Ten Largest Investments

Investment Company PLC 15 April 2005 The Investment Company plc Ten Largest Investments The Investment Company plc announces that, as at 31 March 2005, its ten largest investments were as follows: Investments over 5% of total assets Stock Shares % of portfolio 1. Whitbread Hotel Co 4.5% 'A' cum pref £1 546,640 6.5% 'A' cum pref £1 496,037 7% cum pref £1 86,738 6.97 2. REA Holdings 9% cum pref £1 960,009 6.93 3. Delta 4.5% 2nd cum pref £1 867,042 6% 1st cum pref £1 223,444 5.73 Investments under 5% of total assets Stock Shares % of portfolio 4. Equitable Life Finance 8% sub gtd bonds 2049 600,000 4.04 5. Right Management Consultants 5p cnv pref 310,000 8p cnv pref 245,000 3.57 6. New Fulcrum Investment Trust Ordinary 10p 1,475,000 3.56 7. Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbour Co 3.5% gtd preference stock 775,999 3.41 8. Coats 4.9% cum pref £1 693,719 3.19 9. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co 5% cum pref stock 514,151 5.5% non-cum pref £1 50,000 2.99 10. Dunlop Plantations 6% cum pref £1 538,493 2.66 Total 43.05 This announcement is made in accordance with Paragraph 21.20 (l)(ii) of the Listing Rules. 15 April 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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