The AIM Distribution Trust plc
Interim Management Statement
for the three months ended 30 June 2008
In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
of the UK Listing Authority, The AIM Distribution Trust plc presents
an Interim Management Statement for the three month period ended 30
June 2008. The statement also includes relevant financial
information between the end of the period and the date of this
statement.
Dividends paid or declared in the period
No dividends were declared or paid during the period
Performance
31 Jul 30 Jun 31 Mar 30 Sept
2008 2008 2008 2007
Pence Pence Pence Pence
Net Asset Value ("NAV") 48.1 50.2 50.3 65.3
Cumulative Dividends 55.8 55.8 55.8 53.8
Total Return * 103.9 106.0 106.1 119.1
* NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since launch
Investment portfolio summary at 30 June 2008
Valuation
Cost Valuation movement
£'000 £'000
Ten largest investments by value
ANS Group plc 250 552 (15)
Connaught plc Full list 30 507 53
Hill Station plc 664 431 34
Spice plc 270 427 95
Cadbury House Limited Unquoted 319 319 -
Aero Inventory plc 115 283 (15)
Printing.com plc 178 254 (7)
Doubletake Portraits Ltd Unquoted 250 250 -
Atlantic Global plc 310 186 25
Supporta plc 250 178 39
Subtotal 2,636 3,387 209
Other venture capital (147)
investments 6,377 1,721
Listed fixed income securities 558 455 (114)
Other investments 1,108 1,147 21
Total 10,679 6,710 (31)
All investments are quoted on AIM unless otherwise stated.
Investment additions during the three month period ended 30 June 2008
Cost
£'000
Hoole Hall Spa and Leisure Limited 100
Hill Station plc 100
200
The Company has made no material investment purchases since the
period end.
Investment disposals during the three month period ended 30 June 2008
Market
value at Gain/(loss) Total
1 April Disposal in period realised
Cost 2008 proceeds against cost gain
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Aero Inventory plc 22 57 55 33 (2)
Connaught plc 5 76 77 72 1
Printing.com plc 5 9 10 5 1
Spice plc 33 40 51 18 11
Straight plc 33 13 23 (10) 10
Triple Arc plc 247 12 49 (198) 37
345 207 265 (80) 58
Since the period end, the Company disposed of partial holdings in
three investments, receiving proceeds of £66,492.
Changes to share capital
Ordinary Shares of
25p each
Shares £'000
As at 1 April 2008 13,586,073 3,396
Shares bought back and cancelled - -
As at 30 June 2008 13,586,073 3,396
Since 1 July, the Company purchased 313,937 ordinary shares for
cancellation at a price of 45.0p per share.
Material events
Other than described above, there were no material events during the
period from 1 April 2008 to 30 June 2008 or in the period from 1 July
2008 to the date of this announcement.
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