Interim Management Statement

Atlantis Japan Growth Fund Ld 14 September 2007 14th September 2007 ATLANTIS JAPAN GROWTH FUND LIMITED INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (UNAUDITED) For the period 30.04.07 - 31.07.07 INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES The Company aims to achieve long term capital growth through investment wholly or mainly in listed Japanese equities. The Investment Manager follows a stock-driven investment approach. The Company's portfolio is invested in companies quoted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the regional stock markets of Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka and Sapporo and the Japanese over-the-counter market. The above include the Ambitious market (Sapporo), Mothers (Tokyo), Centrex (Nagoya), Hercules (Osaka) and Q Board (Fukuoka). Investment may also be made in companies listed elsewhere but controlled from Japan or with a material exposure to the Japanese economy. The Company may also invest in securities which are neither listed nor traded on the Japanese over-the-counter market provided that immediately after any such investment is made the Company does not have more than 10 per cent of its Net Asset Value so invested. The Company may borrow money with a view to enhancing the capital returns. The Company may hedge its exposure to Japanese yen. INVESTMENT MANAGER AND INVESTMENT ADVISER Atlantis Fund Management (Guernsey) Limited is the Investment Manager of the Company. Atlantis Investment Management Limited acts as Investment Manager as its Investment Adviser. Atlantis Investment Research Corporation, established in Tokyo, through Edwin Merner, advises the Investment Adviser on the day-to-day conduct of the Company's investment business. PERFORMANCE At 31 July 2007 31/07/07 30/04/07 3 Months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Net Asset Value $22.19 $22.84 -2.8% -9.5% 17.8% 121.0% 184.9% Mid Share Price $20.25 $24.31 -16.7% -19.9% 7.1% 125.0% 163.6% Premium/Discount -8.7% 6.4% Fund Size* 453.5m 466.8m Source: Bloomberg, in US$ For the period under review, the Fund's NAV was down 2.8%. This compares with an increase of 0.7% for the large cap-dominated Topix index, an increase of 2.8% for the Tokyo Second Market, -6.1% for the MOTHERS Market and a loss of 9.9% for the Osaka Hercules Market. Since inception, the Fund is still up 123.7%, well ahead of the Topix, down 11.3% over the same time frame, and the Tokyo Second Market Index, up 62.0%. At the end of the period under review, the manager borrowed an additional Y1 billion ($8.4 million), which increased total borrowings to Y7.5 billion ($62.9 million). The Fund is around 11.8% geared on a net basis and cash stands at 2.11%. Note the gearing will increase as the recently borrowed money is invested. The Fund has no foreign exchange hedges at this time and none are currently planned. At the end of the quarter, the yen rallied against the US$, ending the quarter at Y119.125 compared with Y119.575 at the end of April, a gain of 0.37%. A strong yen has a positive impact on the dollar NAV of the Fund and vice versa. ________________________________________ Source: Atlantis All figures in US$ Top Ten Holdings at 31 July 2007 Company % of net assets TOYOTA TSUSHO 2.55 YUSEN AIR & SEA 2.06 AREALINK CO 1.77 SUMITOMO TST & BANK 1.75 MAXVALU TOKAI CO 1.67 FUKUOKA REIT INV 1.41 ART CORP 1.32 SUMITOMO RUBBER I 1.30 SAKAI MOVING SERVICE 1.28 NIPPON HOTEL FUND 1.27 Total 16.38 Source: Atlantis 31/07/2007 30/04/2007 $m Assets and Gearing Total Net Assets Cash 9.5 1.0 Borrowings 62.9 54.4 Source: Atlantis, in US$ Breakdown by Market Market No of holdings TSE1 100 TSE2 33 JASDAQ 58 OTHER 64 TOTAL 255 Source: Atlantis Fund Detail No. shares outstanding: 20,435,627 Changes to share capital - there are no changes Prices available from: Bloomberg - AJG LN Lipper - 60000517 ISIN - GB0000623560 SEDOL - 0062356 (UK) SEDOL - 0063230 (Guernsey) Financial Times - FT Managed Funds Services This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange IMSGUUUWBUPMGPC
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