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Fleming Claverhouse Inv Trust PLC 30 August 2001 STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT THE FLEMING CLAVERHOUSE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC Unaudited results for the six months ended 30th June 2001 The Directors of The Fleming Claverhouse Investment Trust plc today announce the Company's results for the six months ended 30th June 2001. In the six months since the end of the financial year on 31st December 2000, the Company's net asset value per share decreased by 6.4% to 466.6 pence and the share price by 8.8% to 472.5 pence. These results compare with a decrease of 8.6% in the Company's benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Index. Total return on net assets for the period was -5.8%, compared with the benchmark total return of -7.3%. The Directors have already declared a second interim dividend of 2.00 pence per ordinary share (2000: 1.70p). This is payable on 3rd September 2001 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 10th August 2001. J.P Morgan Fleming Asset Management (UK) Limited - Secretary 30th August 2001 For further information, please contact: Jonathan Latter J.P Morgan Fleming Asset Management (UK) Limited 020 7742 6000 THE FLEMING CLAVERHOUSE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC UNAUDITED FIGURES FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2001 2001 2000 £'000 £'000 REVENUE Income Franked dividends 5,857 3,823 Interest from investments - 2 Script dividends 216 34 Deposit interest 399 232 Stock lending Fees - 10 _______ _______ Gross Revenue 6,472 4,101 Less: Management fee 561 449 Other administrative expenses 249 125 Interest payable 904 512 _______ _______ Return before Taxation 4,758 3,015 Less: Taxation 74 47 _______ _______ Return available to ordinary shareholders 4,684 2,968 ===== ===== 2001 2000 £'000 £'000 CAPITAL Movements on investments (25,325) (13,127) Less: Expenses charged to capital 1,040 834 Less: Finance costs charged to capital 1,678 951 Less: Unrealised performance fee 624 - _______ _______ Return attributable to ordinary shareholders (28,667) (14,912) Taxation 74 47 _______ _______ Return attributable to ordinary shareholders (28,593) (14,865) ===== ===== Dividends per ordinary share 4.00 p 3.40 p Revenue return per ordinary share 5.76 p 4.53 p Capital return per ordinary share (35.14)p (22.66)p Total return per ordinary share (29.38)p (18.13)p ===== ===== THE FLEMING CLAVERHOUSE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC UNAUDITED FIGURES FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2001 2001 2000 £'000 £'000 BALANCE SHEET Investments at valuation 441,824 374,473 Net current assets 13,660 7,702 Net non current liabilities (69,681) (29,654) _______ _______ Total net assets 385,803 352,521 ===== ===== Net asset value per ordinary share 466.6p 512.3p CASH FLOW STATEMENT 2001 2000 £'000 £'000 Net cash inflow from operating activities 4,128 2,505 Net cash outflow from returns on servicing of finance (2,264) (1,451) Total tax paid (89) - Net cash outflow from capital expenditure and (56,779) (14,186) financial investment Total equity dividends paid on ordinary shares (3,830) (2,531) Net cash inflow from financing 71,202 24,496 _______ ______ Increase in cash for the period 12,368 8,833 ===== ==== The above financial information does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. Statutory accounts for the period ended 31st December 2000 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management (UK) Limited 30th August 2001
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