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.
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