HAMILTON, Bermuda, 17 September 2001 - The BSX has been informed that at today's board of directors meeting for Fleming Leveraged Emerging Markets Portfolio Limited, it was resolved that due to the tragic situation in New York last week and its effect on pricing the assets of the fund, the NAV calculation for Tuesday 11 September, 2001 will be suspended.
It is anticipated that the valuations will resume weekly from Tuesday 18 September.
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