Statistics and Performance Report

RNS Number : 6463P

Herald Investment Trust PLC

05 October 2011

 

	HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At			At			Performance		Performance
	16 February		31 August 2011			30 September 2011			since 31 August		since inception
	1994								2011 (%)		(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	548.9	p		533.7	p		-2.8%		+440.7%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	N/A		550.4	p		534.9	P		-2.8%		N/A
FTSE-100	3417.7		5394.5			5128.5			-4.9%		+50.1%
FTSE-All-share	1717.8		2800.5			2654.4			-5.2%		+54.5%
FTSE-Smallcap	2076.1		3022.2			2805.3			-7.2%		+35.1%
HGSC + AIM
(capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		3307.5			3096.9			-6.4%		+77.0%
Performance comparitor***	98.7		187.1			175.6			-6.1%		+77.9%
Share price	90.9	p**	458.0	p		439.0	P		-4.1%		+382.9%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV/share as at 30 September 2011											(17.9%)
UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Assets as at 30 September 2011****											72.9%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as % of Net Assets as 30 September 2011											32.4%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Assets as at 30 September 2011*****											(-5.3%)
Number of Equity Holdings as at 30 September 2011											244
*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.
***Performance comparator (2/3 HGSC + AIM (capital gains ex I.T) and 1/3 Russell Technology Index in Sterling terms)
****Includes 3 convertibles and 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 30/09/2011 including current year income was £426.3m (£425.3m excluding current year income).
There are 79,698,283 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.

 

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