Interim Management Statement

JP Morgan Mid Cap Invest Trust PLC 23 April 2008 JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust plc Interim Management Statement 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 Share price 2.5% -2.4% -25.0% 48.3% 197.7% Net asset value 1.9% -6.0% -22.3% 44.5% 201.2% Benchmark 0.0% -5.7% -13.6% 50.6% 193.0% * total return with net dividends reinvested Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Financial position As at 31st March 2008 As at 22nd April 2008 Total assets £176.8m £172.3m Share price 528.0p 524.0p Net asset value 619.2p 613.88p Discount 14.7% 14.64% Gearing 108.3% 107.19% Share prices shown are closing bid Net asset values are shown with debt at fair value Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Material events There were no material events. Material transactions Changes to share capital Ordinary Shares of 25p Shares in issue as at 1st January 2008 27,159,380 Shares bought back and cancelled 855,200 Shares issued - new - As at 31st March 2008 26,304,180 During the quarter, the Company made market purchases of 855,200 of its own shares for cancellation, representing 3.15% of the shares in issue at the beginning of the financial year. The Company has not issued any shares in this financial quarter. Portfolio Top ten holdings as at 31st March 2008 Stock name Sector Weight % Stagecoach Consumer Services 2.9 GKN Consumer Goods 2.9 Cookson Industrials 2.8 Hays Industrials 2.8 Charter Industrials 2.8 Intermediate Capital Financials 2.7 Aggreko Industrials 2.6 Petrofac Oil & Gas 2.4 GAME Consumer Services 2.4 Investec Financials 2.3 Sector analysis as at 31st March 2008 Portfolio % Industrials 33.4 Financials 20.6 Consumer Services 20.1 Oil & Gas 9.8 Consumer Goods 7.2 Basic Materials 2.6 Technology 2.4 Utilities 1.6 Telecommunications 0.0 Health Care 0.0 Cash 2.3 Total 100.00 By order of the Board Andrew Norman, for and on behalf of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, Secretary 23rd 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.jpmmidcap.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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