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Lindsell Train Investment Trust PLC 15 October 2007 The Lindsell Train Investment Trust PLC As at 30 September 2007 Fund Objective To maximise long-term total returns subject to the avoidance of loss of absolute value and with a minimum objective to maintain the real purchasing power of Sterling capital, as measured by the annual average yield on the 2.5% Consolidated Loan Stock. Net Asset Value GBP 164.33 Share Price GBP 175.00 Premium (Discount) 6.5% Market Capitalisation GBP 35.0mn Benchmark (21/2% Con Ann Avg Yield +4.8%) +0.4 Source: Bloomberg; NAV-Lindsell Train. Share Price quoted is closing mid price. See Benchmark definition. Performance History (based in 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 YTD 2007 GBP) Net Asset Value TR% -9.6 +3.1 +23.7 +16.5 +13.7 +12.6 Share Price TR% -19.8 -8.7 +20.6 +27.5 +20.1 +18.7 Source: LTL and Bloomberg. Performance years listed Jan - Dec. Launch date 22 Jan 2001. TR=Total Return (with dividends reinvested) Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The price of units and the income from them may go down as well as up. Investors may not get back what they invested. 2006 Performance Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Net Asset Value TR% +0.9 +1.9 +1.2 -1.8 -2.0 +1.8 +1.7 +2.1 +3.2 +0.5 +0.2 +2.8 Share Price TR% -3.0 +7.5 +1.5 +3.4 -1.5 -2.6 +3.2 +4.1 +5.7 +3.0 +3.6 -1.6 Source: LTL and S&P Micropal unless otherwise indicated. Performance years listed Jan - Dec. Launch date 22 Jan 2001. TR=Total Return (with dividends reinvested) 2007 Performance Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Net Asset Value TR% +2.0 +0.8* +1.9 +2.6 +4.5 -3.1 +2.5 -1.6 +0.6 Share Price TR% -1.3 +4.0 +3.1 +4.5 +2.0 +0.6 -2.4 +5.2 +0.3 Source: LTL and Bloomberg unless otherwise indicated. Performance years listed Jan - Dec. Launch date 22 Jan 2001. TR= Total Return (with dividends reinvested) *Source: Lindsell Train Ltd . Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The price of units and the income from them may go down as well as up. Investors may not get back what they invested. Industry Breakdown % of NAV Bonds 14.0 Preference Shares 9.8 Equity - Media 26.0 Equity - Banks & Investment Co. 7.2 Equity - Leisure & Ent. 5.2 Equity - Food & Beverage 29.0 Equity - Consumer Goods 1.7 Equity - Internet 1.7 Investment Funds 20.8 Cash & Equivalent (15.4) Total 100.0 Source: Lindsell Train Top 10 Holdings % of NAV Nintendo 12.8 Lindsell Train Global Media (Dist) 11.3 Barr AG 9.9 HBOS 9.25% Non Cum Pref 9.8 Cadbury Schweppes 8.5 Diageo 7.6 Lindsell Train Ltd 7.2 Lindsellt Train Japan (Dist) 5.6 21/2% Consolidated Loan Stock 5.4 Marton's 5.2 Source: Lindsell Train Fund Exposure Bonds Prefs Equity Funds Cash % of NAV UK % 9.6 9.8 49.9 3.9 (15.9) 57.3 USA % 4.4 - 3.3 - 4.8 12.5 Europe (ex UK) % - - 4.8 - (2.4) 2.4 Japan % - - 12.8 5.6 (1.9) 16.5 Global % - - - 11.3 - 11.3 Total 14.0 9.8 70.8 20.8 (15.4) 100.0 Source: Lindsell Train Fund Manager's Comments The Company's net asset value eked out a small gain in September thanks to continued strong performance from Nintendo and a 14% rise in the price of eBay. The important year-end selling season approaches for Nintendo and investors are quite rightly (in our view) expecting bumper sales of its products. It is encouraging to see new launches of iconic titles such as 'Super Mario Galaxy' and 'Super Smash Bros Brawl', which should appeal to Nintendo fans, as well as new titles such as 'Wii Fit' and 'Wii Big Brain Academy' which - if the reviews are anything to go by - will appeal to non-traditional gamers that might even include readers of this monthly review. Good software (i.e. game titles) sell systems and we expect the installed base of both the Nintendo DS and the Wii to climb markedly at the end of this year. EBay's performance is notable as it is not attributable to any positive announcement or change in expectations. It is representative of a recent outperformance of the technology-laden NASDAQ index versus the S&P and Dow Jones indices in the USA, and perhaps indicative of the greater premium investors place on secular growth relative to cyclical growth. Such a trend is yet tentative but makes sense given the possibility of an extended recession in US housing which will have boosted the prospects of many cyclical businesses in the recent past. If this were to be the case, other holdings in the portfolio may begin to exhibit better performance as well, notably Reed Elsevier and Pearson that, like eBay, have obtained material benefit from the low cost and the broad scope of the distribution capabilities of the internet. Perhaps the holding most exposed to such a trend is the Lindsell Train Global Media Fund, which rose in value by 5.9% during September. So far this year the Fund is up 25.4% which, following on from the 25.6% performance in 2006, firmly banishes those years of vilification for the sector in the aftermath of the 2000 tech mania. The new bull market in media assets is in full swing, with corporate activity at its core as the recent acquisitions of Dow Jones and Reuters illustrate. A disappointment has been performance of the HBOS preference shares whose value versus gilts has increased notably over the course of the year. At the end of 2006 the gross yield of the preference shares was 3.1% more than the equivalent undated gilt. Today, following a particularly poor September when the capital value of the preference shares fell 4%, the yield premium is 4%. In the wake of a credit crisis and a run on a British mortgage bank such performance is perhaps understandable. However, in the fullness of time we expect other investors to differentiate and value more highly a perpetual stream of gross income, currently yielding almost 9%, from one of the UK's highest quality creditors. Fund Manager Launch Date Denomination Nick Train 22 Jan 2001 GBP Year End Dividend Benchmark 31st Mar Ex Date: June The annual average yield on the 21/2% Payment: August Consolidated Loan Stock. The Board Management Fees Registered Address Rhoddy Swire Standard Fee: 0.65% Lindsell Train Investment Trust Donald Adamson Performance Fee: 10% of annual increase Springfield Lodge, Colchester Road Dominic Caldecott in the share price above the gross Chelmsford Michael Lindsell annual yield of the 21/2% Consolidated ESSEX CM2 5PW Michael Mackenzie Loan Stock. ISIN Secretary Listing GB0031977944 Phoenix Administration Services Limited London Stock Exchange Bloomberg LTI LN Disclaimer Risk Warning This factsheet is intended for use by shareholders of the Lindsell Train Investment Trust ('LTIT') and/or persons who are authorised by the UK Financial Services Authority or those who are permitted to receive such information in the UK. Any opinion expressed whether in general or both on the performance of individual securities and in a wider economic context represents Lindsell Train's views at the time of preparation. They are subject to change without notice and should not be construed as investment advice or investment recommendation. Past performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated. The value of investments and income from them can go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount originally invested. Lindsell Train Investment Trust plc is an investment trust company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Investment trusts have the ability to borrow to invest which is commonly referred to as gearing. Companies with higher gearing are subject to higher risks and therefore the investment value may change substantially. The net asset value ('NAV') per share and its performance of an investment trust may not be the same as its market share price per share and performance. Issued by Lindsell Train Limited Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority 15 October 2007 LTL 000-052-5 Lindsell Train Limited 2 Queen Anne's Gate Buildings, Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BP U.K. Tel. +44 20 7227 8200 Fax. +44 20 7227 8299 enquiry@lindselltrain.com www.lindselltrain.com Lindsell Train Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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