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Fleming Eur Fledgeling Inv Tst PLC 22 November 2001 THE FLEMING EUROPEAN FLEDGELING INVESTMENT TRUST PLC The Fleming European Fledgeling Investment Trust plc announces its results for the six months ended 30th September 2001. In the six months to 30th September 2001, the Company produced a total return on net assets of -34.4%. The Company's benchmark, the HSBC Smaller European Companies (ex-UK) Index, produced a total return of -25.5% over the same period. The Company's share price decreased by 42.1% to 165 pence, giving a discount to NAV of 21.9% on 30th September 2001 compared to 9.5% as at 31st March 2001. During the period the Company repurchased a total of 2,200,000 ordinary shares in the market for cancellation. No dividend has been declared by the Board as the Company's forecasts suggest that there will be a revenue deficit at the end of the financial year. 22nd November 2001 For further information, please contact: Jonathan Latter.................................................. 020 7742 6000 THE FLEMING EUROPEAN FLEDGELING INVESTMENT TRUST PLC UNAUDITED FIGURES FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 2001 2001 2000 £'000 £'000 REVENUE Income Overseas dividends 1,689 743 Overseas interest 139 90 Scrip dividends 2 72 Deposit interest 238 406 _______ _______ Gross Revenue 2,068 1,311 Less: Management fee 1,071 1,746 Other administrative expenses 134 222 Interest payable 1,123 1,580 _______ _______ Return before Taxation (260) (2,237) Less: Taxation 180 100 _______ _______ Return available to ordinary shareholders (440) (2,337) ===== ===== 2001 2000 CAPITAL Return attributable to ordinary (62,788) (55,914) shareholders ===== ===== Dividends per ordinary share Nil Nil Revenue return per ordinary share (0.73)p (3.81)p Capital return per ordinary share (103.86)p (91.26)p Total return per ordinary share (104.59)p (95.07)p ===== ===== THE FLEMING EUROPEAN FLEDGELING INVESTMENT TRUST PLC UNAUDITED FIGURES FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 2001 2001 2000 £'000 £'000 BALANCE SHEET Investments at valuation 138,767 331,645 Net Current Assets 11,388 12,826 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one 23,243 56,706 year _______ _______ Total Net Assets (£'000) 126,912 287,765 ===== ===== Net asset value per ordinary share 211.3p 469.7p CASH FLOW STATEMENT Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities 1,268 (1,425) Net cash outflow from servicing of finance (1,592) (1,236) Total tax (paid)/recovered (109) 82 Net cash inflow from capital expenditure and financial investment 38,067 25,422 Net cash outflow from financing (12,369) (17,479) _______ ______ Increase in cash for the period 25,265 5,364 ===== ==== The above financial information does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31st March 2001 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. J.P. MORGAN FLEMING ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 22nd November 2001
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