Dunedin Income Growth Inv Tst PLC
20 November 2007
Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC
Interim Management Statement - 3 months to 31 October 2007
To the members of Dunedin Income Growth Investment 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 and Transparency Rules. It should not be
relied upon by any other party or for any other purpose.
This interim management statement relates to the period from 1 August 2007 to 31
October 2007, and contains information that covers this period, and up to the
date of publication of this interim management statement, unless otherwise
specified.
Investment objective
To achieve growth of income and capital from a portfolio invested predominantly
in companies listed or quoted in the United Kingdom.
Benchmark
FTSE All-Share Index.
Material events
There were no material events during the period under review.
Material transactions
During the 3 month period to end October 2007 the Company purchased 252,000
ordinary shares of 25p each which are being held in treasury. Since 31 October
2007 until 19 November 2007 the Company has purchased 195,000 ordinary shares of
25p each which are being held in treasury. As at 19 November 2007 the Company's
issued ordinary share capital is 152,067,194 (excluding treasury shares) and
155,677,935 (including treasury shares) ordinary shares of 25p each. The number
of ordinary shares of 25p held in treasury is 3,610,741.
The borrowings at the period end were £50.6m represented by £22m of the variable
rate loan facility and £28.6m of the 7 7/8% debenture stock 2019, when valued at
par. The market value of the debenture was £34.4m.
Twenty largest equity holdings at 31 October 2007
%
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' 5.0
BP 4.2
HSBC 3.8
Vodafone 3.8
BT 3.5
Royal Bank of Scotland 3.2
Barclays 3.0
GlaxoSmithKline 2.9
British American Tobacco 2.8
Centrica 2.6
Anglo American 2.5
Lloyds TSB 2.4
Rio Tinto 2.2
AMEC 2.2
National Grid 2.0
Aviva 2.0
Resolution 2.0
AstraZeneca 2.0
Friends Provident 2.0
Legal & General 1.9
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Total 56.0
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Sector allocation as at 31 October 2007
%
Financials 26.2
Consumer Goods 14.6
Oil & Gas 12.8
Consumer Services 12.6
Industrials 11.4
Telecommunications 7.2
Utilities 5.7
Health Care 4.8
Basic Materials 4.7
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Total 100.0
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General description of Company's financial position and performance as at 31
October 2007
£m
Gross Assets 497.1
Short term borrowings 22.0
7.875% Debenture 2019 28.6
Actual gearing 11.3%
Cumulative Performance %*
as at 1 month 3 months 6 months 1 year 3 years 5 years
31/10/2007
Share Price 265.0 0.6 2.6 -1.3 9.1 70.7 94.0
NAV 293.2 3.6 2.6 -0.8 10.9 54.4 95.1
FTSE All-Share 4.3 6.0 4.6 13.6 65.6 110.0
Discrete Performance %*
Year ending 31/10/2007 31/10/2006 31/10/2005 31/10/2004 31/10/2003
Share Price 9.1 32.3 18.3 6.9 6.3
NAV 10.9 26.2 10.3 13.3 11.5
FTSE All-Share 13.6 21.7 19.8 11.6 13.6
*Total Return; Net Income Reinvested, GBP
NAV returns based on NAV with debt valued at par
Source: Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited, Factset, Financial Times and Fundamental Data
The £40m 11.5% 2016 debenture stock was redeemed in August 2005, at a premium over par value of
£22.8m
The Board is not aware of any significant events or transactions which have
occurred between 31 October 2007 and the date of publication of this interim
management statement which would have a material impact on the financial
position of the Company. For latest performance information, please refer to the
Company's website, www.dunedinincomegrowth.co.uk.
Please note that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future and
that the value of investments and the income from them may fall as well as rise.
Investors may not get back the amount they originally invested.
For Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretary
20 November 2007
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