Interim Management Statement

JPMorgan Overseas IT PLC 30 October 2007 JPMorgan Overseas Investment Trust plc Interim Management Statement For the three months ended 30th September 2007 This interim management statement relates to the quarter from 1st July 2007 to 30th September 2007 and contains information that covers that period, unless otherwise stated. Financial performance - Cumulative Total Return * 1 month 3 months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Share price 5.3% 1.3% 10.9% 69.0% 115.2% Net asset value 4.7% 1.1% 10.9% 49.6% 92.1% Benchmark 3.7% 0.8% 11.0% 46.0% 86.4% * total return with net dividends reinvested Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Financial position As at 30th June As at 30th September 2007 2007 Net assets (£000) 207,743 201,814 Net asset value per share 653.1p 679.0p Share price 622.0p 642.0p Discount -5.6% -5.4% Gearing 100% 101% Share prices shown are closing mid Net asset value assumes that shares held in treasury have been reissued at the previous night's closing price. Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Material transactions Changes to share capital Issued Shares As at 30th June 2007 30,489,448 Shares bought back and cancelled 766,500 Shares bought back into Treasury - Shares cancelled from Treasury - Shares issued - As at 30th September 2007 29,722,948 During the quarter, the Company made market purchases of 766,500 shares for cancellation, representing 2.3% of the shares outstanding at the beginning of the financial year, at an average discount of 5.99%. Portfolio Analyses Ten largest holdings as at 30th September 2007* Growth Stock name Sector Weight % JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust Financials 3.1 Nokia Information Technology 2.1 Total Energy 2.1 Cisco Systems Information Technology 2.1 Mitsubishi Industrials 2.0 El Paso Energy 2.0 Banco Bilbao Financials 1.9 Merck & Co Health Care 1.7 Corning Information Technology 1.6 Procter & Gamble Consumer Staples 1.6 * Excluding liquidity fund holdings which are held as an alternative to cash. Portfolio analysis as at 30th September 2007 Sector Portfolio % Financials 29.0 Information Technology 16.8 Industrials 13.2 Energy 10.2 Consumer Staples 8.7 Health Care 7.3 Consumer Discretionary 6.2 Materials 6.0 Telecommunication Services 3.2 Utilities 1.0 Cash -1.6 Total 100.00 Geographical Portfolio % North America 39.1 Continental Europe 30.4 Japan 10.6 United Kingdom 9.7 Emerging Markets 8.1 Developed Asia 3.7 Cash -1.6 Total 100.00 By order of the Board Philip Jones, for and on behalf of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, Secretary 30th October 2007 Registered office: Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London, EC2Y 9AQ Telephone: 020 7742 6000 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. Please note that up to date information on the Company, including daily NAV and share prices, factsheets and portfolio information can be found at www.jpmoverseas.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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