Sector/Geographical Breakdown

Fleming Japanese Smaller Cos IT PLC
13 May 2002




SECTOR/GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWNS BY % AND TEN LARGEST INVESTMENTS, April 2002




THE FLEMING JAPANESE SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST plc

                                                                                   %
BY SECTOR

Cyclical Services                                                               37.0
General Industrials                                                             26.9
Financials                                                                      12.1
Information Technology                                                           9.0
Non-Cyclical Services                                                            5.7
Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods                                                      4.1
Cyclical Consumer Goods                                                          3.8
Basic Industries                                                                 2.6
Resources                                                                        0.6
Assets / Liabilities                                                            -1.8

Total                                                                            100


BY TERRITORY                                                                       %

Japan                                                                          101.8
Assets/Liabilities                                                              -1.8

Total                                                                            100


TEN LARGEST INVESTMENTS

Yanmada Denki                                                                    7.2
Otsuka Kagu                                                                      5.8
Aeon Credit Service                                                              4.5
Komori                                                                           4.2
Fuji Soft ABC                                                                    4.1
Goodwill                                                                         4.1
ARRK                                                                             4.0
Belluna Yakult Honsha                                                            3.8
Eneserve                                                                         3.7
Nissin                                                                           3.5

Total                                                                           44.9




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