Interim Management Statement

The Throgmorton Trust PLC Interim Management Statement- 3 months to 28 February 2010 To the members of The Throgmorton Trust PLC This interim management statement has been produced solely to provide additional information to shareholders as a body to meet the relevant requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure & Transparency Rules. It should not be relied on by any other party for any other reason. This interim management statement relates to the period from 1 December 2009 to 28 February 2010, and contains information that covers this period, and up to the date of publication of this interim management statement. Please note more detailed performance information, including the latest month end announcements are available on the Manager's website - www.blackrock.co.uk/its. The Company's objective is to provide shareholders with capital growth and an attractive total return from investment predominantly in UK smaller companies which are listed on the main market or traded on the AIM market. Stock Performance Cumulative Performance (%): One Three One Three Month Months Year Years Net Asset Value# -0.1% 5.4% 66.4% -21.4% Net Asset Value* -0.1% 5.4% 66.4% -25.0% Net Asset Value** 0.4% 5.1% 66.0% -25.2% Share Price 2.9% 8.2% 82.3% -25.0% Subscription share price -8.0% -23.8% - - HGSC plus AIM (ex Inv Cos) 0.6% 4.4% 67.5% -20.7% All performance figures are in £ on a total return basis. #NAV prior to costs of repaying the debentures early *NAV after costs of repaying the debentures early - undiluted **NAV after costs of repaying the debentures early - diluted Ten Largest Equity Holdings at 28 February 2010 (in alphabetical order) Abcam Group Aveva Group Brewin Dolphin Holdings Domino Printing Sciences Eastern Platinum Fidessa Group ITE Group Rotork Spirax-Sarco Engineering Victrex Financial position and performance as at 28 February 2010 Gross Assets (£m)* 110.0 Short term borrowings (£m) Nil Net asset value-capital only 148.08p Net asset value-Including Income 148.41p Share Price 121.00p Ordinary Shares in issue*** 74,128,534 Subscription Shares in issue 14,810,475 Actual Gearing Nil Discount to NAV-Cum Income 18.5% Discount to NAV-Capital Only** 18.3% *includes net revenue of £0.25m ***not including 7,400,000 shares held in treasury Material Events/Transactions There were no material events or transactions, except as disclosed, during the three months to 28 February 2010, nor was the Company involved in any other material transactions during the period except the purchase and sale of securities undertaken in the normal course of its business. Financial Report The Company announced its financial results for the year ended 30 November 2009 on 29 January 2010. Dividend A final dividend of 2.20 pence and special dividend of 2.00 pence per share were declared on 29 January 2010, payable on 26 March 2010 to shareholders on the register on 19 February 2010. Subscription Share Conversion On 3 February 2010 12,426 ordinary shares were issued, subject to listing, to 13 holders of subscription shares following the exercise of their conversion rights. The 12,426 ordinary shares were subsequently listed on 8 February 2010. The Board is not aware of any material events or transactions, except as disclosed herein, occurring between 1 March 2010 and the date of publication of this interim management statement which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Company. Latest information is available by typing, www.blackrock.co.uk/its on the internet, "BLRKINDEX" on Reuters, "BLRK" on Bloomberg or "8800" on Topic 3 (ICV terminal). Contact details: Kerry Higgins Secretary Tel: 020 7743 1089
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