The AIM Distribution Trust plc
Interim Management Statement
for the three months ended 31 December 2008
In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
of the UK Listing Authority, The AIM Distribution Trust plc presents
an Interim Management Statement for the three month period ended 31
December 2008. The statement also includes relevant financial
information between the end of the period and the date of this
statement.
Dividends paid or declared in the period
On 28 November 2008, the Board declared an interim dividend of 2.0p
per share to be paid on 27 March 2009.
Performance
31 Jan 31 Dec 30 Sept 31 Mar 31 Mar
2009 2008 2008 2008 2007
Pence Pence Pence Pence Pence
Net Asset Value ("NAV") 35.6 36.2 42.5 50.3 64.1
Cumulative dividends since launch 55.8 55.8 55.8 55.8 53.8
Total Return * 91.4 92.0 98.3 106.1 117.9
* (NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since launch)
Investment portfolio summary at 31 December 2008
Valuation
movement
since
30 Sept
Cost Valuation 2008 *
£'000 £'000
Ten largest investments by
value
ANS Group plc Listed on Plus 253 492 (101)
Connaught plc Full list 30 417 (32)
Cadbury House Limited Unquoted 319 319 -
Spice plc Full list 256 303 (82)
Doubletake Portraits Limited Unquoted 250 250 -
Printing.com plc 179 212 4
Atlantic Global plc 310 186 (37)
Clerkenwell Ventures plc 175 131 5
Supporta plc 250 118 (60)
Aero Inventory plc 115 114 (62)
Other venture capital (243)
investments 6,428 830
Listed fixed income (74)
securities 558 381
Other investments 838 676 (139)
Total 9,961 4,429 (821)
All investments are quoted on AIM unless otherwise stated.
* After accounting for purchases in period
Investment additions during the 3 months ended 31 December 2008
There have been no material additions during the 3 months ended 31
December 2008 or since the period end.
Investment disposals during the 3 months ended 31 December 2008
Market
value at Loss Total
1 April Disposal in period realised
Cost 2008 proceeds against cost loss
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Disperse Group plc 250 - - (250) -
Payzone plc 105 83 11 (94) (72)
355 83 11 (344) (72)
There have been no investment disposals since the period end.
Changes to share capital
Ordinary Shares of
25p each
Shares £'000
As at 1 October 2008 13,140,436 3,285
Shares bought back and cancelled - -
As at 31 December 2008 13,140,436 3,285
There have been no shares bought back for cancellation since the
period end.
Material events
Other than described above, there were no material events during the
period from 1 October 2008 to 31 December 2008 or in the period from
1 January 2009 to the date of this announcement.
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