Statistics and performance report

RNS Number : 8946Q

Herald Investment Trust PLC

04 September 2014

 



	HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
	PRELIMINARY STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At		At		Performance since	Performance
	16 February		31 July		29 August		31 July	since inception
	1994		2014		2014		2014 (%)	(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	783.6	p	805.9	p	+2.8%	+716.5%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	N/A		782.6	p	804.6	p	+2.8%	N/A
Numis SC + AIM (capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		4574.2		4629.5		+1.2%	+164.5%
Russell 2000 Technology Index (capital gains in Sterling terms)	673.8	**	1186.8		1279.6		+7.8%	+89.9%
Share price	90.9	p***	645.5	p	676.0	p	+4.7%	+643.7%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share as at 29th August 2014								(16.1)%
UK Equity Portfolio as a %  of Net Asset Value at 29th August 2014****								69.7%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 29th August 2014								30.0%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 29th August 2014*****								0.3%
Number of Equity Holdings at 29th August 2014								275
*100p was the subscription price before launch costs of 1.3p
**Value shown is from 30/03/1996 the date funds were first available for international investment.
***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 1 warrants.
*****  Gearing is debt net of fixed interest securities and net current assets. Cash includes fixed interest securities and net current assets.
At 29/08/2014 the Net Asset Value including current year income was £623.3m (£624.3m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses.
There are 77,464,546 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 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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