Annual Financial Report
Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 March 2010
The following is an extract from the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for
the year ended 31 March 2010. The full Annual Report will shortly be available
to be viewed on or downloaded from the Company's website at
www.jupiteronline.co.uk.
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
It is with pleasure that I present your Company's audited financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2010. The last two years have been extraordinary for
investors in equities. At the time of preparing your Company's last annual
report to 31 March 2009, deep economic contraction in the West had left the
market in a state of great trepidation. In the year since, we have witnessed the
return to economic stability, helped to a great extent by aggressive
international fiscal and monetary stimulus measures. The global stock market has
reacted to this positively, although not without due circumspection. The
recovery in the West is expected to be slow and challenging, with several
governments now required to tackle very high sovereign debt levels. However,
operating conditions for businesses have improved markedly. This has been
reflected in the overall performance of your Company.
During the period under review your Company's total assets under management,
adjusted for share cancellations and warrant conversions, increased by 38.8 per
cent. to £43,590,000. This compares with an increase in the Company's composite
benchmark index of 63.1 per cent. over the same period. The Company's composite
benchmark index is weighted to reflect the proportions of the Company's total
assets which are managed by Jupiter Asset Management Limited (measured against
the FTSE Global Smaller Companies Ex US Index, which returned 66.2 per cent. for
the period) and by Winslow Management Company, LLC ("Winslow") (measured against
the Russell 2500 Growth Index in the USA, which returned 56.0 per cent. for the
period).
The diluted Net Asset Value of the Company's Ordinary shares, which is the Net
Asset Value that would apply to the Ordinary shares in the event that all
Warrants in issue were to be exercised, rose by 37.3 per cent. to 105.53p during
the period under review, whilst their middle market price rose by 42.4 per cent.
to 91.5p. The undiluted Net Asset Value per Ordinary share rose by 38.8 per
cent. to 106.65p. The middle market price of the Warrants increased by 83.3 per
cent. to 5.5p.
Strategic Review
During the course of the past year your Board and the Investment Manager have
together undertaken a detailed review of the Company's structure, its
competitive position and prospects for enlargement, its past performance and its
advisory relationships.
The Board recognises that the Company needs to be clearly differentiated from
its peers, both in the open ended and in the closed ended marketplace. As a
closed ended investment trust, the Company has a number of clear potential
advantages over open ended funds, not least the ability to take high conviction,
long term positions in the securities held within its investment portfolio and
the ability to make use of financial tools such as gearing and financial
derivative instruments, which are limited in their availability to open ended
funds. Another advantage is the lower total expense ratio that tends to apply to
closed ended funds relative to the total expense ratios of open ended funds.
In comparison with its closed ended peer group, the Company addresses a wider
range of green investment themes than any other UK investment trust and it has
the benefit of Jupiter's twenty-one year track record in researching and
managing green and SRI investment funds.
This strategic review has been constructive and the Board has implemented, or is
in the process of implementing, a number of changes which we believe are now in
the interests of Shareholders. These may be summarised as follows:
Consolidation of Management Arrangements
In order to encourage a more flexible geographical asset allocation by the
portfolio manager, the Board has agreed with Winslow that Jupiter Asset
Management will take over the management of the Company's entire investment
portfolio with effect from 1 July 2010. Charlie Thomas will continue to be the
individual at Jupiter Asset Management with day to day responsibility for the
Company's entire investment portfolio.
This decision is by no means a negative reflection on Winslow's significant
contribution to the Company to date. The stock picking and access to green
companies in North America and also the broader insights into North American
politics, economics and green issues imparted by the team at Winslow over the
past four years have been immensely valuable to the Company and the Board would
like to record its appreciation of their work on the Company's behalf. Â The
Board hopes that your Company will continue to benefit indirectly through a
continuing relationship between Jupiter and Winslow.
The Board believes that the centralisation of the portfolio management will
enable the Company to hold a more concentrated portfolio of securities and that
it will give the portfolio manager greater flexibility in asset allocation as
between North America and the rest of the world. This may, in turn, result in
increased allocations to nascent markets for green investment (such as China and
India). Centralisation of management and control should also facilitate the
increased emphasis on portfolio risk management which is necessarily associated
with the increased use of derivatives described below.
Investment Strategy
The Investment Manager is not limited in the asset allocation of the Company's
investment portfolio between sectors, geographic regions or the types of
equities and equity related securities in which the Company may invest. Â The
Investment Manager considers each potential investment on its own merits within
the context of the Company's stated Green investment themes of Clean Energy,
Water Management, Waste Management, Sustainable Living, Environmental Services
and Green Transport.
The Board has encouraged the portfolio manager to focus on the sectors that he
considers to be the most undervalued areas of the market from time to time and
the allocation of assets between different sectors will be determined by the
portfolio manager in his absolute discretion. In addition to equities, the types
of investment and assets in which the property of the Company may be invested
include financial derivative instruments.
These instruments may be used for the purposes of both efficient portfolio
management and, where it is considered to be appropriate by the portfolio
manager, for investment purposes to achieve positive returns across market
cycles with low levels of volatility. This strategy will seek to take advantage
of specific macro economic circumstances and market pricing anomalies. At times
the portfolio may be concentrated in any one or a combination of such assets
and, as well as holding physical long positions, the Investment Manager may
create synthetic long and short positions through the use of equity related
securities.
An ordinary resolution will be included in the business of the Annual General
Meeting to ratify these changes to your Company's stated investment policies.
Change in Benchmark
In light of the centralisation of the management of the Company's investment
portfolio, the Board considers it to be appropriate to adopt a single, readily
accessible benchmark index by which to measure the Investment Manager's
continuing performance. Accordingly, with effect from 1 April 2010, the
Company's benchmark index shall be the total return on the MSCI World Small Cap
Index, expressed in Sterling.
This change in benchmark will not result in any increase in the fees payable to
the Investment Manager as a function of the Company's performance relative to
the Benchmark, nor will it affect the high water mark Net Asset Value that must
be attained before a performance fee may be paid in any future financial year.
Dividend Policy
The Board has not set an objective of a specific portfolio yield for the Company
and the level of such yield is expected to vary with the sectors and
geographical regions to which the Company's portfolio is exposed at any given
time. To date, the portfolio yield from the Company's investment portfolio has
been relatively modest, largely as a consequence of the small and mid cap bias
in the investment portfolio.
The Board, nevertheless, recognises the considerable attraction to many
Shareholders in the prospect of a dividend yield, albeit at a relatively modest
level. Accordingly, the Board believes that it would be in the interests of
Shareholders to facilitate the prospect of future dividend payments through a
change in the Company's stated accounting policies.
Until 31 March 2010 the management expenses of the Company were accounted for as
an income expense. Â In the current and future financial years the Board has
agreed with the Company's auditors that all such management expenses may be
accounted for as a capital expense. This measure, together with any income
arising from the Company's increased use of derivatives, is intended to result
in the generation of distributable revenues in this and/or future financial
years. If so, substantially 90 per cent. of such distributable revenues that are
generated from the Company's investment portfolio are expected to be paid out in
the form of annual dividends.
Share Buy Backs
The Board recognises that a pre-requisite for the Company to be enlarged through
the new issue of shares is for its existing Ordinary shares to be traded at or
close to their Net Asset Value on the London Stock Exchange. Accordingly, the
Board considers that it is not in Shareholders' interest for the Ordinary shares
to trade at a significant discount to their prevailing estimated Net Asset
Value.
The Board further believes that the most effective means of minimising any
discount at which its Ordinary shares may trade is to deliver strong,
consistent, long-term performance from the Company's investment portfolio in
both absolute and relative terms. However, wider market conditions and other
considerations will affect the rating of the Ordinary shares in the short term
and the Board is, therefore, committed to seeking to limit the level and
volatility of the discount to Net Asset Value at which the Ordinary shares may
trade by seeking to repurchase Ordinary shares when the Investment Manager
considers it to be in the interests of Shareholders to do so.
The Board does not consider share repurchases to be a long-term panacea to
discount levels unless they are supported by strong relative and absolute
performance. An inflexible buy back policy can result in a rapid reduction in
the size of an investment trust. Other considerations, such as the impact of
share repurchases on total expense ratios and on liquidity for remaining
Shareholders would influence the Company's policy from time to time. Ultimately,
the Board would prefer the Company's Ordinary shares to be acquired by willing
third party investors ahead of any demand from the Company to buy in for
cancellation or treasury.
During the year ended 31 March 2010 a total of 3,118,475 shares were
repurchased, 456,590 for cancellation and 2,661,885 to be held in Treasury. Â The
average discount for these repurchases was 15.6 per cent. Â Once again, the Board
is seeking Shareholders' permission at the Annual General Meeting to buy back
shares, either to place in Treasury for later reissue or for outright
cancellation. Further information is set out under the heading 'Discount
Control' in the Annual Report.
Annual General Meeting
This year's Annual General Meeting will be held at 1 Grosvenor Place, London
SW1X 7JJ at 11.00am on 28 July 2010. Details of the resolutions to be proposed
at the meeting are set out in the Report of the Directors in the Annual Report.
Market Outlook
The Company's six green investment themes are Clean Energy, Water Management,
Waste Management, Sustainable Living, Environmental Services and Green
Transport.
All of the Company's investment themes are currently seeing unparalleled support
by governments around the world, both in terms of regulation and budget
allocation. Nowhere is this clearer than in Asia, where governments across the
region have become increasingly focussed on the issues surrounding the
sustainable development of their rapidly developing economies.
Despite some apparent disappointment amongst Western commentators at the outcome
of the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December 2009, the 'Copenhagen Accord'
crystallised the policy momentum seen at a national level in the months leading
up to the conference. We believe the most important initiatives have been taking
place at this scale.
Indeed, by the time the 'soft' deadline for participants to submit
self-determined emissions targets passed on 31 January 2010, 55 nations,
accounting for 78 per cent of global emissions from energy use, had made pledges
to cut and limit greenhouse gas emissions significantly by 2020, according to
the UN. The Accord, therefore, represents a milestone in itself, crucially
forming the basis for a more comprehensive international climate deal that will,
for the first time, include emission commitments from both the US and China, as
well as from key developing nations such as Brazil, India and South Africa. This
improves the chances of achieving domestic climate legislation in the US, which,
in turn, should pave the way for legally defined progress at an international
level.
We have also seen US$510 billion pledged to the green investment area in the
recent stimulus packages; this commitment by the leading economies in the world
will have a direct impact on the Company's investment universe. Of the estimated
US$230 billion due to be allocated in 2010, 38 per cent. is in China, 11 per
cent. in South Korea and 11 per cent. elsewhere in Asia.
Aligning sustainability and financial objectives is an area of increasing
importance to investors. Jupiter has a demonstrable competitive advantage and a
strong track record in this area. Its research provides insight into how a
company approaches its environmental and governance responsibilities and whether
it is thinking strategically about long-term risks and opportunities. This
underpins our joint belief that companies managing both sustainability risks and
opportunities will also make the best investments over the long-term.
I recommend the Manager's Review overleaf in which Charlie Thomas highlights the
positive impact of economic recovery on the profitability of businesses held in
the Company and the emergence of new opportunities for investment in the Far
East. Â Your Board believes that the changes outlined above will create greater
personal accountability for the portfolio manager in relation to the performance
of the Company's investment portfolio and also produce increased transparency
for investors in the Company.
For investors in the Company, policy efforts at a national level are expanding
the opportunities available for investment. Moreover, for environmentally
conscious investors, the Company's investment themes are believed to provide a
unique focus for investment in businesses actively seeking solutions to green
issues - an endeavour of great importance given the scale of the environmental
and social challenges facing the world today.
Perry K O Crosthwaite
Chairman
30 June 2010
MANAGER'S REVIEW
Performance Review
For the 12 months ended 31st of March 2010 the total return for the Trust is
38.8% compared to a return of 63.1% for the Trust's composite index. Since
launch, the total return for the Trust is 11.1% compared to a return of 29.5%
for the composite index.*
Market and Policy Review
The year under review saw a significant turnaround in market sentiment as the
Western economy responded to aggressive fiscal and monetary stimuli. Major
economies exited recession, although growth, particularly in Europe, remained
somewhat anaemic. Emerging market economies, most notably China, also jumped
back to pre-crisis trend levels, providing a further boost to investors'
confidence. Since the start of 2010, the market has been tempered by concerns
about ballooning sovereign debt levels. Deep fiscal problems in Greece proved
hard to resolve and the country was widely seen as symptomatic of a broader
problem facing southern Europe. The timing of the withdrawal of stimuli more
widely in the West was also being watched closely by investors, particularly as
governments were generally still spending more than the private sector.
Financial and mining stocks, which fall outside our green investment policy,
made the most significant gains.
One of the most notable events over the past year for the green investment
market was the Copenhagen Climate Conference meeting in December 2009. The
meeting ended without a legally binding agreement, which has led to a short-term
downturn in sentiment and a decline in core wind holdings. On a positive note
the Copenhagen conference did crystallise policy momentum at the regional level,
where we believe the most important initiatives have been taking place and where
we expect to see continued momentum.
Against this backdrop, the Fund produced a very solid absolute return, but
underperformed its benchmark index. The extraordinary recovery in stocks from
the financial and mining sectors was a large contributor to the Fund's
underperformance.
The year under review saw a marked improvement in corporate earnings, with many
companies being effective in cutting costs to maintain reasonable profitability
in anticipation of an increase in demand. Core holding Cranswick (sustainable
living) surged on the back of a strong growth trajectory that has allowed the
high welfare pork business to expand capacity and acquire CC Norfolk. National
Express (green transport) repaired its balance sheet with a rights issue and
announced positive full year results. Clean energy businesses Abengoa (biomass)
and SKF (energy efficiency) also impressed the market with solid earnings.
Less successful were our holdings from the wind sector. After making good
progress in the first half of the period under review, holdings such as Vestas
Wind Systems and Gamesa came under pressure on concern about weakening demand
and project delays due to liquidity issues within banks. We believe these are
short term concerns and the sector is generally lowly priced given its positive
longer term outlook.
There were a number of highlights within the US portion of the portfolio managed
by Winslow. Most notably, organic and Fairtrade coffee business Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters** (sustainable living) made good progress. The stock was added
to the portfolio during the period and was buoyed by some impressive earnings
results. Less successful was First Solar (clean energy), a quality name in the
solar sector which saw profit taking on expectations of a short-term softening
in demand in the sector.
Our focus remains on companies within our six green themes that have strong
balance sheets and we believe are attractively valued on a longer term view. Our
research effort is increasingly turning towards Asia where the growth in
legislation and relatively healthy government balance sheets are creating more
investment opportunities.
Examples of new positions in the portfolio include China Longyuan Power (clean
energy), which provides excellent exposure to China's rapidly expanding wind
power sector, and Emcor Group** (environmental services), an international
mechanical and electrical construction business.
Investment Outlook
Growing environmental legislation, scarcity of resources and shifting
demographics continue to strengthen our green investment thesis. The political
will to decarbonise economies remains particularly strong. However, the method
of achieving this is increasingly being dictated by the balance sheet
strength/weakness of individual governments. It is unsurprising, therefore, to
see the US placing emphasis on energy efficiency projects and those that create
jobs, while China and other cash rich emerging markets are looking to increase
renewable energy capacity. China's growing dominance in the renewable energy
sector is particularly evident. The country alone was responsible for over 30%
of all new wind power installations in 2009. Looking more broadly, attempts to
tackle sovereign debt in the West pose a threat to the economic recovery, while
China's efforts to moderate growth need to be watched closely. In this
environment, we would not be surprised to see a period of heightened market
volatility.
Charles Thomas
Jupiter Asset Management Limited
Investment Adviser
*Source: Jupiter Asset Management Limited. FTSE World Global Small Cap ex US
Index and Russell 2500 Growth Index, rebalanced to reflect the proportion of
total assets managed by Jupiter and Winslow respectively.
** Positions held in the Winslow Management portfolio. All other positions
mentioned are held directly within the portfolio managed by Jupiter Asset
Management Limited.
Investment Objective
The Company's investment objective is to generate long-term capital growth
through a diverse portfolio of companies providing environmental solutions.
Investment Policy
The Company invests globally in companies which have a significant focus on
environmental solutions such as Clean Energy, Water Management, Waste
Management, Sustainable Living, Environmental Services and Green Transport. The
Company is focused on the following six green investment themes:
<li> Clean Energy
Stand alone power and back-up systems based on wind, solar, flywheels, batteries
and fuel cells; bio-fuels; insulation materials; energy efficiency technologies.
<li> Water Management
Water and wastewater services including sewerage and treatment infrastructure;
new technology-based solutions such as membranes and UV disinfection.
<li> Waste Management
Waste reduction and associated technologies; recycling and resource management;
recycled materials.
<li> Sustainable Living
Healthy lifestyle sector including organic foods, complementary medicines and
healthcare.
<li> Environmental Services
Companies directly benefiting from increased environmental legislation,
including environmental consultancies and providers of safety equipment.
<li> Green Transport
Integrated public transport systems; vehicle emissions and energy efficiency
control technologies.
The Company's portfolio has a bias towards small and medium capitalisation
companies. It invests primarily in securities which are quoted, listed or traded
on a recognised exchange. However, up to 5 per cent. of the Company's Total
Assets (at the time of such investment) may be invested in unlisted securities.
No such investments have been made to date.
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The principal risks relating to the Company can be divided into the following
areas:
a. Investment policy and process
b. Market movement
c. Accounting, legal and regulatory
d. Operational
e. Financial
The financial risks faced by the Company include:
a. Market price risk i.e. movements in value of investment holdings caused by
factors other than interest rate or currency movement and
b. Foreign currency risk
The investment Manager's policies for managing the financial risks are
summarized below and have been applied throughout the year.
Policy
a. Market Price Risk
         By the very nature of its activities, the Company's investments are
exposed to market price fluctuations. Â Further information on the investment
portfolio and investment policy is set out in the Manger's Review.
b. Foreign Currency Risk
         A proportion of the Company's portfolio is invested in overseas
securities and their Sterling value can be significantly affected by movements
in foreign exchange rates. The Company does not normally hedge against foreign
currency movements.
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the year ended 31 March 2010
 Year ended 31 March Year ended 31 March 2009
2010
 Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Gain/(Loss) on investments att - 13,493 13,493 - (23,816) (23,816)
fair fair value
Foreign exchange (loss)/gain (13) (1,061) (1,074) 41 6,633 6,674
Income  (Note 1) 685 - 685 825 - 825
 ______ _____ _____ ______ _____ _____
Total Income 672 12,432 13,104 866 (17,183) (16,317)
 ______ _____ _____ ______ _____ _____
Investment management (348) - (348) (333) - (333)
 fee
Investment performance - - - - 29 29
fee
Other expenses (330) - (330) (337) - (337)
 ______ _____ _____ ______ _____ _____
Total expenses (678) - (678) (670) 29 (641)
 ______ _____ _____ ______ _____ _____
Return on ordinary activities
before finance costs and
taxation (6) 12,432 12,426 196 (17,154) (16,958)
Finance costs - - Â - Â (3) - (3)
Return on ordinary activities
before taxation (6) 12,432 12,426 193 (17,154) (16,961)
Taxation (36) - (36) (50) - (50)
 ______ _____ _____ ______ _____ _____
Net return after taxation (42) 12,432 12,390 143 (17,154) (17,011)
 ______ _____ _____ ______ _____ _____
Basic return per Ordinary (0.10) 28.93 28.83 0.32 (37.93) (37.61)
share  (p)
Diluted return per Ordinary (0.10) 28.93 28.83 0.32 (37.93) (37.61)
share  (p)
The total column of this statement is the income statement of the Company,
prepared in accordance with IFRS. The supplementary revenue return and capital
return columns are both prepared under guidance produced by the Association of
Investment Companies. All items in the above statement derive from continuing
operations.
No operations were acquired or discontinued during the year.
All income is attributable to the equity holders of Jupiter Green Investment
Trust Plc. There are no minority interests.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
at 31 March 2010
 2010 2009
 £'000 £'000
Non current assets
Investments held at fair value through profit or loss 42,870 28,689
 _______ _______
Current assets
Prepayments and accrued income 102 66
Cash and cash equivalents 939 5,162
 _______ _______
 1,041 5,228
 _______ _______
Total assets 43,911 33,917
 _______ _______
Current liabilities
Other payables (321) (108)
 _______ _______
Total assets less current liabilities 43,590 33,809
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Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 44 44
Share premium 26,229 26,228
Redemption reserve 226 226
Special reserve 24,292 24,292
Retained earnings (7,201) (16,981)
 _______ _______
Total equity shareholders' funds 43,590 33,809
 ======= =======
Net Asset Value per Ordinary share 106.65 76.86p
Diluted Net Asset Value per Ordinary share 105.53 76.86p
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the year ended 31 March 2010
 Share Share Special Redemption Retained
 Capital Premium Reserve Reserve Earnings Total
 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
For the year ended 31 March
2010
Balance at 31 March 2009 44 26,228 24,292 226 Â (16,981) 33,809
Net profit for the year - - - - 12,390 12,390
Ordinary shares issued - 1 - - - 1
Ordinary shares repurchased - - - - (2,601) (2,610)
 ______ _____ _____ _____ _______ _______
Balance at 31 March 2010 44 26,229 24,292 226 (7,201) 43,590
 ______ _____ _____ _____ _______ _______
 Share Share Special Redemption Retained
 Capital Premium Reserve Reserve Earnings Total
 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
For the year ended 31 March
2009
Balance at 31 March 2008 46 26,075 24,292 224 2,097 52,734
Net loss for the year - - - - (17,011) (17,011)
Ordinary shares issued - 153 - - - 153
Ordinary shares repurchased (2) - - 2 (2,067) (2,067)
 ______ _____ _____ _______- _______ _______
Balance at 31 March 2009 44 26,228 24,292 226 (16,981) 33,809
 ______ _____ _____ _______ _______ _______
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
for the year ended 31 March 2010
 Year ended Year ended
 31 March 2010 31 March 2009
 £'000 £'000
Cash flows from operating activities
Investment income received 645 772
Interest received 9 114
Other cash receipts 1 -
Investment management fee paid (341) (393)
VAT recovery on investment management fee - 47
VAT recovery on performance fee - 29
Realised (loss)/gain on foreign currency (32) 124
Other cash expenses (335) (308)
 _______ _______
Cash generated from operations (Note 2) (53) 385
Interest paid - (3)
Taxation (36) (50)
 _______ _______
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities (89) 332
 _______ _______
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of investments (27,311) (25,856)
Sales of investments 25,786 32,238
 _______ _______
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from investing activities (1,525) 6,382
 _______ _______
Cash flows from financing activities
Shares issued 1 153
Shares repurchased (2,610) (2,067)
 _______ _______
Net cash outflow from financing activities (2,609) (1,914)
 _______ _______
(Decrease)/increase in cash (4,223) 4,800
Change in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at start of year 5,162 362
 _______ _______
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 939 5,162
 _______ _______
NOTES:
1. Income
 Year ended Year ended
 31 March 2010 31 March 2009
 £'000 £'000
Income from investments:
Dividends from UK companies 363 428
UK Bond Interest 36 59
Dividends from overseas companies 276 225
 675 712
Other income:
Deposit interest 9 109
Underwriting commission 1 -
Interest on VAT recovery   -   4
Total Income 685 825
Income from investments is derived:
Listed on the UK Stock Exchange 399 487
Listed overseas 276 225
 675 712
2 Reconciliation of net cash outflow from operating activities
 2010 2009
 £'000 £'000
Net return before finance costs and taxation 12,426 (16,958)
(Gain) / loss on investments (13,493) 23,816
(Increase)/decrease in prepayments and accrued income (36) 56
Increase in accruals and other creditors 7 19
Foreign exchange loss / (gain) 1,043 (6,549)
 ___ ____
Net cash (outflow) / inflow from operating activities (53) Â 384
3. Related parties
    Mr Hillgarth is a director of Jupiter Investment Management Group Limited
whose subsidiaries Jupiter Asset Management Limited and Jupiter Administration
Services Limited receive investment management and administration fees pursuant
to the agreements described below.
Jupiter Asset Management Limited is contracted to provide investment management
services to the Company (subject to termination by not less than twelve months'
notice by either party) for a fee payable monthly, of one twelfth of 0.85 per
cent. of the net assets of the Company after deduction of the value of any
Jupiter managed investments. Â The fee payable for the year ended 31 March 2010
was £348,172 (year ended 31 March 2009: £379,632) with £31,176 (2009: £23,917)
outstanding at the year end.
Jupiter Asset Management Limited is also entitled to an investment performance
fee which is based on the outperformance of the Net Asset Value per Ordinary
Share over the total return on the Benchmark Index in an accounting year. Any
performance fee payable will equal the time weighted average number of Ordinary
shares in issue during the period multiplied by 15 per cent. of the amount by
which the increase in the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share (plus any dividends
per Ordinary Share paid or payable and any accrual for unpaid performance fees
for the period) exceeds the total return on the Benchmark Index. The performance
fee will only be payable if the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share (adjusted as
described above) exceeds the highest of (i) the Net Asset Value per Ordinary
Share on the last business day of the previous performance period; (ii) the Net
Asset Value per Ordinary share on the last day of a performance period in
respect of which a performance fee was last paid: and (iii) 100p. The total
amount of management fees and any performance fee payable in respect of one
accounting period is limited to 1.75 per cent. of the Net Asset Value of the
Company on the last business day of the relevant performance period.
On inception, the Benchmark Index comprised 30 per cent. of the Russell 2500
Growth Index (the Winslow benchmark index) and 70 per cent. of the FTSE Global
Small Cap ex US Index. The proportion of the Winslow benchmark index comprised
in the Benchmark Index is adjusted on the first business day of each month to
reflect the proportion of the Company's assets on the last business day of the
previous month which were allocated by the Investment Manager to the Investment
Advisor. No performance fee was payable for the year ended 31 March 2010 (year
ended 31 March 2009: nil.).
    Jupiter Administration Services Limited is contracted to provide
secretarial, accounting and administrative services to the Company for an annual
fee of £80,867 (2009: £78,990) adjusted each year in line with the Consumer
Prices Index which is payable half yearly in advance.
    The Company has invested from time to time in funds managed by Jupiter
Investment Management Group Limited or its subsidiaries. Â The only such holding
as at 31 March 2010 was Alon Technology Ventures representing 0.1 per cent. of
total investments.
All transactions with related parties are undertaken on an arms length basis.
4. Going Concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Â The
Directors consider that this is the appropriate basis as they have a reasonable
expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational
existence for the foreseeable future. Â In considering this, the Directors took
into account the Company's investment objective, risk management policies and
capital management policies, the diversified portfolio of readily realizable
securities which can be used to meet short-term funding commitments and the
ability of the Company to meet all of its liabilities and ongoing expenses.
 Thus the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in
preparing the financial statements.
5. Directors' Responsibilities For The Accounts
The Companies Act 2006 requires the Directors to prepare accounts for each
financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
Company at the end of the financial period and of the revenue for that period.
In preparing these accounts, the Directors are required to:
i. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
ii. present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that
provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable information;
iii. provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific
requirements in IFRSs is insufficient to enable users to understand the
impact of particular transactions, other event and conditions on the
entity's position and financial performance; and
iv. state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject
to any material departure disclosed and explained in the accounts.
The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which
disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the
Company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies
Act 2006. Â They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company
and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud
and other irregularities.
So far as each Director is aware at the time the report is approved, there is no
relevant audit information of which the auditors are unaware and that each
Director has taken all reasonable steps to make themselves aware of any relevant
information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.
The Directors, who are listed on page 5 of the Report and Accounts for the year
to 31 March 2010, confirm to the best of their knowledge that:
i. the financial statements, prepared in accordance with the applicable set of
accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities,
financial position and profit or loss of the Company; and
ii. the Management Report includes a fair view of the development and
performance of the business and the position of the Company, together with
a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that the Company
faces.
On behalf of the Board
Perry Crosthwaite
Chairman
30 June 2010
The annual report will be sent to all registered shareholders and copies may be
obtained from the registered office of the Company at 1 Grosvenor Place, London,
SW1X 7JJ.
The Annual General Meeting of the Company is scheduled to take place at 11.00
a.m. on 28 July 2010 at the Company's registered office.
By order of the Board
Jupiter Asset Management Limited
Secretaries
Enquiries:
Richard Pavry
Jupiter Asset Management Limited
020 7412 0703
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