Final Results

GENESIS EMERGING MARKETS FUND LIMITED PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors of Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Limited announce results for the year ended 30th June, 2004 as follows: 2004 2003 US$ US$ Total net assets 352,688,435 248,394,215 Net asset value per Participating Preference 26.12 18.39 Share Total Return per Participating Preference 7.73 2.26 Share Comment - As at 30th June, 2004, the net asset value for Participating Preference Share was US$26.12. This compares with US$25.29 at 31st December, 2003 and US$18.39 at 30th June, 2003. The Directors do not recommend a dividend. The first quarter continued the trend that lifted emerging markets so strongly last year, and the Fund's net asset value per share rose nearly 10 per cent, while in the second quarter prices dropped back by almost the same amount. Various factors emerged around the end of the first quarter to prompt the shift in sentiment. First, fears of a hard landing began to build in China. After a strong performance in 2003, when the economy grew by over 9 per cent, the Central Bank raised the reserve requirements for small banks and issued directives to limit lending to certain industries identified as suffering from over-investment. Another issue in the first half was the strength of the oil price, and although certain countries (notably Russia, Venezuela and Mexico) are net exporters, for the majority of emerging economies that import their petroleum requirements, a higher oil price is not good news. Neither is it positive for global growth if higher prices are sustained for any length of time. The final significant event of the period occurred at the end of June when the Federal Reserve tightened US interest rates. If this heralds a period of synchronised global monetary tightening, it would mean a less supportive environment for equity prices, particularly emerging markets equities which are considered to be at the riskier end of the spectrum. Some of the exuberance that marked 2003 as a notable year for emerging markets evaporated in the first half of 2004. The valuations that are on offer, now that prices have paused for a while, are, however, pretty attractive and in such a vibrant universe of companies, there is no shortage of ideas with which to construct an attractive portfolio, and we feel our companies should continue to deliver strong returns in the future. By Order of the Board MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL (GUERNSEY) LIMITED Dated: 22nd October, 2004 GENESIS EMERGING MARKETS FUND LIMITED PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT (continued) APPENDIX 2004 2003 US$ US$ FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Total net assets 352,688,435 248,394,215 _________________________ Dividends and Bond interest 8,088,112 7,122,996 Deposit interest 21,862 1,697 _________________________ Gross income 8,109,974 7,124,693 Revenue return for the year 2,057,999 2,289,893 Capital return for the year 102,236,221 28,248,513 Net assets per 26.12 18.39 Participating Share _________________________ Total return per 7.73 2.26 Participating Share _________________________ STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Investment income received 7,589,593 5,864,575 Interest received (paid) 21,420 (2,762) Management fees paid (4,291,215) (3,042,693) Other expense payments (1,135,806) (1,211,903) Exchange (loss) gain (235) 154 Purchases of investments (61,750,918) (49,899,801) Sales of investments 51,159,718 56,037,815 ________________________ Net Cash (Outflow) Inflow $(8,407,443) $7,745,385 ________________________
UK 100

Latest directors dealings