Interim Management Statement

JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile IT PLC 30 May 2007 JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust plc Interim Management Statement For the three months ended 30th April 2007 This interim management statement relates to the quarter from 1st February 2007 to 30th April 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 10 Years Share price 5.2% 8.5% 29.6% 132.4% 151.3% 381.6% New asset value 3.8% 9.5% 27.8% 123.1% 155.2% 346.7% Benchmark 2.3% 7.6% 23.9% 100.9% 120.2% 234.3% * total return with net dividends reinvested Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Financial position As at 30th April 2007 As at 29th May 2007 Total assets £1,941.3m £1,890.9m Share price 1353.0p 1375.0p Net asset value 1489.74p 1,509.63p Discount 9.2% 8.9% Gearing 108.4% 108.9% Share prices shown are closing mid Net asset values are shown with debt at fair value Source: JPMAM/Fundamental Data Material events At the Company's AGM held on 16th May 2007, all of the resolutions put to shareholders were passed, including a Special Resolution which allows the Company to make market purchases of up to 16,908,105 of its ordinary shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital. At the conclusion of the Company's AGM, Nicholas Berry, Simon Keswick and Lord Rothermere retired from the Board. Material transactions Changes to share capital Issued Ordinary Shares of 25p As at 31st January 2007 125,058,759 Shares bought back and cancelled 7,636,560 Shares issued - As at 30th April 2007 117,422,199 During the quarter, the Company made market purchases of 7,636,560 of its own shares for cancellation, representing 6.42% of the shares outstanding at the beginning of the financial year, at an average discount of 9.38%. Payment of dividends On 1st February 2007 a third quarterly dividend of 4.50p per share was paid to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on 12th January 2007. On 1st May 2007 a fourth quarterly interim dividend of 11.50 pence per share for the year ended 31st January 2007 was paid to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 20th April 2007. This fourth payment brought the total dividend for the year ended 31st January 2007 to 25.00 pence (2006: 21.75 pence). Portfolio Top ten holdings as at 30th April 2007 Stock name Sector Weight % Taylor Woodrow Consumer goods 3.1 GKN Consumer goods 2.4 Berkeley Consumer goods 2.2 Burberry Consumer goods 2.0 Persimmon Consumer goods 2.0 British Energy Utilities 1.9 Ladbrokes Consumer services 1.7 Amec Industrials 1.7 Millenium & Copthorne Hotels Consumer services 1.7 Bellway Consumer goods 1.7 Sector analysis as at 30th April 2007 Portfolio % Consumer Services 24.0 Financials 22.7 Industrials 21.1 Consumer Goods 21.1 Oil & Gas 3.5 Technology 2.1 Utilities 2.1 Basic Materials 1.2 Telecommunications 0.6 Health Care 0.3 Cash 1.3 Total 100.00 By order of the Board Jonathan Latter, for and on behalf of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, Secretary 30th May 2007 Registered office: Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London, EC2Y 9AQ 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.jpmfmercantile.com For investor information please contact the JPMorgan helpline on Freephone 0800 40 30 30. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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