First Jamaica Investment Ltd

First Jamaica Investments Limited`s (FJI) exposure to United States secuirities is approximately eight percent (8 %) or J$138 million of its total investment portfolio of J$1.7 billion as at August 30, 2008. This relates to investment securities of United States issuers, and does not include investments such as Government of Jamaica debt obligations or Jamaica corporate issues . FJI does not anticipate any material impact on its capital or income statement from this exposure. The company will continue to monitor the capital markets and are actively managing its investments in order to abate and mitigate any losses.