Interim Management Statement

Value & Income Trust plc 06 July 2007 Value and Income Trust PLC Interim Management Statement - three months ended 30 June 2007 To the members of Value and Income Trust PLC ('the Company') This Interim Management Statement ('IMS') relates to the period from 1 April 2007 to 30 June 2007 and contains information that covers this period, and up to the date of publication of this IMS, unless otherwise specified. Investment objective and benchmark Value and Income Trust is a specialist United Kingdom investment trust designed for both institutional and private investors. It invests in higher-yielding, less fashionable areas of the UK commercial property and quoted equity markets, particularly in medium and smaller sized companies. Its aim is long term real growth in dividends. The FTSE All-Share Index is the benchmark index for Value and Income Trust. Material events Matthew Oakeshott was appointed a director on 1 April 2007 following Angela Lascelles stepping down as a director on 31 March 2007. Matthew Oakeshott's election was voted upon and approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') on 6 July 2007. Following shareholder approval at the AGM, a final dividend of 3.5 pence per ordinary share will be paid on 12 July 2007 to shareholders on the register as at 22 June 2007. All other resolutions put to shareholders at the AGM were approved. The Board is not aware of any significant events or transactions which have occurred between 30 June 2007 and the date of publication of this IMS which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Company. Ten largest holdings as at 30 June 2007 %age of %age of Gross Assets Gross Investment as at 30 Investment Assets as June 2007 at 30 June Value (£) Value (£) 2007 1 VT Group 9,055,200 5.2 6 Scottish & 5,124,000 2.9 Newcastle 2 Royal Dutch Shell 7,150,439 4.1 7 BT Group 4,987,500 2.9 3 171/173 Cumnor 6,300,000 3.6 8 Restaurant Group 4,950,000 2.8 Hill, Oxford 4 BP 5,993,820 3.4 9 Vodafone 4,908,150 2.8 5 Rotork 5,478,000 3.1 10 National Grid 4,751,244 2.7 Total 33.5 General description of Company's financial position at 30 June 2007 As at 30 June 2007, the Company's net asset value per share was 299.80 pence on a par basis and 275.65 pence with the debenture loan stock instruments valued on a mark-to-market basis. The mid-market price per ordinary share of the Company was 249.25 pence at 30 June 2007. Both net asset values are published monthly to the London Stock Exchange. Summary of Portfolio based on Total Assets 30 June 2007 31 March 2007 £m % £m % UK equities 119.2 68 118.7 68 UK property 54.5 31 54.5 31 Cash 1.3 1 1.8 1 175.0 100 175.0 100 All financial information sourced from Edinburgh Fund Managers PLC. Important Information Please note that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future and that the value of investments and the income from them may fall as well as rise. Investors may not get back the amount they originally invested. This IMS has been produced solely to provide additional information to shareholders as a body to meet the relevant requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It should not be relied upon by any other party or for any other purpose. For Value and Income Trust PLC Edinburgh Fund Managers PLC, Secretary 6 July 2007 Tel. 0131 313 1000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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