Statistics and Performance Re

RNS Number : 2601V

Herald Investment Trust PLC

07 July 2009

 

	HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
PRELIMINARY STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At		At		Performance	Performance
	16 February		29 May 2009		30 June  2009		since  29 May	since inception
	1994						2009 (%)	(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	305.3	p	326.2	p	+6.8%	+230.5%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	N/A		305.3	p	326.1	P	+6.8%	N/A
FTSE-100	3417.7		4417.9		4249.2		-3.8%	+24.3%
FTSE-All-share	1717.8		2252.6		2172.1		-3.6%	+26.4%
FTSE-Smallcap	2076.1		2281.0		2238.0		-1.9%	+7.8%
HGSC + AIM
(capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		2283.6		2268.0		-0.7%	+29.6%
Share price	90.9	p**	245.0	p	272.8	p	+11.3%	+200.1%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV/share as at 30 June  2009								(16.4)%
UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Assets at 30 June  2009***								64.5%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as % of Net Assets at 30 June  2009****								35.8%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Assets at 30 June 2009*****								(0.3)%
Number of Equity Holdings at 30 June 2009								232
*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 30/06/2009 excluding current year income was £267.8m.
There are 82,103,283 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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