Portfolio Update

THE THROGMORTON TRUST PLC All information is at 30 September 2010 and unaudited. Performance at month end is calculated on a cum income basis One Three One Three Month Months Year Years Net asset value# 14.3% 27.1% 42.9% 8.5% Net asset value^ 14.3% 27.1% 42.9% 3.5% Net asset value^^ 11.8% 21.7% 35.4% -1.9% Share price 8.4% 14.6% 31.1% -1.9% Subscription share price 63.6% 81.2% n/a n/a HGSC plus AIM (ex Inv Cos) 8.8% 14.1% 17.7% -7.4% # NAV prior to costs of repaying the debentures early ^ NAV after costs of repaying the debentures early - undiluted ^^ NAV after costs of repaying debentures early - diluted Sources: BlackRock and Datastream At month end Net asset value capital only: 195.31p Net asset value incl. income: 197.62p Share price: 151.50p Discount to capital only NAV: 22.4% Subscription share price: 13.50p Net yield: 1.8% * Total assets: £121.5m ** Gearing: Nil Ordinary shares in issue: 58,367,192 *** Subscription shares in issue: 14,763,134 *Calculated using prior year interim and final dividends paid. **Includes current year revenue. ***Excluding 7,400,000 shares held in treasury. Ten Largest Sector Weightings % of Total Assets Software & Computer Services 11.0 Mining 10.0 Oil & Gas Producers 9.8 Electronic & Electrical Equipment 9.2 Financial Services 7.3 Support Services 7.2 Industrial Engineering 7.0 Media 4.9 Technology Hardware & Equipment 4.4 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology 4.4 ---- Total 75.2 ==== Ten Largest Equity Investments (in alphabetical order)~ Company Abcam Aveva Group City of London Investment Group Domino Printing Sciences Fidessa Hutchison China Meditech Rotork Spirax-Sarco Engineering Victrex Western Coal Commenting on the markets, Mike Prentis and Richard Plackett, representing the Investment Manager noted: September was a very strong month for equities as markets took the view that a double dip recession was increasingly unlikely. During September the Company's NAV per share rose by 14.3% on a cum income basis; this was substantially ahead of the benchmark which rose by 8.8%. The FTSE 100 Index rose by 6.2%. Our outperformance was derived from stock selection and asset allocation in the long only portfolio, and continued positive contributions from the CFD portfolio. From a stock point of view our relative outperformance was driven by a wide range of stocks; Western Coal, Encore Oil, IQE, Oxford Instruments, Avocet Mining and Eastern Platinum in the long only portfolio each contributed more than 0.25% to relative outperformance. Western Coal increased production guidance in early October and arranged an analyst visit; the share price rose ahead of the visit in expectation of good news. Having drilled the Catcher well in the North Sea and discovered light oil, which increasingly appears to be one of the largest oil discoveries in the North Sea in recent years, Encore Oil also drilled an appraisal well on the Cladhan prospect; this too was successful. Compound semiconductor wafer manufacturer IQE made a small acquisition and confirmed it was trading well. Oxford Instruments AGM statement indicated sustained strengthening of demand in its industrial division; consequently its house broker increased current year earnings estimates by 33%. Avocet benefitted from rises in the gold price and a 16% increase in its resource base at its Inata mine. Eastern Platinum benefitted from the recovery in the platinum price. Pleasingly, there were no poor individual stock relative performances, in that no one stock contributed more than -0.25% to relative performance. From a sector point of view, our overweight positions in the mining and electronic and electrical sectors served us well. Unsurprisingly during a strong month for markets, our underweight position in food producers also contributed well. We sold holdings in two retailers, Halfords and Mothercare. Halfords had experienced problems with a new distribution centre; Mothercare has been seeing softer UK trading, and we took the view that the premium rating was likely to slip. We also sold our holding in Chaucer, a Lloyds insurer. Pricing trends are not favouring these companies at present. We bought new holdings in BlueBay Asset Management and Elementis. BlueBay is a leading specialist manager of fixed income credit. Net fund inflows have been good and the opportunity in emerging market bonds, among others, looks attractive. Elementis is a global manufacturer of additives that enhance the feel, flow and finish of everyday products. Its trading has strengthened materially, it has good growth opportunities and the valuation remains attractive. 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). 14 October 2010
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