Statistics and Performance Report

RNS Number : 7339B

Herald Investment Trust PLC

05 April 2013

 

	HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At			At			Performance		Performance
	16 February		28 February 2013			31 March 2013			since 28 February		since inception
	1994								2013 (%)		(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	690.8	p		680.1	P		-1.6%		+589.0%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	N/A		690.8	p		680.0	P		-1.6%		N/A
Numis SC + AIM (capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		4026.9			4046.4			+0.5%		+131.2%
Performance comparator**	98.7		232.3			235.2			+1.2%		+138.3%
Share price	90.9	p***	587.0	p		578.0	P		-1.5%		+535.9%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV(excl accrued income)/share as at 31st March 2013											(15.0%)
UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Assets Value as at 31st March 2013****											69.3%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as % of Net Assets Value as 31st March 2013											31.8%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Assets Value as at 31st March 2013*****											(1.1%)
Number of Equity Holdings as at 31st March 2013											242
*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 3 convertible bonds and 2 warrant.
*****Gearing is debt net of fixed interest securities and net current assets. Cash includes fixed interest securities and net current assets.
At 31/03/2013 the Net Asset Value including current year income was £535.9m (£536.0m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses.
There are 78,814,546 shares currently in issue.  These figures are not audited
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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