Interim Management Statement

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC 30 January 2008 JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc (the 'Company') Interim Management Statement For the three months ended 31st December 2007 This interim management statement relates to the quarter from 1st October 2007 to 31st December 2007 and contains information that covers that period, unless otherwise stated. Financial performance - Cumulative Total Return * 1 Month 3 Months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Share price 4.6% -0.9% 40.3% 141.2% 254.7% 139.0% Net asset value 0.4% 1.4% 53.0% 157.0% 264.3% 139.0% Benchmark 0.8% 0.0% 35.3% 102.8% 187.6% 73.5% * total return with net dividends reinvested Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Financial position As at 31st As at 29th December 2007 January 2008 Total assets £114.1m £96.2m Share price 138.0p 115.8p Net asset value 150.9P 125.5p Discount 8.6% 7.8% Gearing 106.1% 105.6% Share prices shown are closing bid Net asset values are shown excluding income with debt at fair value Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Material events Following a ruling by the European Court of Justice, HM Revenue and Customs has recently accepted that VAT will no longer be charged on investment management fees. For the Company it may also be possible to recover some of the VAT paid in the past on management fees. The quantum of any such repayment is subject to a number of legal and procedural considerations, and it may take some time for confirmation of entitlement to any refunds and the timing of any repayments to be determined. Material transactions Changes to share capital Ordinary Shares of 25p Shares in issue as at 1st October 2007 75,462,001 Shares bought back and cancelled - Shares issued - new - Shares bought back into treasury 663,000 Shares issued - from treasury - As at 31st December 2007 75,462,001 During the quarter, the Company made market purchases of 663,000 of its own shares into treasury, representing 0.88% of the shares outstanding at the beginning of the financial year, at an average discount of 15.73%. The Company has not issued any shares from treasury in this financial quarter. Portfolio Top ten holdings as at 31st December 2007 Stock name Sector Weight % China Mobile Telecommunication Services 9.0 JF China Pioneer 'A' Share Fund Financials 8.0 Cheung Kong Financials 4.8 China Life Insurance Financials 4.5 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Financials 3.4 China Shenhua Energy Energy 3.3 China Construction Bank Financials 3.1 CNOOC Energy 3.0 China Merchants Bank Financials 2.8 China Petroleum & Chemical Energy 2.8 Sector Breakdown as at 31st December 2007 Portfolio % Financials 41.5 Information Technology 14.9 Consumer Discretionary 9.2 Energy 9.1 Telecommunication Services 9.0 Industrials 7.6 Materials 4.7 Utilities 1.1 Other 1.1 Consumer Staples 0.8 Cash 1.0 Total 100.00 Geographical Breakdown as at 31st December 2007 Portfolio % Hong Kong 31.6 Hong Kong H 24.2 Taiwan 18.0 Hong Kong Red Chip 13.0 China A Share 8.0 China - Others 2.6 Shanghai B Shares 0.8 Shenzhen B Shares 0.8 China - H 0.0 Other 0.0 Cash 1.0 Total 100.00 By order of the Board Lucy Dina, for and on behalf of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, Secretary Tel: 020 7742 6000 30th January 2008 Registered office: Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London, EC2Y 9AQ This interim management statement has been prepared solely to provide information to meet the requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Please note that up to date information on the Company, including daily NAV and share prices, factsheets and portfolio information can be found at www.jpmchinese.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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