Statistics and performance report

RNS Number : 7105X

Herald Investment Trust PLC

15 January 2014

 



	HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
	PRELIMINARY STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At		At		Performance since	Performance
	16 February		30 November		31 December		30 November	since inception
	1994		2013		2013		2013 (%)	(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	794.6	p	803.2	p	+1.1%	+713.7%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	N/A		794.5	p	802.8	p	+1.0%	N/A
Numis SC + AIM (capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		4613.5		4728.3		+2.5%	+170.2%
Performance comparator**	98.7		268.8		275.8		+2.6%	+179.4%
Share price	90.9	p***	691.0	p	685.0	p	-0.9%	+653.6%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share as at 31st December 2013								(14.7)%
UK Equity Portfolio as a %  of Net Asset Value at 31st December 2013****								69.4%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 31st December 2013								30.8%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 31st December 2013*****								(0.2)%
Number of Equity Holdings at 31st December 2013								263
*100p was the subscription price before launch costs of 1.3p
**Performance comparator (2/3 Numis SC + 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 2 convertible bonds and 2 warrants.
*****  Gearing is debt net of fixed interest securities and net current assets. Cash includes fixed interest securities and net current assets.
At 31/12/2013 the Net Asset Value including current year income was £623.6m (£623.9m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses.
There are 77,679,546 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 Conduct 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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