Performance at month end

The below announcement replaces the Hugin announcement "Performance at month end" released at 12:23 on 14 July 2009. The top ten holdings have been amended, all other details remain unchanged. IMPAX ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS plc All information is at 30 June 2009 (unless otherwise stated) and unaudited. DATA AND PERFORMANCE Data Pricing and Performance IEM MSCI Net World Asset Small Share price (pence) 96.88 Value Cap* Warrants (pence) GBP 15.0 Total fund size (m) GBP 312.8 Diluted NAV 102.14 n/a (pence) Market capitalisation GBP 295.6 Premium/discount -5.49 (m) (%) Management fee (%) 1.0 Undiluted NAV 102.51 (pence) Established 22 February Performance** 2002 Fund structure Investment 1 month (%) -0.4 -0.7 Trust Number of holdings 90 3 months (%) +17.4 +11.4 (including unlisted) Exchange London 1 year (%) -17.9 -11.0 Currency GBP 3 years (%) -0.5 -16.0 ISIN number GB0031232498 5 years (%) +48.2 +16.1 Sedol 3123249 Reuters RIC code IMPX.L * Performance data is in Total Return. ** Performance data is for undiluted NAV. Bloomberg code IEM LN TOP TEN HOLDINGS Company Holding % Description Country Ormat 2.5 Geothermal Israel/US Clean Harbors 2.3 Hazardous waste US Regal Beloit 2.3 High efficiency electric motors US Gamesa 2.2 Wind turbine manufacturer Spain EDP Renovaveis 2.1 Renewable energy utility Portugal Environmental monitoring & Horiba 2.1 testing Japan Chloride Group 2.1 UPS systems UK LKQ 2.1 Recycled auto parts US Pentair 2.1 Water treatment US Sims Group 2.0 Metals recycling Australia ` TOTAL 21.8 PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS* Geographical Company Size US and Canada 38% >$2bn 28% EU and EFTA 44% $200-2bn 55% Rest of the World 14% <$200m 13% Cash 4% Cash 4% Sectoral PE ratios Energy 43% PER >20x 30% Water 23% PER 15-20x 33% Waste 30% PER <15x 30% Cash 4% Unprofitable 3% Cash 4% * of funds invested as of 30 June 2009 IMPAX ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS plc MANAGER'S COMMENTARY (June 2009) During June the Company NAV decreased by 0.4% compared to the MSCI World Small Cap which decreased by 0.7%. In legislative developments the US House of Representatives passed a bill approving a federal cap-and-trade system for CO2 emissions, and a national renewable electricity standard. The bill would require utilities to source 6% of their electricity from renewables by 2012, scaling up to 20% by 2020 (with a 5% provision for efficiency improvements). The cap-and-trade programme aims to reduce GHG emissions in the US by 17% below 2005 levels by 2020. The bill will now go to the Senate for consideration, where it is likely to be modified. In addition solar saw further Asian stimulus as Jiangsu Province has become the first Chinese province to set fixed feed-in tariffs for solar power to help lower the electricity prices generated from solar farms. The US Department of Energy has issued a USD 3.9bn call for smart grid project proposals and has increased the maximum size of the grants it will award under the programme. In Water & Pollution Control, the US Senate approved the Clean Water Restoration Act. The bill would remove any bounds from the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction, so that the regulatory reach of the act would extend to all water. Also in the US, the Environmental Protection Agency reversed an earlier Bush administration decision, to enable California to enforce a state-level GHG emission standard for new cars and trucks for model years 2009 and after. In Japan, Prime Minister Taro Aso has pledged to cut the country's carbon emissions by 15% from 2005 levels by 2020. In Alternative Energy & Energy Efficiency, project specific news boosted Canadian Hydro (wind and hydro developers, Canada), up 21% following the opening of a 198MW wind facility. Smaller cap companies reversed a long period of underperformance, benefiting Westport (natural gas engines, Canada) and Active Power (flywheels, US), up 48% and 76% respectively. In Water & Pollution Control, Kurita Water (water purification, Japan) rose 19% based on market perception that the closely linked semiconductor industry has reached its cyclical low. In Waste Technologies & Resource Management, further signs of a recovery in commodity prices benefited both Sims (metal recycling, Australia) and Covanta, rising 11% and 13% respectively. Finally, in the first sign of acquisition activity, Energy Developments (renewable IPP, Australia) has received multiple takeover offers, driving share price gains. Wind and solar energy related stocks disappointed during the month, as visibility on the timing of stimulus fund allocation into the US renewable energy market remained unclear. As a result, Sunpower (solar, US) disappointed, while concerns over the availability of project finance, and pricing pressure added to stimulus fund uncertainty to weigh on the performance of wind turbine stocks Gamesa (Spain) and Vestas (Denmark). Latest information available at: http://www.impax.co.uk/impax/funds/listed_funds/environmental_plc/ 14 July 2009 ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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