Interim Management Statement
Jupiter Green Investment Trust PLC
Interim Management Review for the three months ended 30 June 2007
The Board of Jupiter Green Investment Trust PLC (the "Company") is pleased to
announce its interim management review for the quarter ended 30 June 2007.
Shareholders will be aware that on 27 July 2007 the Board announced the results
of a placing and offer for subscription which resulted in the issue, on 30 July
2007, of 24.25 million C Shares and 4,850,000 New Warrants (the "Issue"). The
total assets of the Company have, therefore, increased from the £34.8 million
that applied at the end of June 2007 to £58.1 million, as at 31 July 2007. Full
details of the Issue were set out in a prospectus which was published on 4 July
2007, copies of which are available on request from the Company Secretary.
The following report relates to the performance of the Company's investment
portfolio in the three months leading up to 30 June 2007.
Investment Manager's Report for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2007
For the period from 1 April 2007 to the 30 June 2007, the return on the
Company's Total Assets was 6.6 per cent.* compared to a return of 4.1 per cent.*
for the Company's composite benchmark index**.
Market and Policy Review
The Company made further gains this quarter, despite a more difficult
environment. A more hawkish mood in central banks in the UK and Europe worried
investors somewhat and larger cap stocks significantly outperformed small and
mid caps during the quarter.
We apply a long-term approach to investing, selecting companies that have
positive growth drivers and are addressing local and global environmental
problems. The six key investment themes for the Company are clean energy, water
management, waste management, sustainable living, environmental services and
green transport.
Inter-governmental action to tackle climate change continues to grow and we are
seeing increasing legislation out of the US and China, particularly in the area
of renewable energy. In the US, President Bush is proposing measures which would
see a fivefold increase in the use of alternative fuels by 2017, while China has
set targets to source 15 per cent. of its electricity from renewable sources by
2020 at a cost of some US$184 billion per annum. This is strengthening the
operating environments for many holdings within the clean energy theme,
including Nordex (wind), Vestas Wind Systems, Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica
(wind), Fuel-Tech (clean combustion)*** and SunPower (solar)***.
The fundamentals behind the green transport theme remain positive. Rising oil
prices, targets to cut CO2 emissions generated by the transport sector, and
pressure on governments to reduce congestion and promote greater use of bus and
train networks continue to underpin our investment case as regards this theme.
Several green transport holdings should benefit from ever increasing focus on
the sector. However, during the quarter, the performance of the Company's
holdings in Go-Ahead, National Express and FirstGroup was lacklustre.
The water management theme continues to suffer from a lack of investment
opportunities following a long period of consolidation. We believe the long-term
growth potential of this part of the market market remains sound as companies in
this theme are important contributors to the supply of sustainable, clean and
potable water throughout the world.
Holdings within the environmental services theme were mixed with RPS, Stantec
and Atkins (WS) posting gains, while Latchways ended lower on thin volume. This
theme continues to benefit from heightened infrastructure activity worldwide and
increased legislation requiring environmental assessment during public and
private sector projects.
In the waste management theme, Casella Waste*** made gains, while Shanks
retreated after making good gains last quarter. There are several emerging
opportunities for companies operating in this theme. Some of these will come
from the recent revisions to the UK government's recycling and energy from waste
targets announced by former Environment Secretary David Milliband as part of his
waste strategy for England.
Finally, within our sustainable living theme, we continue to see evidence that
green consumption is expanding. Organic food sales in both the UK and US, for
example, continue to grow well above trend for total food sales in these
markets. We have exposure to this trend through core holding Cranswick and
holdings in Whole Foods Market*** and United Natural Foods***. Recent
performance of these holdings has been disappointing, however, with each
drifting lower during the quarter.
Investment Outlook
Politicians, corporations and consumers are increasingly aware of, and reacting
to, climate change issues. The strength of the drivers in the area was
underlined by the fact that climate change was high on the agenda at the G8
Summit in May and we have seen a step up in legislation in the US and Asia.
Additionally, we are seeing an acceleration of consumer demand for green
products and services - a change which is yet to be reflected in stock
valuations. Growth in consumer demand in the area of climate change is
potentially very positive for investors in SRI funds.
Charles Thomas
Fund Manager, Jupiter Asset Management Limited
Sources
* Jupiter Asset Management Limited ("Jupiter")
** FTSE World Smaller Companies and Russell 2500 Growth Index, rebalanced to
reflect the proportion of total assets managed by Jupiter and Winslow Management
Company LLC ("Winslow") respectively.
*** Positions held in the Winslow portfolio. All other positions mentioned are
held directly within the portfolio managed by Jupiter.
Total Assets as at 30 June 2007: £34,809,283
% of Total Assets
Jupiter Managed Portfolio £26,218,787 75.3
Winslow Managed Portfolio £8,590,496 24.7
Shares in Issue on 30 June 2007
Net Asset Value (p) Market Price (p) Premium/(Discount)
Ordinary (undiluted) 126.54 127.50 1%
Ordinary (diluted) 122.46 127.50
Warrants n/a 51.50 n/a
Portfolio Distribution on 30 June 2007
United Kingdom 44%
North America 30%
Europe 14%
Japan 5%
Other 3%
Cash and fixed interest 4%
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100%
The Company's exposure to other UK listed investment companies was nil on 30
June 2007.
Top Ten Holdings on 30 June 2007
Company Country of Listing %
RPS Group United Kingdom 4.0
Cranswick United Kingdom 3.6
Atkins Group United Kingdom 3.2
Keller Group United Kingdom 3.1
Novera Energy United Kingdom 2.9
Gamesa Corp Spain 2.9
Nordex AG Germany 2.8
Vestas Wind System Denmark 2.6
Firstgroup United Kingdom 2.6
Novozymes A/S Denmark 2.5
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Comparative Performance to 30 June 2007
Last Annual
1 Month % 3 Months % 1 Year % Since Launch % Report %
Total Assets* (1.5) 6.6 29.0 30.4 6.6
FTSE World Smaller Cos - Ex US
Index (1.9) 4.5 24.7 26.9 4.5
Russell 2500 Growth Index (3.2) 2.9 9.3 12.0 2.9
Composite Index (2.2) 4.1 20.9 23.3 4.1
Ordinary Share NAV (1.5) 6.6 29.0 30.4 6.6
Ordinary Share Price (0.2) 7.6 32.1 27.5 7.6
Warrant Price (0.5) 28.0 87.3 145.2 28.0
*Adjusted for new share issues in September 2006, November 2006 and April 2007.
Material Events Since 30 June 2007
At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on Friday 27th July 2007, shareholders
approved a Special Resolution relating to the issue of C Shares in the Company
by way of a Placing and Offer for Subscription. The C Shares were offered at a
price of 100 pence per C Share together with New Warrants attached on a one-for-
five basis.
A total of 24,250,000 C Shares were allotted on 30 July 2007, of which
21,274,572 were allotted pursuant to the Placing to institutional investors and
2,975,428 were allotted under an Offer for Subscription to the public. A total
of 4,850,000 New Warrants have been issued on a one-for-five basis together with
the C Shares.
The Board is not aware of any other significant events or transactions which
have occurred between 30 June 2007 and the date of publication of this interim
management statement which would have a material impact on the financial
position of the Company.
Availability of Monthly Fact Sheets
Monthly fact sheets for the Company are available for download from
www.jupiteronline.co.uk and by post or fax on request from the company
secretarial department.
The Company's Ordinary shares, C shares, Warrants and New Warrants are listed on
the London Stock Exchange and the prices are published in the Financial Times
under `Investment Companies'.
The Net Asset Values of the Company's ordinary and C shares are calculated
weekly and can be viewed on the London Stock Exchange website at
www.londonstockexchange.com (under the heading `Market News').
For further information, please contact:
Richard Pavry
Director of Investment Trusts
Jupiter Asset Management Limited
rpavry@jupiter-group.co.uk
020 7314 4822
Jonathan McGuire
Company Secretarial Department
Jupiter Asset Management Limited
jmcguire@jupiter-group.co.uk
020 7314 4773
The Company's Registered office is at 1 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7JJ.
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.