Interim Management Statement

JPMorgan Eur Fldglng Inv Trust PLC 13 July 2007 JPMorgan European Fledgeling Investment Trust plc (the 'Company') Interim Management Statement For the three months ended 30th June 2007 This interim management statement relates to the quarter from 1st April 2007 to 30th June 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 -2.33 1.73 40.35 236.47 262.54 542.62 Net asset value -2.23 6.26 39.73 201.76 254.40 522.25 Benchmark -2.53 4.62 32.90 138.46 214.51 272.55 * total return with net dividends reinvested Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Financial position As at 30th June 2007 As at 12th July 2007 Total assets £501.0m £534.3m Share price 819.0p 858.0p Net asset value 930.42p 968.40p Discount 12.0% 11.4% Gearing 106% 108% Share prices shown are closing mid Net asset values are shown excluding income with debt at fair value Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Material events At the Company's Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 13th July 2007, all of the resolutions put to shareholders were passed, including Special Resolutions which allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 7,911,949 of its ordinary shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital, and to disapply pre-emption rights on the sales of ordinary shares from treasury up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,310,538, representing approximately 10% of the Company's total ordinary share capital in the issue. At the conclusion of the Company's AGM Jacques Drossaert retired from the Board. Material transactions Changes to share capital Ordinary Shares of 25p Shares in issue as at 31st March 2007 52,781,517 Shares bought back and cancelled - Shares issued - new - Shares bought back into treasury 260,000 Shares issued - from treasury - As at 30th June 2007 52,781,517 During the quarter, the Company made market purchases of 260,000 of its own shares into treasury, representing 0.5% of the shares outstanding at the beginning of the financial year, at an average discount of 11.81%. The Company has not issued any shares from treasury in this financial quarter. Portfolio Top ten holdings as at 30th June 2007 Stock name Sector Weight % JPM European Micro Cap Fund A Investment Companies 10.3 Trevi Finanziaria Industriale Industrial Services 2.6 FLSmidth Industrial Services 2.6 GEA Basic Materials 2.6 Tecnicas Reunidas Industrial Services 2.6 Grifols Health Services 2.5 Outotec Basic Materials 2.5 Andritz Industrial Services 2.5 Prosegur, Compania de Seguridad Industrial Services 2.4 Demag Cranes Industrial Services 2.4 Geographical analysis ('Look through basis') as at 30th June 2007 Portfolio % Netherlands 18.6 Italy 14.3 Finland 12.4 Spain 12.4 Germany 10.9 Switzerland 8.1 France 6.5 Denmark 6.4 Austria 4.8 Sweden 4.5 Ireland 3.5 Portugal 1.3 Greece 0.6 Norway 0.4 Total equities 104.7 Liquidity fund 0.6 Net current liabilities (5.3) Total 100.00 By order of the Board Hilary Lowe, for and on behalf of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, Secretary 13th July 2007 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.jpmeuropeanfledgeling.co.uk For investor information please contact the JPMorgan helpline on Freephone 0800 40 30 30. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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