Interim Management Statement

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 _________ Total 56.0 _________ 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 _________ Total 100.0 _________ 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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