or, if the Offer is extended, as of any later Repurchase Date, less any Repurchase Fee due to the Fund in connection with the repurchase. See Item 4(a)(1)(v) below.
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