Interim Management Statement

JPMorgan Overseas IT PLC 29 April 2008 JPMorgan Overseas Investment Trust plc Interim Management Statement (Unaudited) For the three months ended 31st March 2008 This interim management statement relates to the quarter from 1st January 2008 to 31st March 2008 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 10 Years Share price -4.3% -11.9% -4.1% 38.3% 97.9% 60.9% Net asset value -2.8% -11.7% -4.4% 28.8% 72.9% 47.5% Benchmark -0.9% -8.9% -4.5% 25.3% 66.7% 37.2% * total return with net dividends reinvested Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Financial position As at 31st March 2008 As at 28th April 2008 Total assets £170.6m £181.4m Share price 573.0p 615.0p Net asset value 611.8p 655.0p Discount 6.3% 6.1% Gearing 104.1% 103.4% Share prices shown are closing bid Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Changes to share capital Issued Shares As at 1st January 2008 28,140,948 Shares bought back and cancelled 432,000 Shares bought back into Treasury - Shares cancelled from Treasury - Shares issued - As at 31st March 2008 27,708,948 During the quarter, the Company made market purchases of 432,000 shares for cancellation, representing 1.5% of the shares outstanding at the beginning of the financial year. Portfolio Analyses Ten largest holdings as at 31st March 2008* Stock name Sector Weight % JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Trust Financials 2.9 Total Energy 2.7 Mitsubishi Industrials 2.6 El Paso Energy 2.2 Nokia Information Technology 2.1 Vodafone Telecommunication Services 2.0 Roche Holdings Health Care 2.0 Intesa Sanpaolo Financials 2.0 Cisco Systems Information Technology 1.9 Taiwan Semiconductor Information Technology 1.7 * Excluding liquidity fund holdings which are held as an alternative to cash. Portfolio analysis as at 31st March 2008 Portfolio % Sector Financials 27.9 Information Technology 14.7 Energy 13.6 Industrials 11.4 Consumer Staples 10.9 Materials 7.7 Consumer Discretionary 7.2 Health Care 5.0 Telecommunication Services 4.4 Utilities 2.1 Cash -4.9 Total 100.00 Geographical Portfolio % North America 38.0 Continental Europe 31.0 United Kingdom 12.6 Japan 10.3 Emerging Markets 7.6 Developed Asia 5.4 Cash -4.9 Total 100.00 By order of the Board Divya Amin, for and on behalf of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, Secretary 29th April 2008 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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