Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 5498E
Intl. Biotechnology Trust PLC
22 December 2009
 



INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY TRUST PLC    

                

                    

Portfolio update as at 30 November 2009                    



Total Net Assets

£95.6m

NAV per share

149.0p

Share Price

120.5p 

Total value of unquoted investments

£20.3m

Total number of portfolio companies

57

Cash

6%

Cash committed and reserved to unquoted investments

13%

Portfolio companies with < 1 year of cash

1%


                    

Top Ten Holdings

                                    

Company Name

NAV

Market Value

Micromet 

10.19

9,740,487

Celgene

6.62

6,327,835

Amgen

5.72

5,468,089

Gilead Sciences

4.53

4,334,850

Prime Rate Sterling Liquidity Class 3

3.66

3,502,037

Genzyme

3.48

3,329,128

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

3.42

3,271,056

Wright Medical

3.03

2,896,836

HSBC Sterling Liquid Fund B shares

2.41

2,300,645

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

2.38

2,275,939


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Total

45.44

43,446,902


Geographical Allocation

%

United States

78

Europe

14

Cash

6

Australia

2


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Total

100


                                    

Quoted/Unquoted allocation

%

Quoted

73

Unquoted

21

Cash

6


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100

        


BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Limited

Company Secretary


22 DECEMBER 2009


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