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IMPAX ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS plc All information is at 31 May 2006 and unaudited DATA AND PERFORMANCE Data Pricing & Performance IEM MSCI Impax Net World ET50 Share Price Asset (pence) 107.5 Value Warrants (pence) 40.0 Total Fund Size GBP 137.3 Diluted NAV 105.7 n/a n/a (m) (pence) Market GBP 137.2 Premium/discount +1.7 Capitalisation (%) (m) Management fee 1.0 Undiluted NAV 107.5 (%) (pence) Established 22 February Performance 2002 Fund structure Investment 1 month (%) -6.6 -6.5 -11.9 Trust Number of stocks 76 3 Months (%) +0.7 -5.5 -6.7 held Exchange London 1 year (%) +40.9 +12.9 +33.0 Currency GBP 3 year (%) +95.8 +35.0 +64.1 ISIN Number GB0031232498 Year to date (%) +16.1 -3.6 +11.7 Sedol 3123249 Reuters RIC Code IEM.L NB1 Performance data is for undiluted NAV. NB2 To comply with guidelines issued by Bloomberg Code IEM LN the AITC, portfolio valuation moved to bid from mid price with effect from 31 December 2005. TOP TEN HOLDINGS Company Holding % Description Country Itron Inc 2.7 Meters & software US High efficiency electric Regal Beloit 2.7 motors US Vestas Wind Systems 2.4 Wind Denmark Gamesa 2.3 Wind Spain RPS Group Plc 2.3 Environmental consulting UK Chloride Group 2.3 UPS systems UK Canadian Hydro 2.3 Renewable energy IPP Canada Esco Tech Inc 2.2 Filtration & meters US LKQ Corp 2.2 Automotive recycling US Kurita Water Ind 2.2 Water treatment Japan Total 23.7 PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS* Geographical Company Size North America 46% >£500m 46% Europe 47% £100-500m 39% Rest of the World 7% <£100m 15% Sectoral Profitability Energy 40% Profitable 88% Water 29% Pre-Profitable 12% Waste 31% Cash 0% * of funds invested as of 31 May 2006 MANAGER'S COMMENTARY (May 2006) The Company NAV was down 6.6% over the month compared with the MSCI World, which decreased by 6.5%, and the Impax ET50, which fell 11.9% over the same period. In the broader markets, information technology and energy services and equipment were the worst performing sectors, with small cap stocks in general particularly affected by the market correction. During the month, a UK water utility was granted the first drought order in England and Wales in eleven years. The order by Sutton and East Surrey Water extends an existing hosepipe ban to add restrictions on sports grounds, parks, car washes and window cleaners, affecting 650,000 people. This coincided with the start of a five week public enquiry into Thames Water's plan to build a £200 million desalination plant to treat tidal river water in East London. The plan is being seen as a test case for desalination plants in the UK. Desalinating sea water is now ten times cheaper than in the 1990s according to the World Water Council. In the waste sector, the European Union agreed on new rules for collecting and recycling batteries to limit the pollution caused when they are incinerated or sent to landfill. By 2012, a quarter of all batteries sold must be collected once they run out, a target that will rise to 45 percent by 2016. An estimated 800,000 tonnes of automotive batteries, 190,000 tonnes of industrial batteries and 160,000 tonnes of consumer batteries are sold in the EU market annually. Within the energy sector, former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev marked the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster by calling on the G8 nations to establish a $50 billion global solar fund to support installation of solar energy plants, particularly in developing countries. Global energy security is expected to be a key topic at the G8 summit, which takes place in St Petersburg in July. In the UK, Mayor Ken Livingstone announced new targets for the construction of more energy efficient homes in London, which will include requirements for on-site renewable energy generation. In the corporate sector, Norwegian solar manufacturer Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) came to the market in the largest ever renewable energy IPO, with a valuation of NOK 46.9 billion ($7.7 billion). Stocks that contributed to the reduction in the Company NAV included water treatment companies BWT (Austria, -27%) and Christ Water (Austria, -23%), following impressive gains in 2006. In addition Amiad Filtration (water treatment, Israel) fell 35% after broker downgrades, and Aixtron (LED deposition equipment, Germany) fell 27% on disappointing orders in Q1. In contrast, Impco (clean engines, US) rose by 48% following impressive news coverage on the back of strong Q1 results. During the month we reduced our exposure to unprofitable companies, and participated in the IPO of Basin Water (contaminated groundwater treatment, US) and a placing for Plant Health Care (microbial biotechnology, US). Latest information available at: www.impax.co.uk/asset/iemdown.htm 14 June 2006 ---END OF MESSAGE---
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