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    JPMorgan Indian Inv - Interim Management Statement

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    JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust plc

    Interim Management Statement (Unaudited)

    For the three months ended 31st December 2011

    This interim management statement relates to the quarter from 1st October 2011 to 31st December 2011 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

    -5.6%

    -10.7%

    -33.8%

    33.3%

    4.5%

    420.1%

    Net (Frankfurt: A0Z22E - news) asset value

    -3.5%

    -11.3%

    -31.8%

    35.1%

    11.6%

    358.2%

    Benchmark

    -4.9%

    -14.0%

    -36.7%

    42.6%

    18.8%

    320.7%

    * total return with net dividends reinvested

    Source: JPMAM/Morningstar (NasdaqGS: MORN - news)

    Financial position


    As at 31st December 2011

    As at 10th February 2012

    Total (Other OTC: TTFNF.PK - news) assets

    £414.5m

    £506.4m

    Share price

    320.0p

    382.3p

    Net asset value

    Discount/Premium

    Gearing

    Subscription share price

    351.1p

    -10.4%

    98%

    48.5p

    425.4p

    -10.1%

    99.0%

    94.0p

    Share prices shown are closing bid

    Net asset values are shown with debt at par value

    Source: JPMAM/Morningstar

    Material events

    Subscription Share Reminder Notice

    On 24th November (Stuttgart: A0Z24E - news) 2011, the Board reminded Subscription Shareholders that their right to acquire new Ordinary Shares in the Company at 247 pence per Subscription Share would expire on 3rd January 2012 when the conversion price of the Subscription Shares increased to 291 pence. The conversion price would then remain at 291 pence until 2nd January 2014, after which the rights attached to the Subscription Shares would lapse.

    Appointment of new Director

    On 13th December 2011 the Board of JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust plc appointed Ms. Nimi Patel as an independent non-executive Director of the Company, with immediate effect.

    Material events post 31st December 2011

    Annual General Meeting

    At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 31st January 2012, all of the Ordinary Resolutions put to shareholders were passed. In addition, the following three items of Special Business were passed which:

    i) allow the Company to allot new Ordinary shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,953,492 representing approximately 10% of the Company's issued Ordinary share capital;

    ii) allow the Company to disapply pre-emption rights on allotment of new Ordinary shares; and

    iii) allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 17,709,150 Ordinary shares or 1,180,275 Subscription shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital.

    Retirement of Director

    On 31st January 2012, Dr Vijay Joshi retired as a Director of the Company

    Material transactions

    Changes to share capital


    Ordinary Shares

    Subscription Shares




    As at 1st October 2011

    117,605,110

    8,408,433

    Shares bought back and cancelled

    -

    -

    Shares bought back into Treasury

    820,000

    -

    Shares cancelled from Treasury

    -

    -

    Shares exercised

    -

    534,656

    Shares issued

    534,656

    -

    As at 31st December 2011

    118,139,766

    7,873,777

    During the period 1st October 2011 to 31st December 2011 the holders of 534,656 subscription shares elected to convert their shares into ordinary shares. The Company bought 820,000 ordinary shares into Treasury. Of the 118,139,766 ordinary shares in issue as at 31st December 2011, 2,799,788 shares were held in Treasury.

    Portfolio Analyses

    Ten largest holdings as at 31st December 2011

    Stock name

    Sector

    Weight %

    Infosys Technologies

    Information Technology

    13.4

    Reliance Industries

    Energy (NYSEArca: JJE - news)

    8.7

    HDFC Bank

    Financials (Euronext: IXEFI.NX - news)

    7.8

    Housing Development Finance (BSE: HDFC.BO - news)

    Financials

    7.0

    ITC (Berlin: IQ9B.BE - news)

    Consumer Staples

    6.2

    Tata Consultancy Services

    Information Technology

    4.9

    Bharti Airtel

    Telecommunication Services

    3.3

    Tata Motors (BSE: TATAMOTORS.BO - news)

    Consumer Discretionary

    2.5

    Mahindra ∓ Mahindra

    Consumer Discretionary

    2.4

    ICICI Bank

    Financials

    2.3

    Sector breakdown as at 31st December 2011

    Sector

    Portfolio %

    Financials

    24.7

    Information Technology

    19.8

    Energy

    11.3

    Materials

    9.5

    Consumer Discretionary

    9.2

    Consumer Staples

    6.2

    Health Care

    5.9

    Industrials

    5.1

    Telecommunication Services

    3.3

    Utilities (Santiago: UTILITIES.SN - news)

    2.2

    Cash

    2.8

    Total

    100.0

    By order of the Board

    Andrew Norman, for and on behalf of

    JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, Secretary

    14th February 2012

    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.

    Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

    JPMORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED

    ENDS

    Please note that up to date information on the Company, including daily NAV and share prices, factsheets and portfolio information can be found at at www.jpmindian.co.uk

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