Statistics and AMP Performanc

RNS Number : 9155A

Herald Investment Trust PLC

07 August 2008

 

	HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At		At		Performance	Performance
	16 February		30 June 2008		31 July 2008		since  30 June	since inception
	1994						2008 (%)	(%)
NAV (p) excl current year income	98.7	p*	351.8	p	349.6	p	-0.6%	+254.2%
NAV (p) incl current year income	N/A		352.2	p	353.7	p	0.4%	N/A
FTSE-100	3417.7		5625.9		5411.9		-3.8%	+58.3%
FTSE-All-share	1717.8		2855.7		2749.2		-3.7%	+60.0%
FTSE-Smallcap	2076.1		2868.3		2755.9		-3.9%	+32.7%
HGSC + AIM
(capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		3084.3		2850.9		-7.6%	+62.9%
Share price	90.9	p**	283.0	p	298.0	p	5.3%	+227.8%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV/share as at 31 July 2008								(14.8)%
UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Assets at 31 July 2008***								64.9%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as % of Net Assets at 31 July 2008****								34.6%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Assets at 31 July 2008*****								0.5%
Number of Equity Holdings at 31 July 2008								242
*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 3 convertibles and 2 warrants.
****Includes 2 warrants. *****Gearing is debt net of fixed interest securities and net current assets. Cash includes fixed interest securities and net current assets.
The Net Assets Value at 31/07/2008 was £294.8m.
There are 84,323,123 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.

 

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