Sector/Geographical Breakdown

Fleming Overseas Inv Trust PLC
12 March 2002



       SECTOR/GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN BY % AND TEN
         LARGEST INVESTMENTS, February 2002



THE FLEMING OVERSEAS INVESTMENT TRUST plc

                                                                                      %
BY SECTOR

Financials                                                                          28.0
General Industrials                                                                 10.0
Non Cyclical Consumer Goods                                                         15.0
Resources                                                                            9.0
Information Technology                                                                 7
Cyclical Services                                                                     10
Non Cyclical Services                                                                  6
Basic Industries                                                                       6
Assets/Liabilities                                                                     6
Utilities                                                                              2
Cyclical Consumer Goods                                                                1
Total                                                                                100


BY TERRITORY                                                                          %

North America                                                                       50.5
Japan                                                                                6.2
France                                                                               7.5
United Kingdom                                                                      15.3
Holland                                                                              2.7
Assets/Liabilities                                                                   6.4
Germany                                                                              1.8
Switzerland                                                                          1.2
Hong Kong                                                                            0.7
Finland                                                                              1.1
Italy                                                                                1.0
Sweden                                                                               0.7
Spain                                                                                1.1
Switzerland                                                                          1.2
Brazil                                                                               0.5
Australia                                                                            0.5
Singapore                                                                            0.4
Korea                                                                                1.2
Total                                                                                100


TEN LARGEST INVESTMENTS

Ericott                                                                              3.1
Pfizer                                                                               2.1
Total Fina                                                                           1.8
Microsoft                                                                            1.6
Citigroup                                                                            1.6
Merck & Co                                                                           1.5
Vodafone Airtouch                                                                    1.5
Exxon Mobil                                                                          1.5
BNP                                                                                  1.5
Philip Morris                                                                        1.5
Total                                                                               17.7


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