The AIM Distribution Trust plc
Interim Management Statement
for the three months ended 31 December 2007
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 2007. 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 2007, the Board declared an interim dividend of 2.0p
per share. This will be paid on 28 March 2008 to Shareholders on the
register at 29 February 2008.
Performance
31 Jan 31 Dec 30 Sept 31 March 30 Sept 31
2008 2007 2007 2007 2006 March
2006
Pence Pence Pence Pence Pence Pence
Net Asset Value 55.7 59.1 65.3 64.1 65.1 70.0
("NAV")
Cumulative Dividends 53.8 53.8 53.8 53.8 51.8 51.8
Total Return * 109.5 112.9 119.1 117.9 116.9 121.8
* (NAV plus cumulative dividends paid
since launch)
Investment portfolio summary at 31 December 2007
Valuation
movement
since
30 Sept
Cost Valuation 2007 *
£'000 £'000
Ten largest investments by
value
Connaught plc Full list 54 735 (11)
ANS Group plc Listed on Plus 250 571 45
Aero Inventory plc 196 555 67
Spice plc 302 451 148
Cadbury House Limited Unquoted 319 319 -
Printing.com plc 184 256 (110)
Glisten plc 155 252 12
Supporta plc 250 243 (72)
Deltex Medical Group plc 258 232 23
Hill Station plc 484 218 (135)
Other venture capital (675)
investments 6,560 2,338
Listed fixed income (13)
securities 558 613
Other investments 1,108 1,123 42
Total 10,678 7,906 (679)
All investments are quoted on AIM unless otherwise stated.
* After accounting for purchases in period
Investment additions during the 3 months ended 31 December 2007
Cost
£'000
Spice plc 302
Ludorum plc 40
Cadbury House Limited 319
Sundry venture capital investments 1
662
Since the period end, the Company has invested £80,000 in venture
capital investments.
Investment disposals during the 3 months ended 31 December 2007
Market
value at Gain/(loss) Total
1 April Disposal in period realised
Cost 2007 proceeds against cost gain
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Cadbury House Hotel &
Country Club Ltd 225 306 395 170 89
Revenue Assurance
Group plc 440 448 545 105 97
665 754 940 275 186
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 2007 14,002,294 3,500
Shares bought back and cancelled (192,323) (48)
As at 31 December 2007 14,203,875 3,452
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 2007 to 31 December 2007 or in the period from
1 January 2008 to the date of this announcement.
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