Half Yearly Report

RNS Number : 4365T

North Atlantic Smlr Co Inv Tst PLC

28 September 2010

 



North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

Half Yearly Financial Report

31 July 2010

The Directors of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc report the unaudited results of the Company for the six months ended 31 July 2010.

Objective of the company and financial highlights 

The objective of the Company is to provide capital appreciation through investment in a portfolio of smaller companies principally based in countries bordering the North Atlantic Ocean.

		31 July	31 January
		2010	2010	%
		(unaudited)	(audited)	Change
Net asset value per 5p Ordinary Share*:
	Basic	1,521p	1,480p	2.8
	Diluted	1,335p	1,169p	14.2
Mid-market price of the 5p Ordinary Shares		975.0p	814.0p	19.8
Discount to diluted net asset value*		27.0%	30.4%
Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Index**		702.2	671.8	4.5
Russell 2000 Index**		414.9	376.6	10.2
FTSE All-Share Index		2,715.4	2,660.5	2.1
US Dollar/Sterling exchange rate		1.5661	1.6024	(2.3)

* Including retained revenue for the period.
** Sterling adjusted.

chief executive's review

It is pleasing to report that the net asset value of the Company rose by 14.2% as compared with a rise in the Sterling Adjusted Standard & Poors Composite Index of 4.5%.

Income for the period amounted to £1,880,000 (31 January 2010: £443,000; 31 July 2009: loss of £105,000). Consistent with past policy, the Directors do not intend to pay a dividend.

During the six month period the Company purchased for cancellation 1,139,000 Ordinary Shares and 1,085,000 Convertible Loan Notes.  These securities were purchased at a significant discount to the net asset value and therefore benefited the net asset value of the Trust.

quoted investments

The major achievements during the six month period were undoubtedly the takeovers of Castle Support Services and Inspired Gaming, both at premiums in excess of 40% above the end January valuation.  In the case of Castle Support Services, the profit on original underlying cost exceeded £30 million.

unquoted investments

The principal change here was the redemption of the Avanti Communications Loan Notes at a 5% premium to par value, realising over £6.0 million.  No new investments were made during the period.  It is, however, encouraging to note that, with the exception of Performance Chemicals, all the businesses we own are performing in line or better than expectations and I am therefore confident that further value for shareholders will be generated from this part of the portfolio over the next few years.

outlook

Equity markets continue to be highly volatile and in my opinion it will be hard to make much progress in the short term as the inevitable impact of lower Government expenditure will be at best mediocre economic growth.  Corporate profits have held up well as companies have cut costs but it is unlikely that equity markets will make any meaningful progress until there is a consumer sales led recovery, which seems unlikely in the current environment.

Following the sales referred to above, the Company now has approximately £49 million of cash or short dated Treasury Bills awaiting new investment opportunities.  On this basis, I believe we are well placed for the future, even if overall equity markets continue to drift.

C H B Mills
Chief Executive

28 September 2010

Top ten investments

as at 31 July 2010

		Fair value	% of
Company		£'000	net assets
US Treasury Bills	US Treasury Stock	22,853	10.5
Bionostics Holdings Limited	UK Unquoted	21,112	9.7
Oryx International Growth Fund Limited*+	UK Listed	17,055	7.8
RPC Group PLC	UK Listed	10,640	4.9
BBA Aviation Group PLC	UK Listed	9,800	4.5
Nationwide Accident Repair Services PLC	UK Quoted on AIM	8,000	3.7
Orthoproducts Limited	UK Unquoted	7,787	3.6
Trident Private Equity Fund III LP	UK Unquoted	7,522	3.5
Gleeson (MJ) Group PLC	UK Listed	7,188	3.3
AssetCo Limited (Abu Dhabi)	UK Unquoted	7,020	3.2
		118,977	54.7

* Incorporated in Guernsey

+ Oryx is accounted for in the Group accounts as an Associate under the equity method of accounting. The valuation shown above is the Group's share of Oryx's net assets. All other investments are valued at fair value.

interim management report

investment objective

The objective of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC ("the Company") is to provide capital appreciation through investment in a portfolio of smaller companies principally based in countries bordering the North Atlantic Ocean.

material events

On 8 April 2010 the Board announced that, pursuant to the exercise of options granted under the Company's 1994 Executive Share Option Scheme, 100,000 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company were issued and allotted.  Following this allotment, the total issued share capital of the Company increased to 14,924,227 Ordinary shares. 

On 6 July 2010 the Company purchased 1,139,000 Ordinary shares of 5p each for cancellation representing approximately 7.63% of the issued share capital at a price of 930p per share. The issued share capital following cancellation was 13,785,227 Ordinary shares.

Upon admission of the new Ordinary shares as a result of the conversion of loan stock as set out below, the new issued share capital was 14,292,252 Ordinary shares with voting rights.

material transactions

On 2 June 2010 the Board announced an agreed takeover offer of Castle Support Services Plc.  The transaction proved to be extremely successful and the impact on the net asset value at 31 May 2010 was an increase of approximately 5%.

risk profile

The principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year continue to be as described in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2010 on pages 68 to 78.The principal risks arising from the Group's financial instruments are market price risk and foreign currency risk. The Directors review and agree policies with the Joint Manager, North Atlantic Value LLP, for managing these risks. The policies have remained substantially unchanged in the six months since the year end.

The Group does not have any significant exposure to credit risk arising from any one individual party. Credit risk is spread across a number of companies, each having an immaterial effect on the Group's cash flows, should a default occur.

To support its investment in unquoted companies, the Group may periodically agree to guarantee all or part of the borrowings of investee companies. Provision is made for any costs that may be incurred when the Directors consider it likely that the guarantee will crystallise.

The Group's exposure to market price risk comprises mainly movements in the value of the Group's investments. It should be noted that the prices of options tend to be more volatile than the prices of the underlying securities.

The functional and presentational currency of the Group is Sterling, and therefore, the Group's principal exposure to foreign currency risk comprises investments priced in other currencies, principally US Dollars.

The Group invests in equities and other investments that are readily realisable.

related party transactions

These are listed in note 10 to the half yearly condensed financial statements.

CULS

The CULS were issued in units of 5p each. The units are redeemable at par on 31 May 2013, unless previously redeemed, purchased by the Company, or converted at the option of the holder.

During the period ended 31 July 2010, 507,025 (2009: 28,679) units of CULS were converted into Ordinary Shares of 5p each at the rate of one 5p Ordinary Share for every unit of 5p. On 4 June 2010, the Company purchased 1,085,000 units of CULS for cancellation at a price of 875p per unit (2009: Nil). As at 31 July 2010 there were 1,995,800 units of CULS outstanding.

The CULS units are convertible into Ordinary Shares of 5p each at a rate of one Ordinary Share for every 5p unit, one month after despatch of the audited accounts in each of the years 2010 to 2013 inclusive.

Interest is payable to holders of the CULS at a rate of 0.5p gross per 5p unit per annum on 31 January each year.

C H B Mills
Chief Executive

28 September 2010

responsibility statement

The Directors confirm to the best of their knowledge that:

• The condensed set of financial statements contained within this half yearly financial report have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union and gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group; and

• The half yearly financial report includes a fair review of the information required by the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.2.7R being disclosure of important events that have occurred during the first six months of the financial year, their impact on the condensed set of financial statements and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year; and

• The half yearly financial report includes a fair review of the information required by the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.2.8R being disclosure of related party transactions during the first six months of the financial year, how they have materially affected the financial position of the Group during the period and any changes therein.

The half yearly financial report was approved by the Board on 28 September 2010 and the above responsibility statement was signed on its behalf by:

The Hon. P D Moncreiffe
Chairman

condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income

		Six months ended			Six months ended
		31 July			31 July
		2010			2009
		(unaudited)			(unaudited)
	Revenue	Capital	Total	Revenue	Capital	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
Investment income	874	-	874	1,058	-	1,058
Net gains on investments at
fair value through profit or loss	-	20,568	20,568	-	14,070	14,070
Currency exchange gains	-	559	559	-	225	225
total income	874	21,127	22,001	1,058	14,295	15,353
Expenses
Investment management
fee (note 2)*	(1,127)	(500)	(1,627)	(480)	(422)	(902)
Share based remuneration (note 7)	2,544	-	2,544	-	-	-
Other expenses	(320)	-	(320)	(548)	-	(548)
Share of net return of associate	-	1,350	1,350	-	2,985	2,985
profit before finance costs and taxation	1,971	21,977	23,948	30	16,858	16,888
Finance costs	(91)	-	(91)	(133)	-	(133)
profit/(loss) before taxation	1,880	21,977	23,857	(103)	16,858	16,755
Taxation	-	-	-	(2)	-	(2)
profit/(loss) for the period	1,880	21,977	23,857	(105)	16,858	16,753
other comprehensive income	-	-	-	-	-	-
total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period	1,880	21,977	23,857	(105)	16,858	16,753
earnings per ordinary share (note 4)
Basic			161.49p			113.22p
Diluted			132.92p			89.87p

All of the profit/ (loss) for the period and the total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period is attributable to the owners of the Group.

The total column of the statement is the Statement of Comprehensive Income of the Group prepared in accordance with IFRS. The supplementary revenue and capital columns are presented for information purposes as recommended by the Statement of Recommended Practice issued by the Association of Investment Companies.

All items in the above Statement derive from continuing operations. No operations were acquired or discontinued in the period.

* Six months ended 31 January 2009 and year ended 31 January 2010 net of VAT refund.

condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income (continued)

		Year ended
		31 January
		2010
		(audited)
	Revenue	Capital	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000
Investment income	3,525	-	3,525
Net gains on investments at
fair value through profit or loss	-	38,531	38,531
Currency exchange gains	-	1,087	1,087
total income	3,525	39,618	43,143
Expenses
Investment management
fee (note 2)	(1,862)	(1,225)	(3,087)
Share based remuneration (note 7)	-	-	-
Other expenses	(973)	-	(973)
Share of net return of associate	-	4,477	4,477
profit before finance costs
and taxation	690	42,870	43,560
Finance costs	(242)	-	(242)
profit before taxation	448	42,870	43,318
Taxation	(5)	-	(5)
profit for the year	443	42,870	43,313
other comprehensive income	-	-	-
total comprehensive income
for the year	443	42,870	43,313
earnings per ordinary share (note 4)
Basic			292.44p
Diluted			233.42p

All of the profit for the year and the total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to the owners of the Group.

The total column of the statement is the Statement of Comprehensive Income of the Group prepared in accordance with IFRS. The supplementary revenue and capital columns are presented for information purposes as recommended by the Statement of Recommended Practice issued by the Association of Investment Companies.

All items in the above Statement derive from continuing operations. No operations were acquired or discontinued in the year.

condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

		Capital		Share	Share
	Share	Redemption	CULS	options	premium	Capital	Revenue
	capital	reserve	reserve	reserve	account	reserve	reserve	Total
	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
six months ended 31 July 2010
(unaudited)
31 January 2010	741	-	27	1,348	629	218,665	(1,949)	219,461
Total comprehensive income for the period	-	-	-	-	-	21,977	1,880	23,857
Issue of new ordinary shares	5	-	-	-	673	-	-	678
Shares purchased for cancellation	(57)	57	-	-	-	(10,667)	-	(10,667)
Arising on conversion of CULS	26	-	(4)	-	-	-	-	22
Premium paid on repurchase of CULS for cancellation	-	-	(8)	-	-	(9,496)	-	(9,504)
Exercise of management options	-	-	-	(5,891)	-	-	-	(5,891)
Share option expense	-	-	-	(504)	-	-	-	(504)
31 July 2010	715	57	15	(5,047)	1,302	220,479	(69)	217,452
year ended 31 January 2010
(audited)
31 January 2009	740	-	29	1,348	629	177,766	(2,392)	178,120
Total comprehensive income for the year	-	-	-	-	-	42,870	443	43,313
Premium paid on repurchase of CULS for cancellation	-	-	-	-	-	(1,971)	-	(1,971)
Arising on conversion of CULS	1	-	(2)	-	-	-	-	(1)
31 January 2010	741	-	27	1,348	629	218,665	(1,949)	219,461
six months ended 31 July 2009
(unaudited)
31 January 2009	740	-	29	1,348	629	177,766	(2,392)	178,120
Total comprehensive income for the period	-	-	-	-	-	16,858	(105)	16,753
Arising on conversion of CULS	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
31 July 2009	741	-	29	1,348	629	194,624	(2,497)	194,874

condensed consolidated balance sheet 

	31 July	31 January	31 July
	2010	2010	2009
	(unaudited)	(audited)	(unaudited)
	£'000	£'000	£'000
non current assets
Investments at fair value through profit or loss	164,951	179,670	153,294
Investments accounted for using the equity method	17,055	15,705	14,213
	182,006	195,375	167,507
current assets
Investments held by Subsidiary Companies for trading	367	634	367
Trade and other receivables	15,266	2,018	3,582
Cash and cash equivalents	26,421	29,600	35,604
	42,054	32,252	39,553
total assets	224,060	227,627	207,060
current liabilities
Bank loans and overdrafts	(5,624)	(5,864)	(7,358)
Investments held for trading - derivatives	-	(624)	(533)
Trade and other payables	(899)	(1,526)	(4,132)
	(6,523)	(8,014)	(12,023)
total assets less current liabilities	217,537	219,613	195,037
non current liabilities
CULS	(85)	(152)	(163)
	(85)	(152)	(163)
total liabilities	(6,608)	(8,166)	(12,186)
net assets	217,452	219,461	194,874
represented by:
Share capital	715	741	741
Capital redemption reserve	57	-	-
Equity component of CULS	15	27	29
Share options reserve	(5,047)	1,348	1,348
Share premium account	1,302	629	629
Capital reserve	220,479	218,665	194,624
Revenue reserve	(69)	(1,949)	(2,497)
equity attributable to equity holders
of the parent	217,452	219,461	194,874
net asset value per ordinary share (note 5):
Basic	1,521p	1,480p	1,315p
Diluted	1,335p	1,169p	1,029p

condensed consolidated cash flow statement

		Six months	Six months		Year ended
		ended 31 July	ended 31 July		31 January
		2010	2009		2010
		(unaudited)	(unaudited)		(audited)
	Note	£'000	£'000		£'000
cash flows from operating activities
Investment income received		895	1,133		2,191
Bank deposit interest received		24	17		136
Other income		202	29		392
Purchase of investments by dealing Subsidiary		-	(341)		(839)
Sale of investments by dealing Subsidiary		-	-		8
Investment Manager's fees paid		(2,299)	(1,219)		(2,188)
Other cash payments		(344)	(53)		(472)
cash expended from operations	9	(1,522)	(434)		(772)
Bank interest paid		(87)	(188)		(306)
CULS interest paid		-	-		(18)
net cash outflow from operating activities		(1,609)	(622)		(1,096)
cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of investments		(37,885)	(71,870)		(120,767)
Sales of investments		58,811	82,218		128,383
net cash inflow from investing activities		20,926	10,348		7,616
cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of fixed term borrowings		-	(282)		(1,884)
Conversion of options		(3,851)	-		-
Issue of new shares		678	-		-
Shares purchased for cancellation		(10,667)	-		-
Repurchase of CULS for cancellation		(9,551)	-		(1,984)
net cash outflow from financing activities		(23,391)	(282)		(3,868)
(decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents for the period		(4,074)	9,444		2,652
cash and cash equivalents at the start of
the period		29,600	25,514		25,514
Revaluation of foreign currency balances		895	646		1,434
cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period		26,421	35,604		29,600

Notes

1. Basis of preparation

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc ("NASCIT") is a Company incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the Companies Acts 1948 to 1967.

The condensed consolidated interim financial information for the six months ended 31 July 2010 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting". They do not include all financial information required for full annual financial statements. They have been prepared using the accounting policies adopted in the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2010. Those financial statements were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards except as disclosed in note 2 of that report, and with the Statement of Recommended Practice ('SORP') for Investment Trust Companies and Venture Capital Trusts issued by the Association of Investment Companies in January 2009.

The condensed consolidated interim financial information consolidate the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned Subsidiary, Consolidated Venture Finance Limited, for the six months ended 31 July 2010.

2. Investment management and performance fees

A Performance Fee is only payable if the investment portfolio outperforms the Sterling adjusted Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Index at the end of each financial year and is limited to a maximum payment of 0.5% of Shareholders' Funds.

In accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice ("SORP") for investment trust companies, an amount is included in these financial statements for the Performance Fee that could be payable based on investment performance to 31 July 2010.

At that date, a Performance Fee of £500,000 including irrecoverable VAT has been accrued for in the accounts (31 July 2009: £422,000; 31 January 2010: £1,225,000) and is allocated 100% to capital. A £66,000 adjustment to irrecoverable VAT on the performance fee for the year to January 2010 has been made due to a change in the recoverable VAT rate of the Company.

3. Taxation

The Company has an effective tax rate of 0%. The estimated effective tax rate is 0% as investment gains are exempt from tax owing to the Company's status as an Investment Trust and there is expected to be an excess of management expenses over taxable income and thus there is no charge for corporation tax.

4. Earnings per ordinary share

		Revenue			Capital
	*Net		Per	*Net		Per
	return	Ordinary	Share	return	Ordinary	Share
	£'000	Shares	pence	£'000	Shares	pence
Six months ended 31 July 2010
(unaudited)
Basic return per Share	1,880	14,772,954	12.72	21,977	14,772,954	148.77
CULS**	16	3,186,922		-	3,186,922
Diluted return per Share	1,896	17,959,876	10.55	21,977	17,959,876	122.37
Six months ended 31 July 2009
(unaudited)
Basic return per Share	(105)	14,796,974	(0.71)	16,858	14,796,974	113.93
CULS**	19	3,865,078		-	3,865,078
Diluted return per Share	(86)	18,662,052	(0.46)	16,858	18,662,052	90.33
Year ended 31 January 2010
(audited)
Basic return per Share	443	14,810,713	2.99	42,870	14,810,713	289.45
CULS**	19	3,753,120		-	3,753,120
Diluted return per Share	462	18,563,833	2.49	42,870	18,563,833	230.93

Basic return per Ordinary Share has been calculated using the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares in issue during the period.

* Net return on ordinary activities attributable to Ordinary Shareholders.

** CULS interest cost and excess of the total number of potential shares on CULS conversion over the number that could be issued at the average market price from the conversion proceeds, as calculated in accordance with IAS 33: Earnings per Share.

4. Earnings per ordinary share (continued)

		Total
	*Net		Per
	return	Ordinary	Share
	£'000	Shares	pence
Six months ended 31 July 2010
(unaudited)
Basic return per Share	23,857	14,772,954	161.49
CULS**	16	3,186,922
Diluted return per Share	23,873	17,959,876	132.92
Six months ended 31 July 2009
(unaudited)
Basic return per Share	16,753	14,796,974	113.22
CULS**	19	3,865,078
Diluted return per Share	16,772	18,662,052	89.87
Year ended 31 January 2010
(audited)
Basic return per Share	43,313	14,810,713	292.44
CULS**	19	3,753,120
Diluted return per Share	43,332	18,563,833	233.42

Basic return per Ordinary Share has been calculated using the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares in issue during the period.

* Net return on ordinary activities attributable to Ordinary Shareholders.

** CULS interest cost and excess of the total number of potential shares on CULS conversion over the number that could be issued at the average market price from the conversion proceeds, as calculated in accordance with IAS 33: Earnings per Share.

5. Net asset value per ordinary share

The basic net asset value per Ordinary Share is based on net assets of £217,452,000 (31 January 2010: £219,461,000; 31 July 2009: £194,874,000) and on 14,292,252 Ordinary Shares (31 January 2010: 14,824,227; 31 July 2009: 14,824,227) being the number of Ordinary Shares in issue at the period end.

The diluted net asset value per Ordinary Share is calculated on the assumption that the outstanding 2013 CULS are fully converted at par and that all 20,000 (31 January 2010: 1,017,500; 31 July 2009: 1,017,500) Share Options in-the-money were exercised at the prevailing exercise prices, giving a total of 16,308,052 issued Ordinary Shares (31 January 2010: 19,429,552; 31 July 2009: 19,679,552).

6. Debenture loan - convertible unsecured loan stock ('CULS') 2013

On 4 June 2010 1,085,000 CULS units were purchased for cancellation.

On 13 July 2010 507,025 CULS units were converted into 507,025 Ordinary shares of 5p each at a rate of one 5p Ordinary share for every unit of 5p.

At 31 July 2010 1,995,800 CULS units were remaining.

7. Share based remuneration

On 15 March 2010 C H B Mills (Mr Mills) exercised 100,000 share options granted in 2000 under the NASCIT 1994 Executive Share Option Scheme at an exercise price of 677.57p per share. With the approval of the Board, Mr Mills exercised these options at the strike price of 677.57p.

Accordingly, application was made and accepted, for 100,000 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List and be admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Admission took place on 15 April 2010.

Further to a review of the NASCIT 2002 Executive Share Option Scheme, a majority of the option holders waived their rights to future participation. As part of the review of the incentive scheme, it was agreed that, subject to the proceeds being reinvested in NASCIT shares and those shares being held for a period of not less than two years, an ex gratia payment totalling £3.9 million be paid to Mr Mills and to those eligible employees of North Atlantic Value LLP.

The carrying value of these options was £6.4 million, resulting in a credit to the Statement of Comprehensive Income  of £2.5 million.

8. Bank loans

The Company's multi-currency loan Revolving Credit Facility of up to £9 million was due to expire on 31 July 2010. During the period the Company negotiated an extension on this facility to 31 July 2011.

During the period the Company made no repayments. The Company currently has 6.8 million Euros drawn down which are due for repayment within the next six months.

9. Reconciliation of total return from ordinary activities before finance costs and taxation to cash expended from operations

	Six months	Six months	Year ended
	ended 31 July	ended 31 July	31 January
	2010	2009	2010
	(unaudited)	(unaudited)	(audited)
	£'000	£'000	£'000
Profit/(loss) before finance costs and taxation*	23,948	16,888	43,560
Gains on investments	(21,127)	(14,295)	(39,618)
Share based remuneration	(2,544)	-	-
Share of net return of associate	(1,350)	(2,985)	(4,477)
Dividends and interest reinvested	(588)	(297)	(837)
Decrease/(increase) in debtors and accrued income	59	157	(90)
Changes relating to investments of dealing Subsidiaries	710	(280)	(568)
(Decrease)/increase in creditors and accruals	(630)	380	1,263
Tax on investment income	-	(2)	(5)
cash expended from operations	(1,522)	(434)	(772)

* including share of net return of associate

10. Related party transactions

There have been no changes to the related party arrangements or transactions as reported in the Statutory Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 January 2010.

The Joint Manager, North Atlantic Value LLP, is regarded as a related party of the Company. The amounts payable to the Joint Manager and Growth Financial Services Limited ("GFS") in respect of investment management for the six months to 31 July 2010 are as follows:

	Six months	Six months	Year ended
	ended 31 July	ended 31 July	31 January
	2010	2009	2010
	(unaudited)	(unaudited)	(audited)
	£'000	£'000	£'000
Annual fee	1,127	938	1,862
VAT reclaimed on Investment Management fees	-	(458)	-
Performance fee	472	422	1,102
Irrecoverable VAT thereon	28	-	123
	1,627	902	3,087

In addition to the management fees disclosed above, North Atlantic Value LLP is also paid:

- an activity fee of £225 per transaction as reimbursement of custodian and related transaction costs incurred  on the Company's behalf.

- an investment management related fee of £100,000 per annum.

Shareholders should also note the payments made under share based remuneration as disclosed in note 7 to these financial statements.

11. Financial information

The annual financial information contained in this half yearly report does not constitute full Statutory accounts as defined in Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information for the periods ended 31 July 2010 and 31 July 2009 is not a financial year and has not been audited. The statutory accounts for the financial year ended 31 January 2010 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. Those accounts received a qualified audit opinion arising from the non consolidation of Bionostic Holdings and TPEIII. The Audit Report did not include any other reference to any matters to which the Auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the Report and did not contain statements under Section 498(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Shareholder information

Financial calendar

Preliminary results    May
Annual Report    May
Annual General Meeting   June
Half Yearly figures announced    September
Half Yearly Report posted   September

Share price

The Company's mid-market share price and CULS price are quoted daily in the Financial Times appearing under "Investment Companies".

They also appear on:

Reuters: Convertible Loan Stock NASp.L
Bloomberg: NAS. LN
SEAQ Ordinary Shares: NAS
Trustnet: www.trustnet.ltd.uk

Net asset value

The latest net asset value of the Company can be found on the North Atlantic Value LLP website:

www.navalue.co.uk

Share dealing

Investors wishing to purchase more Ordinary Shares or dispose of all or part of their holding may do so through a stockbroker. Many banks also offer this service.

The Company's registrars are Capita Registrars. In the event of any queries regarding your holding of shares, please contact the registrars on: 0871 664 0300 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras, lines are open 8.30am - 5.30pm Monday - Friday) or by email on [e-mail]

Changes of name or address must be notified to the registrars in writing at:

Capita Registrars
Northern House

Woodsome Park

Fenay Bridge

Huddersfield

West Yorkshire

HD8 0GA

The Half-Yearly Report will be posted to shareholders and loan stock holders in September 2010 and copies will be available on the North Atlantic Value LLP website www.navalue.co.uk or in hard copy format from the Company's registered office, Ground Floor, Ryder Court, 14 Ryder Street, London SW1Y 6QB.

 

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