Statistics and Performance Re

RNS Number : 2764F

Herald Investment Trust PLC

08 January 2010

 

	HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At			At			Performance		Performance
	16 February		30 November 2009			31 December 2009			since  30 November		since inception
	1994								2009 (%)		(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	399.0	p		421.0	P		+5.5%		+326.5%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	N/A		398.6	p		420.9	P		+5.6%		N/A
FTSE-100	3417.7		5190.7			5412.9			+4.3%		+58.4%
FTSE-All-share	1717.8		2648.4			2760.8			+4.2%		+60.7%
FTSE-Smallcap	2076.1		2717.8			2776.9			+2.2%		+33.8%
HGSC + AIM
(capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		2771.6			2838.2			+2.4%		+62.2%
Benchmark***	98.7		149.4			157.7			+5.5%		+59.8%
Share price	90.9	p**	315.0	p		337.8	P		+7.2%		+271.6%
Discount to NAV/share as at 31 December 2009											19.8%
UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Assets at 31 December 2009****											66.0%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as % of Net Assets at 31 December 2009*****											37.9%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Assets at 31 December 2009******											(3.9)%
Number of Equity Holdings at 31 December 2009											231
*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.
***Benchmark(2/3 HGSC + AIM (capital gains ex I.T) and 1/3 Russell Technology Index in Sterling terms)
****Includes 4 convertibles and 1 warrants.
*****Includes 1 warrant. ******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 31/12/2009 including current year income was £341.2m (£341.2 excluding current year income).
There are 81,053,283 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. These figures are not audited and subject to revision when the income account has been finalised for the year.

 

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