Fleming Chinese Inv Tst PLC
30 October 2001
THE FLEMING CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
30 October 2001
Unaudited results - year to 30 September 2001
The Directors have today announced the unaudited final results for the
financial year to 30 September 2001.
The net asset value per share as at 30 September 2001 was 49.1 pence. This
compares with 83.6 pence as at 30 September 2000 representing a decrease of
41.1%. The comparator index which is used by the Company is a composite index
expressed in sterling terms and comprises 40% Hang Seng Index, 40% Taiwan
Weighted Index and 20% BNP Prime Peregrine China Index. This composite index
decreased by 37.6% over the year to 30 September 2001.
Earnings per share have fallen from -0.17 pence in 2000 to -0.24 pence this
year. The Directors do not recommend that any dividend be paid to shareholders
for the year ended 30 September 2001.
The Directors have also agreed to change the Company's benchmark to the MSCI
Golden Dragon Provisional Index with effect from the beginning of the
financial year (1 October 2001), with the aim of moving to the MSCI Golden
Dragon Full Index when it is implemented. This is because it is a more
appropriate benchmark for the Company.
Hilary Lowe
J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management (UK) Limited...........020 7742 3274
THE FLEMING CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
UNAUDITED FIGURES FOR THE -YEAR END 30TH SEPTEMBER 2001
2001 2000
£'000 £'000
Revenue
Income
Franked dividends 134 -
Overseas dividends 487 645
Scrip dividends 103 340
Deposit interest 24 18
Stock lending fees - 6
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Gross Revenue 748 1,009
Less Management fee 510 584
Other administrative expense 274 317
Interest payable 58 152
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Return before Taxation (94) (44)
Less Taxation 46 58
Return attributable to ordinary shareholders (140) (102)
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Dividend per ordinary share Nil Nil
2001 2000
£'000 £'000
CAPITAL
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Return attributable to ordinary shareholders (19,985) 15,754
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Revenue return per ordinary share (0.24)p (0.17)p
Capital return per ordinary share (34.13)p 26.53p
Total return per ordinary share (34.37)p 26.36p
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THE FLEMING CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
UNAUDITED FIGURES FOR THE -YEAR END 30TH SEPTEMBER 2001
BALANCE SHEET
2001 2000
£'000 £'000
Investments at valuation 28,075 50,193
Net current assets/(liabilities) 529 (1,197)
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Total Net Assets 28,604 48,996
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Fully-diluted net asset value per ordinary share 49.2p 83.6p
Undiluted net asset value per ordinary share 49.2p 83.6p
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
2001 2000
£'000 £'000
Net cash outflow from operating activities (250) (340)
Net cash outflow from returns on investment and servicing of (58) (152)
finance
Total tax recovered 59 116
Net cash inflow from capital expenditure and financial 2,600 934
investment
Total equity dividends paid - (60)
Net cash outflow from financing (2,832) (115)
(Decrease)/increase in cash in the period (481) 383
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The above financial information does not constitute statutory accounts as
defined in Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The comparative financial
information is based on the statutory accounts for the year ended 30th
September 2000. These accounts, upon which the auditors issued an unqualified
opinion, have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
JP MORGAN FLEMING ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED
30 October 2001
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