Interim Management Statement

Jupiter Green Investment Trust PLC Interim Management Review for the three months ended 30 June 2007 The Board of Jupiter Green Investment Trust PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce its interim management review for the quarter ended 30 June 2007. Shareholders will be aware that on 27 July 2007 the Board announced the results of a placing and offer for subscription which resulted in the issue, on 30 July 2007, of 24.25 million C Shares and 4,850,000 New Warrants (the "Issue"). The total assets of the Company have, therefore, increased from the £34.8 million that applied at the end of June 2007 to £58.1 million, as at 31 July 2007. Full details of the Issue were set out in a prospectus which was published on 4 July 2007, copies of which are available on request from the Company Secretary. The following report relates to the performance of the Company's investment portfolio in the three months leading up to 30 June 2007. Investment Manager's Report for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2007 For the period from 1 April 2007 to the 30 June 2007, the return on the Company's Total Assets was 6.6 per cent.* compared to a return of 4.1 per cent.* for the Company's composite benchmark index**. Market and Policy Review The Company made further gains this quarter, despite a more difficult environment. A more hawkish mood in central banks in the UK and Europe worried investors somewhat and larger cap stocks significantly outperformed small and mid caps during the quarter. We apply a long-term approach to investing, selecting companies that have positive growth drivers and are addressing local and global environmental problems. The six key investment themes for the Company are clean energy, water management, waste management, sustainable living, environmental services and green transport. Inter-governmental action to tackle climate change continues to grow and we are seeing increasing legislation out of the US and China, particularly in the area of renewable energy. In the US, President Bush is proposing measures which would see a fivefold increase in the use of alternative fuels by 2017, while China has set targets to source 15 per cent. of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 at a cost of some US$184 billion per annum. This is strengthening the operating environments for many holdings within the clean energy theme, including Nordex (wind), Vestas Wind Systems, Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica (wind), Fuel-Tech (clean combustion)*** and SunPower (solar)***. The fundamentals behind the green transport theme remain positive. Rising oil prices, targets to cut CO2 emissions generated by the transport sector, and pressure on governments to reduce congestion and promote greater use of bus and train networks continue to underpin our investment case as regards this theme. Several green transport holdings should benefit from ever increasing focus on the sector. However, during the quarter, the performance of the Company's holdings in Go-Ahead, National Express and FirstGroup was lacklustre. The water management theme continues to suffer from a lack of investment opportunities following a long period of consolidation. We believe the long-term growth potential of this part of the market market remains sound as companies in this theme are important contributors to the supply of sustainable, clean and potable water throughout the world. Holdings within the environmental services theme were mixed with RPS, Stantec and Atkins (WS) posting gains, while Latchways ended lower on thin volume. This theme continues to benefit from heightened infrastructure activity worldwide and increased legislation requiring environmental assessment during public and private sector projects. In the waste management theme, Casella Waste*** made gains, while Shanks retreated after making good gains last quarter. There are several emerging opportunities for companies operating in this theme. Some of these will come from the recent revisions to the UK government's recycling and energy from waste targets announced by former Environment Secretary David Milliband as part of his waste strategy for England. Finally, within our sustainable living theme, we continue to see evidence that green consumption is expanding. Organic food sales in both the UK and US, for example, continue to grow well above trend for total food sales in these markets. We have exposure to this trend through core holding Cranswick and holdings in Whole Foods Market*** and United Natural Foods***. Recent performance of these holdings has been disappointing, however, with each drifting lower during the quarter. Investment Outlook Politicians, corporations and consumers are increasingly aware of, and reacting to, climate change issues. The strength of the drivers in the area was underlined by the fact that climate change was high on the agenda at the G8 Summit in May and we have seen a step up in legislation in the US and Asia. Additionally, we are seeing an acceleration of consumer demand for green products and services - a change which is yet to be reflected in stock valuations. Growth in consumer demand in the area of climate change is potentially very positive for investors in SRI funds. Charles Thomas Fund Manager, Jupiter Asset Management Limited Sources * Jupiter Asset Management Limited ("Jupiter") ** FTSE World Smaller Companies and Russell 2500 Growth Index, rebalanced to reflect the proportion of total assets managed by Jupiter and Winslow Management Company LLC ("Winslow") respectively. *** Positions held in the Winslow portfolio. All other positions mentioned are held directly within the portfolio managed by Jupiter. Total Assets as at 30 June 2007: £34,809,283 % of Total Assets Jupiter Managed Portfolio £26,218,787 75.3 Winslow Managed Portfolio £8,590,496 24.7 Shares in Issue on 30 June 2007 Net Asset Value (p) Market Price (p) Premium/(Discount) Ordinary (undiluted) 126.54 127.50 1% Ordinary (diluted) 122.46 127.50 Warrants n/a 51.50 n/a Portfolio Distribution on 30 June 2007 United Kingdom 44% North America 30% Europe 14% Japan 5% Other 3% Cash and fixed interest 4% ___ 100% The Company's exposure to other UK listed investment companies was nil on 30 June 2007. Top Ten Holdings on 30 June 2007 Company Country of Listing % RPS Group United Kingdom 4.0 Cranswick United Kingdom 3.6 Atkins Group United Kingdom 3.2 Keller Group United Kingdom 3.1 Novera Energy United Kingdom 2.9 Gamesa Corp Spain 2.9 Nordex AG Germany 2.8 Vestas Wind System Denmark 2.6 Firstgroup United Kingdom 2.6 Novozymes A/S Denmark 2.5 ____ 30.2 Comparative Performance to 30 June 2007 Last Annual 1 Month % 3 Months % 1 Year % Since Launch % Report % Total Assets* (1.5) 6.6 29.0 30.4 6.6 FTSE World Smaller Cos - Ex US Index (1.9) 4.5 24.7 26.9 4.5 Russell 2500 Growth Index (3.2) 2.9 9.3 12.0 2.9 Composite Index (2.2) 4.1 20.9 23.3 4.1 Ordinary Share NAV (1.5) 6.6 29.0 30.4 6.6 Ordinary Share Price (0.2) 7.6 32.1 27.5 7.6 Warrant Price (0.5) 28.0 87.3 145.2 28.0 *Adjusted for new share issues in September 2006, November 2006 and April 2007. Material Events Since 30 June 2007 At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on Friday 27th July 2007, shareholders approved a Special Resolution relating to the issue of C Shares in the Company by way of a Placing and Offer for Subscription. The C Shares were offered at a price of 100 pence per C Share together with New Warrants attached on a one-for- five basis. A total of 24,250,000 C Shares were allotted on 30 July 2007, of which 21,274,572 were allotted pursuant to the Placing to institutional investors and 2,975,428 were allotted under an Offer for Subscription to the public. A total of 4,850,000 New Warrants have been issued on a one-for-five basis together with the C Shares. The Board is not aware of any other significant events or transactions which have occurred between 30 June 2007 and the date of publication of this interim management statement which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Company. Availability of Monthly Fact Sheets Monthly fact sheets for the Company are available for download from www.jupiteronline.co.uk and by post or fax on request from the company secretarial department. The Company's Ordinary shares, C shares, Warrants and New Warrants are listed on the London Stock Exchange and the prices are published in the Financial Times under `Investment Companies'. The Net Asset Values of the Company's ordinary and C shares are calculated weekly and can be viewed on the London Stock Exchange website at www.londonstockexchange.com (under the heading `Market News'). For further information, please contact: Richard Pavry Director of Investment Trusts Jupiter Asset Management Limited rpavry@jupiter-group.co.uk 020 7314 4822 Jonathan McGuire Company Secretarial Department Jupiter Asset Management Limited jmcguire@jupiter-group.co.uk 020 7314 4773 The Company's Registered office is at 1 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7JJ. 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.
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