Interim Results-Replacement
Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC
23 May 2002
The following alteration should be made to the Interim Results announcement
released on 22 May 2002 at 16:06 under RNS No 2862W. The headings were
incorrectly represented in the Balance Sheet and have now been amended.
All other details remain unchanged. The full corrected version is shown below.
DEUTSCHE EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS
FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2002
Extract from the Chairman's Statement
Performance for the first six months of our financial year was satisfactory,
with our net asset value per share increasing by 12.5% whereas the FT-SE
All-Share Index rose by 9.3%. Our share price rose less, by 8.4% over the
period, as the discount of the share price to net asset value widened from 3.4%
to 6.9%.
The period was generally a good one for income funds as the technology and
telecommunications-related sectors of the market, which typically offer little
in the way of dividend yield, resumed their poor performance of the past two
years following a brief post-11 September rally. Stocks with above average
yields, relatively secure earnings or with high cyclical exposure fared much
better.
However, the downturn in the global economy has had an adverse effect on the
profitability and cash generation of a number of companies. As a result many
have been forced to reduce their dividend payouts to shareholders. In addition
many companies with surplus capital have decided to undertake share buybacks
rather than pay special dividends, and our revenue available to shareholders
fell 4.3% compared to the same period last year. We are paying an unchanged
interim dividend of 2.50p per share.
J. Leigh Pemberton
Chairman
The interim dividend of 2.50p per share will be paid on 26 June 2002 to
shareholders on the register at the close of business on 31 May 2002.
The financial information for the year ended 30 September 2001 is derived from
the statutory accounts for 2001 which have been delivered to the Registrar of
Companies. The Auditors have reported on the 2001 accounts; their report was
unqualified and did not contain a statement under section 237(2) or (3) of the
Companies Act 1985.
The half-yearly report will be sent to shareholders and will also be made
available to the public at the Company's registered office.
By order of the Board
M Pope
Secretary
Registered Office:
One Appold Street
London EC2A 2UU
22 May 2002
For further information please contact:
Graham Ashby or James Fox, at Deutsche Asset Management
Tel: 020 7545 6000
Statement of total return (incorporating the revenue account * )
**Restated
Six months to 31 March 2002 Year ended 30 September 2001 Six months to 31 March 2001
Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
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Gains/(Losses)
on investments - 11,008 11,008 - (13,933) (13,933) - (2,337) (2,337)
Income 1,735 - 1,735 4,041 - 4,041 1,844 - 1,844
Investment
management fee (305) (131) (436) (628) (269) (897) (324) (139) (463)
Other expenses (62) - (62) (172) - (172) (84) - (84)
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Net return before
finance costs and 1,368 10,877 12,245 3,241 (14,202) (10,961) 1,436 (2,476) (1,040)
taxation
Interest payable (1) - (1) (3) - (3) (3) - (3)
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Return on ordinary
activities before 1,367 10,877 12,244 3,238 (14,202) (10,964) 1,433 (2,476) (1,043)
tax
Tax on ordinary
activities (1) - (1) (10) - (10) (5) - (5)
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Return on ordinary
activities after
tax for the period
attributable to 1,366 10,877 12,243 3,228 (14,202) (10,974) 1,428 (2,476) (1,048)
equity shareholders
Dividend in respect
of equity shares (994) - (994) (3,002) - (3,002) (994) - (994)
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Transfer to/(from)
reserves after
interim dividend of
2.50p (2001 -
2.50p) 372 10,877 11,249 226 (14,202) (13,976) 434 (2,476) (2,042)
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Return per ordinary
share: 3.44p 27.35p 30.79p 8.12p (35.72p) (27.60p) 3.59p (6.23p) (2.64p)
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* The revenue column of this statement is the profit and loss account of the
Company.
**Comparative figures for 31 March 2001 have been restated to reflect the change
in accounting policy whereby 30% of the investment management fee has been
capitalised.
All revenue and capital items in the above statement derive from continuing
operations. No operations were acquired or discontinued in the period. The
statement of total return and balance sheet are unaudited. The comparative
figures in respect of the year to 30 September 2001 are derived from the full
accounts which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and which
contain an unqualified audit report.
Balance Sheet
as at 31 as at 30 as at 31
March 2002 September 2001 March 2001
£'000 £'000 £'000
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Fixed assets 99,427 90,149 101,997
Net current assets 2,013 41 127
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101,440 90,190 102,124
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Called-up share capital 9,941 9,941 9,941
Reserves 91,499 80,249 92,183
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101,440 90,190 102,124
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Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share
Basic 255.1p 226.8p 256.8p
Mid-market quotation of ordinary shares 237.5p 219.0p 245.0p
Dividend yield (%) 3.2 3.4 3.0
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The number of ordinary shares in issue on 31 March 2002 was 39,762,907
The net asset value has been calculated in accordance with the Statement of
Recommended Practice regarding the financial statements of investment
trust companies.
Cash flow statement
Six months to Year ended Six months to
31 March 2002 30 September 2001 31 March 2001
£'000 £'000 £'000
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Reconciliation of operating profit to net
cash inflow from operating activities
Cash received from investments 1,604 3,957 1,866
Interest received 22 155 136
Cash received from stock lending and underwriting 2 46 21
Investment management fees paid (418) (928) (474)
Cash paid to and on behalf of directors (25) (49) (24)
Other cash payments (68) (122) (92)
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Net cash inflow from operating activities 1,117 3,059 1,433
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Returns on investments and servicing of finance
Interest paid (1) (3) (3)
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Taxation
Overseas tax refunded/(paid) 18 (19) (12)
Income tax refunded/(paid) 13 17 (10)
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Total tax refunded/(paid) 31 (2) (22)
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Financial investment
Purchase of investments (31,751) (71,337) (36,385)
Sales of investments 33,226 74,072 39,272
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Net cash inflow from financial investment 1,475 2,735 2,887
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Equity dividends paid (2,008) (2,942) (1,948)
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Increase in cash 614 2,847 2,347
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