Interim Management Statement

Jupiter Second Enhanced Income Trust PLC Interim Management Statement for the three months ended 31 July 2009 The Board of Jupiter Second Enhanced Income Trust PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce its Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 31 July 2009. The following report relates to the performance of the Company's investment portfolio in the three months leading up to 31 July 2009. Investment Manager's Report for the Quarter Ended 31 July 2009 For the period from 1 May 2009 to the 31 July 2009, the Company's Total Assets increased by 3.2 per cent.* compared to an increase of 8.3 per cent. for the Company's benchmark index**. Manager's Review The UK equity market continued to rally in May as investors sought greater exposure to risk. This was despite another month of poor economic and unemployment data. Markets also enjoyed a tailwind from quantitative easing in the UK and US, which actively encouraged investors to buy bonds and equities. However, the market drifted lower in June, with the FTSE All Share Index returning -3.6 per cent. in that month. As the economic news became more ambiguous so leadership within the stock market changed. Economically sensitive stocks fell back and more defensive holdings prospered. Share prices surged in July as confidence that we have seen the worst of the recession grew. Optimism for a global recovery continued to build and the FTSE All Share Index returned 8.4 per cent. The rally was again driven by cyclical stocks, including banks and miners. Two particular forces were at work. First, there was growing evidence that economies had at least stabilised and had probably started to recover. Second, investors held large amounts of cash, a consequence of the turmoil that they experienced in 2008. In the portfolio we remained defensively positioned with around 28 per cent. in cash and other liquid assets. We added to our holdings in Admiral and Imperial Tobacco and opened a new position in Unilever where the new chief executive has initially focused on cost savings and cash flow. We took profits in Sanofi-Aventis and Majestic Wine. Anthony Nutt Fund Manager, Jupiter Asset Management Limited Sources: * Jupiter Asset Management Limited ("Jupiter") ** The Company's benchmark index is FTSE All-Share Index (capital only) Total Assets as at 31 July 2009: £58,219,535 Shares in issue on 31 July 2009: 62,822,084 Zero Dividend Preference shares 62,822,084 Geared Income shares +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Net Asset | Market | Premium/ | | | Value (p) | Price (p) | (Discount) | |------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------| | Geared Income excluding | 10.04 | | (18%) | | income/expenses | | | | |------------------------------+-----------| 8.25 |------------| | Geared Income including | 5.78 | | | | income/expenses | | | | |------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------| | Packaged Units excluding | 92.68 | | (10%) | | income/expenses | | | | |------------------------------+-----------| 83.00 |------------| | Packaged Units including | 88.42 | | | | income/expenses | | | | |------------------------------+-----------+-----------+------------| | Zero Dividend Preference | 82.64 | 80.50 | (3%) | | shares | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Portfolio Distribution on 31 July 2009 Percentage of Total Assets United Kingdom 68% Europe 2% Cash and fixed interest 30% 100% The Company had no exposure to other UK listed investment companies as at 31 July 2009. Top Ten Holdings on 31 July 2009 Company Country of Listing % of Total Assets BP United Kingdom 8.4 Royal Dutch Shell 'B' United Kingdom 6.8 Astrazeneca United Kingdom 5.6 Vodafone United Kingdom 5.5 Glaxosmithkline United Kingdom 5.4 BT Group United Kingdom 4.2 Scottish & Southern Energy United Kingdom 3.9 Centrica United Kingdom 3.2 Admiral Group United Kingdom 3.0 Logica United Kingdom 2.9 _____ 48.9 Comparative Performance to 31 July 2009 +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | 1 | 3 | 1 Year | 3 | Since | Since | | | Month | Months | | Years | Last | Launch | | | | | | | Annual | | | | | | | | Report | | |--------------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------| | | % | % | % | % | % | % | |--------------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------| | Total | 3.8 | 3.2 | (13.9) | (24.3) | 0.0 | (8.0) | | Assets* | | | | | | | |--------------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------| | FTSE | 8.4 | 8.3 | (14.4) | (21.7) | 7.8 | 2.4 | | All-Share | | | | | | | | Index | | | | | | | |--------------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------| | Geared | 40.8 | 16.6 | (67.3) | (82.1) | (30.2) | (74.6) | | Income Share | | | | | | | | NAV | | | | | | | |--------------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------| | Geared | 17.9 | 17.9 | (69.4) | (81.9) | (38.9) | (79.4) | | Income Share | | | | | | | | Price | | | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ * adjusted for share issue in November 2004 and June 2005 Material Events Future of the Company - as commented by the Chairman in the recent Interim Report a circular has been posted to shareholders detailing proposals for the winding up and reconstruction of the Company. Details of the proposals are available at www.jupiteronline.co.uk. Shareholders meetings will take place on 23 October 2009 and 3 November 2009. Interim Dividend - the directors have resolved to declare an interim dividend for the year ending 31 October 2009 of 0.8p (net) per Geared Income share, payable on 20 October 2009. The dividend will be paid to Geared Income shareholders (and to holders of Geared Income shares within the Company's Packaged Units) who appear on the register of shareholders on 25 September 2009. This interim dividend is expected to comprise substantially all of the Company's available distributable revenues and carried forward revenue reserves as at the end of September 2009. Any revenues which arise after the Company has been placed into liquidation will form part of the Liquidators' retention (for eventual distribution to Geared Income Shareholders by the Liquidators). Availability of Monthly Fact Sheets Monthly factsheets 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 Geared Income shares and Zero Dividend Preference shares 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 Geared Income shares and Zero Dividend Preference shares are calculated weekly and can be viewed on the London Stock Exchange website at www.londonstockexchange.com (under the heading 'Market News'). Investment Objectives The objectives of the Company are to repay the capital entitlement of the Zero Dividend Preference shareholders and to maximise the income and return of capital to the Geared Income shareholders. Investment Policy The investment policy of the Company is to invest mainly in a portfolio of UK listed equities, UK equity-related securities (such as convertible securities, preference shares, convertible unsecured loan stock, warrants and other similar securities) and UK fixed interest securities. The equities selected by the Investment Manager as suitable for the portfolio will generally be those judged to be lowly valued, typically offering an attractive dividend yield with sufficiently strong cash generation from their operational activities to grow the dividend to shareholders over a number of years. Such equities are likely to be considered by the Investment Manager to be undervalued by the stock market at the time of purchase and will offer scope for capital gains. The portfolio manager selects each stock on its individual merits as an investment rather than replicating the relevant company's weighting within its benchmark, the FTSE All-Share index. The portfolio is therefore unlikely to represent the constituents of its benchmark, but instead is intended to offer a well diversified investment strategy focused on maximising returns from the prevailing economic background. The portfolio manager has complete flexibility to invest any proportion of the Company's investment portfolio in debt securities from time to time. Investment in debt securities will be in convertible bonds, corporate bonds and other debt securities (such as gilts) considered by the Investment Manager to be quasi-cash instruments. Investment in bonds issued by corporate issuers will generally be in those of issuers which are either rated as "investment grade" issuers or are considered by the Investment Manager to have an equivalent grade. The Investment Manager may also invest in sub-investment grade corporate bonds where it considers that their ratings are likely to improve. The percentage of the portfolio invested in debt securities at any given time will primarily be driven by tactical considerations but will also depend upon the outlook for interest rates and the scope for improved debt ratings. It is the Company's policy to invest no more than 15 per cent. of its total assets in other UK listed closed-ended investment funds as defined in section 15.6.8 of the Listing Rules. Any material change in the investment policy of the Company described above may only be made with the approval of Shareholders by an ordinary resolution and the separate class approval of Geared Income Shareholders. For further information, please contact: Richard Pavry Director of Investment Trusts Jupiter Asset Management Limited rpavry@jupiter-group.co.uk 020 7314 4822 Faith Pengelly Company Secretarial Department Jupiter Asset Management Limited fpengelly@jupiter-group.co.uk 020 7314 4915 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. Jupiter Asset Management Limited 17 September 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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