Statistics and Performance Report

RNS Number : 8947U

Herald Investment Trust PLC

04 January 2013

 

	HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At			At			Performance	Performance
	16 February		30 November 2012			31 December 2012			since 30 November	since inception
	1994								2012 (%)	(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	616.0	p		631.8	p		+2.6%	+540.2%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	N/A		616.7	P		632.9	P		+2.6%	N/A
NSC + AIM
(capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		3595.5			3704.0			+3.0%	+111.7%
Performance comparitor**	98.7		203.8			210.0			+3.0%	+112.8%
Share price	90.9	p***	500.0	P		513.0	P		+2.6%	+464.4%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV(excl accrued income)/share as at 31 December 2012										(18.8%)
UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Assets as at 31 December 2012****										72.2%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as % of Net Assets as 31 December 2012										29.8%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Assets as at 31 December 2012*****										(2.0%)
Number of Equity Holdings as at 31 December 2012										237
*100p was the subscription price before launch costs of 1.3p
**Performance comparator (2/3 NSC + AIM (capital gains ex I.T) and 1/3 Russell Technology Index in Sterling terms).
***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 1 warrant.
*****Gearing is debt net of fixed interest securities and net current assets. Cash includes fixed interest securities and net current assets.
At 31/12/12 the Net Assets Value including current year income was £502.0m (£501.2m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses.
There are 79,323,283 shares currently in issue.  These figures are not audited and subject to revision when the income account has been finalised for the year.
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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