Statistic & Performance Rpt

Herald Investment Trust PLC
04 May 2006


                                             HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
                                 PRELIMINARY STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT

                   At inception          At                At                   Performance     Performance
                   16 February           31 March 2006     30 April 2006        since           since inception
                                                                                31 March
                   1994                                                         2006 (%)        (%)

NAV (p)                      98.7 p*             428.1 p             425.2 p              -0.7%          +330.8%

FTSE-100                   3417.7               5964.6              6023.1                 1.0%           +76.2%

FTSE-All-share             1717.8               3048.0              3074.3                 0.9%           +79.0%

FTSE-Smallcap              2076.1               3612.5              3626.7                 0.4%           +74.7%

HGSC + AIM
(capital gains ex          1750.0               3584.1              3637.9                 1.5%          +107.9%
I.T.)

Share price                  90.9 p**            389.5 p             394.0 p               1.2%          +333.4%

Premium/(Discount) to NAV/share as at 30 April 2006                                                       (7.3)%

UK Equity Portfolio as a %  of Net Assets at 30 April 2006***                                             61.0 %

Overseas Equity Portfolio as % of Net Assets at 30 April 2006****                                          33.7%

Gearing/(Cash) as a % of Net Assets at 30 April 2006                                                      (5.4)%

Number of Equity Holdings at 30 April 2006                                                                   251

*100p was the subscription price before launch costs of 1.3p

**90.9p is CGT base subscription price for shareholders adjusting for warrants 
  which were issued on a 1 for 5 basis.

***Includes 2 convertibles and 2 warrants

****Includes 1 convertible and 2 warrants

The Net Assets at 30/04/2006  was £372m.

There are 87,556,010 shares currently in issue.

This Report has  been  issued  on  behalf  of  Herald  Investment  Trust plc,
and  has  been  approved  by Herald  Investment Management Limited, its
investment manager. Herald Investment Management Limited is authorised and
regulated by the Financial Services Authority.   You should remember that past
performance is not necessarily a guide to the future.  Markets and currency
movements may cause the value of shares, and the income from them, to fall as
well as rise, and you may get back less than you invested when you decide to
sell your shares.



These figures are not audited and are subject to revision when the income
account has been finalised for the year.


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