Final Results - Amendment
F&C Capital & Income Inv Tst PLC
04 December 2007
BELOW IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT RNS 6289I RELEASED AT 17.51 ON 27
NOVEMBER 2007. THE ONLY CHANGE IS THAT THE COMPANY'S FORTHCOMING CONTINUATION
VOTE IS A QUINQUENNIAL VOTE, NOT A TRIENNIAL VOTE AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.
Date: 27 November 2007
Contact: Julian Cane
F&C Management Limited
020 7628 8000
F&C Capital and Income Investment Trust plc
Audited Preliminary Statement of Results
for the year ended 30 September 2007
HIGHLIGHTS
• Total dividend increase of 13.8%, the largest increase since launch;
• Over five years, the dividend has grown at a compound rate of 7.1%,
well in excess of retail price inflation ;
• Net asset value ("NAV") per share up 3.9% compared to a rise in the
Benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Index, of 8.7%;
• Long-term performance continues to be well ahead of benchmark.
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Attributable to equity shareholders 30 September 2007 30 September 2006 % Change
Net assets £204.13m £200.76m +1.7
Net asset value per share 258.76p 249.03p +3.9
Net revenue after tax £6.60m £5.88m +12.3
Return per share - revenue 8.25p 7.25p +13.8
Dividends per share 7.40p 6.50p +13.8
Share price 243.25p 233.50p +4.2
The Chairman, commenting on the results, said:
The Board is proposing a final dividend of 2.4 pence per share, which makes a
total increase year-on-year of 13.8%. This maintains the record of rising annual
dividends every year since launch. However, the gain in our net asset value
("NAV") per share was a relatively disappointing 3.9% compared to a rise in our
Benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Index, of 8.7%. This is against a background of
fluctuating global stock markets which became increasingly volatile because of
the uncertainty of the impact of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis. Our long-term
performance continues to be well ahead of our benchmark.
Capital performance
During the summer and autumn the problems in the US sub-prime mortgage market
created very considerable uncertainty about the prospects for economic growth in
the US and elsewhere. The response of the US monetary authorities in reducing
interest rates and the injection of extra liquidity into the markets by the
European Central Bank seemed to restore confidence and stock markets showed more
resilience than many analysts predicted. Despite the run on Northern Rock, the
UK stock market recovered most of its lost ground and by the end of the year was
8.7% higher than a year earlier. The UK stock market benefited during the year
from reasonable levels of earnings and dividend growth and from continued
corporate activity in mergers and acquisitions.
Although the recent NAV performance of the Company has been somewhat
disappointing, as already stated our results over the longer term have been
good. This was primarily because we were relatively defensively positioned when
the market was weak, but also kept a little ahead of the market when conditions
turned more positive. Throughout this time, the investment approach used has
been to focus predominantly on UK companies with a higher than average dividend
yield and on their ability to increase the dividend significantly.
At the beginning of the year the Board reviewed this investment approach to
consider whether there was a convincing case for increasing our risk appetite
and therefore broadening the range of assets in our portfolio in pursuit of
higher returns. We concluded that our shareholders had actively chosen our
existing investment policy when they decided to buy shares in the Company and
that it would be wrong to change it.
Revenue and dividend
The Company has recorded a good increase in revenue and earnings over the year
allowing us to declare our largest increase in the dividend since launch in
1992.
Income from investments, net return before taxation, and net return to
shareholders all increased by more than 12% as many companies within the
portfolio reported strong levels of dividend growth. Revenue return per share
increased by 13.8% as there was a positive impact from the share buy-back
programme.
The proposed final dividend of 2.4 pence per share brings the total dividend for
the year to 7.4 pence per share, an increase of 13.8%. Over five years, the
dividend has grown at a compound rate of 7.1%, well in excess of retail price
inflation.
Share price performance and discount
The Directors remain committed to ensuring that the Company's share price does
not trade at a material discount to NAV and to this end the Company maintains an
active share buy-back programme. The share price started the year at a discount
to NAV of 6.2% and finished at a discount of 6.0%, with an average discount over
the year of 5.6%. In total 1.73 million shares, representing 2.1% of the shares
in issue, were bought at an average discount of 6.8%.
Gearing
Throughout the year, the Company borrowed money to invest in equities. The
amounts borrowed were relatively modest at between £8m and £13m compared to
shareholders' equity of over £200m. Over the year as a whole the impact of
gearing was marginal as the total return on the portfolio was very similar to
the cost of borrowing.
Shareholders
The Board continues to value the benefits of a diversified shareholder base and
is encouraged that there is a continued increase in the number of investors
attracted to the Company via the F&C savings schemes. For historical reasons,
the shareholder base has been dominated by investors who first came to the
Company via Personal Equity Plans, but it is encouraging that there are now more
than 6,500 investors via the Child Trust Fund and a growing number via the
Individual Savings Account and the Private Investor Plan.
VAT
The Association of Investment Companies, of which the Company is a member, has
recently won an important case in the European Court of Justice for all
investment trust companies in the UK. It frees them in the future from VAT on
management fees, thus reducing their total costs. The UK authorities have
accepted the ruling in principle and it is highly probable that the Company will
be able to recover at least some of the VAT suffered in the past on management
fees. The Board is in discussion with the Manager and the Association of
Investment Companies on how to calculate and recover the amounts due to us. The
claims will also include VAT paid in earlier years by F&C Income Growth
Investment Trust ("FIGIT") before it merged with the Company in 2005. It is for
this reason FIGIT has been kept in legal being, albeit as a dormant company in
liquidation. We are not yet able to quantify the size of our claims nor to know
when it will be paid.
Continuation Vote
There will be a quinquennial vote at this year's AGM on whether the Company
should continue. Having consideration for the long-term record of capital
performance and dividend growth, the Board believes it is in shareholders' best
interests to continue and therefore encourages all shareholders to vote in
favour of the resolution to be put to the AGM. Directors will be voting all
their shares in favour of this resolution.
Prospects
At the time of writing it is impossible to foresee the full impact on the real
economy of the turmoil in credit markets . If many banks have large losses and
are forced to restrict rates of further lending, future rates of growth of the
economy and of asset prices are likely to be reduced. The evidence, especially
in the property sector, that this slowdown has started is getting stronger,
although employment levels and consumer spending remain fairly robust despite
high levels of personal indebtedness. There seems to be little impact on the
economies of China and India which are fast becoming locomotive global
economies. However, while interest rates are expected to decline over the next
year, the inflationary pressures resulting from the recent sharp rise in oil
prices will be a restraining influence on the Bank of England. On balance the
risks to growth are increasing and the weakness of the dollar could add to
strains in the financial sector.
The current valuation of the UK stock market is being tested by these
uncertainties but current expectations for further growth in earnings and
dividends remain quite encouraging. We may be in for a rather bumpy ride in the
stock market but with dividends so far comfortably covered by earnings and the
prospect of reasonable rates of future income growth from the portfolio, the
outlook for the Company's own dividends remains positive.
Pen Kent
November 2007
INCOME STATEMENT
for the year ended 30 September 2007 2006
Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
£'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s
Gains on investments - 8,734 8,734 - 22,769 22,769
Exchange gains/(losses) - 1 1 1 (24) (23)
Income 7,947 - 7,947 7,088 - 7,088
Management fee (513) (513) (1,026) (472) (472) (944)
Other expenses (508) (4) (512) (476) (17) (493)
Net return before finance costs and taxation 6,926 8,218 15,144 6,141 22,256 28,397
Interest payable and similar charges (285) (285) (570) (229) (229) (458)
Net return on ordinary activities before taxation
6,641 7,933 14,574 5,912 22,027 27,939
Taxation on ordinary activities (37) - (37) (33) - (33)
Net return attributable to equity shareholders 6,604 7,933 14,537 5,879 22,027 27,906
Return per ordinary share - pence 8.25 9.92 18.17 7.25 27.18 34.43
The total column is the profit and loss account of the Company.
All revenue and capital items in the above statement derive from continuing
operations.
A statement of total recognised gains and losses is not required as all gains
and losses of the Company have been reflected in the above statement.
RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS
Total
Called-up Share Capital equity
share premium redemption Special Capital Revenue shareholders'
capital account reserve reserve reserves reserve funds
For the year ended £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s
30 September 2007
Balance brought forward at 20,548 76,334 3,154 10,313 85,648 4,758 200,755
1 October 2006
Dividends paid - - - - - (6,882) (6,882)
Purchase of ordinary shares - - - (4,279) - - (4,279)
held in treasury
Return attributable to equity - - - - 7,933 6,604 14,537
shareholders
Balance carried forward at 20,548 76,334 3,154 6,034 93,581 4,480 204,131
30 September 2007
Total
Called-up Share Capital equity
share premium redemption Special Capital Revenue shareholders'
capital account reserve reserve reserves reserve funds
For the year ended £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s
30 September 2006
Balance brought forward at 20,548 76,334 3,154 11,960 63,621 3,729 179,346
1 October 2005
Dividends paid - - - - - (4,850) (4,850)
Purchase of ordinary shares - - - (1,647) - - (1,647)
held in treasury
Return attributable to equity - - - - 22,027 5,879 27,906
shareholders
Balance carried forward at 20,548 76,334 3,154 10,313 85,648 4,758 200,755
30 September 2006
BALANCE SHEET
At 30 September 2007 2006
£'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s
Fixed assets
Investments 213,328 203,978
Current assets
Debtors 875 3,069
Cash at bank and short-term deposits 346 3,152
1,221 6,221
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Loans (10,000) (8,000)
Other (418) (1,444)
(10,418) (9,444)
Net current liabilities (9,197) (3,223)
Net assets 204,131 200,755
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 20,548 20,548
Share premium account 76,334 76,334
Capital redemption reserve 3,154 3,154
Special reserve 6,034 10,313
Capital reserves 93,581 85,648
Revenue reserve 4,480 4,758
Total equity shareholders' funds 204,131 200,755
Net asset value per ordinary share - pence 258.76 249.03
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
for the year ended 30 September 2007 2006
£'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s
Operating activities
Investment income received 7,824 6,970
Interest received 61 70
Other revenue 10 13
Fee paid to management company (868) (781)
Fees paid to Directors (80) (80)
Other cash payments (571) (475)
Net cash inflow from operating activities 6,376 5,717
Servicing of finance
Interest paid (575) (455)
Net cash outflow from servicing of finance (575) (455)
Taxation
Overseas tax paid (41) (21)
UK tax paid (3) -
Total tax paid (44) (21)
Financial investment
Purchase of equities and other investments (52,115) (50,189)
Sales of equities and other investments 52,872 53,717
Other expenses (5) (19)
Net cash inflow from financial 752 3,509
investment
Equity dividends paid (6,882) (4,850)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow before use of
liquid resources and financing (373) 3,900
Management of liquid resources
(Increase)/ decrease in short-term deposits (4) 1,700
Financing
Sterling loans raised/(repaid) 2,000 (500)
Purchase of ordinary shares (4,434) (1,605)
Net cash outflow from financing (2,434) (2,105)
(Decrease)/increase in cash (2,811) 3,495
Reconciliation of net cash flow movement to
movement in net debt
(Decrease)/increase in cash (2,811) 3,495
Increase/(decrease) in short-term deposits 4 (1,700)
(Increase)/decrease in short-term loans (2,000) 500
Change in net debt resulting from cash
flows (4,807) 2,295
Exchange movement on currency balances 1 (24)
Movement in net debt during the period (4,806) 2,271
Net debt brought forward (4,848) (7,119)
Net debt carried forward (9,654) (4,848)
Notes
1 DIVIDENDS
The Directors recommend a final dividend in respect of the year ended 30
September 2007 of 2.40p (2007: 2.10p) per share, payable on 31 January 2008 to
all shareholders on the register at close of business on 4 January 2008. The
recommended final dividend is subject to approval by the shareholders at the
Annual General Meeting.
2 RETURN PER ORDINARY SHARE
Revenue return
The revenue return per share is based on the revenue return attributable to
equity shareholders of £6,604,000
(2006: £5,879,000).
Capital return
The capital return per share is based on the capital return attributable to
equity shareholders of £7,933,000
(2006: £22,027,000).
Both the revenue and capital returns per share are based on a weighted average
of 80,004,514 (2006: 81,045,828) ordinary shares in issue during the year.
Shares held in treasury have been excluded from the weighted average number of
shares in issue with effect from the date of purchase.
3 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The above financial information comprises non-statutory accounts within the
meaning of section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The financial information for
the year ended 30 September 2006 has been extracted from published accounts for
the year ended 30 September 2006 that have been delivered to the Registrar of
Companies and on which the report of the auditors was unqualified.
4 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 28 January 2008 at 11.30 am at
the offices of F&C Management
Limited at Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2NY.
5 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
The Report and Accounts will be posted to shareholders in early December 2007.
Copies may be obtained thereafter during normal business hours from the
Company's Registered Office, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2NY.
By order of the Board
F&C Management Limited, Secretary
27 November 2007
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