Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC
22 November 2006
ANNOUNCEMENT TO STOCK EXCHANGE
GRAPHITE ENTERPRISE TRUST PLC
22 November 2006
The Board of Graphite Enterprise Trust plc announces that the net asset value
per share as at 30 September 2006 was 425.5p. This represents an increase in
net asset value per share of 6.8% over the net asset value per share of 398.4p
at 31 December 2005 and compares with a rise of 7.1% in the FTSE All-Share Index
in the same period.
The summary balance sheet as at 30 September 2006 is set out below:
£m % of total assets
Investment portfolio 195.3 53.8%
FTSE 100 Call Option 25.5 7.0%
Total portfolio 220.8 60.8%
Net current assets 142.3 39.2%
Total assets 363.1 100.0%
The Company was effectively 90.0% invested as a percentage of total net assets
at 30 September 2006 (30 June: 85.4%), taking into account the effect of the
option.
In the three months to 30 September 2006, additions to the investment portfolio
were £24.9 million (year to date: £67.1 million), and disposals were £9.6
million (year to date: £67.0 million). There were no new commitments to funds
in the three month period, and outstanding commitments at 30 September 2006 were
£163.4 million. A number of fund commitment opportunities are currently being
considered.
The Company will not make a special dividend payment in 2006 but it is likely
that there will be an increase in the final dividend.
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