Herald Investment Trust PLC Statistics and Performance Report (4698S)

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RNS Number : 4698S

Herald Investment Trust PLC

11 March 2019

 
                                                HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST 
                                           STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT 
 
                                                                      Performance 
                             At inception           At                 since        Performance   Performance 
                             16 February            28 February       31 January    YTD (%)       since inception 
                             1994                   2019              2019 (%)                    (%) 
--------------------------  -------------  ------  ------------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 NAV (p) excl accrued 
  income                             98.7   p*           1447.2   p         +4.0%        +10.7%          +1366.3% 
                            -------------  ------  ------------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 NAV (p) incl accrued 
  income                             98.7   p*           1446.0   p         +4.0%        +10.6%          +1458.4%   ** 
                            -------------  ------  ------------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Numis SC + AIM 
  (capital gains ex I.T.)          1750.0                5232.0             +1.1%         +6.4%           +199.0% 
                            -------------  ------  ------------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Russell 2000 Technology 
  Index 
  (capital gains in 
  Sterling 
  terms)                            673.8    ***         3055.8             +6.4%        +17.7%           +353.5% 
                            -------------  ------  ------------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Share price                         90.9   p****        1230.0   p         +4.2%        +14.4%          +1253.1% 
--------------------------  -------------  ------  ------------      ------------                ----------------  --- 
 Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share 
  as at 28/02/2019                                                                                        (15.0)% 
                                                                                                                   --- 
 UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 
  28/02/2019*****                                                                                           52.4% 
                                                                     ------------  ------------                    --- 
 Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value 
  at 28/02/2019                                                                                             37.3% 
                                                                                                 ----------------  --- 
 (Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 28/02/2019******                                               10.3% 
                                                                     ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Number of Equity Holdings at 28/02/2019                                                                      286 
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 *100p was the subscription price 
  before launch costs of 1.3p 
 ** Total return (in percentage terms) on 100p invested 
  at inception excluding warrant. 
 ***Value shown is from 31/03/1996 the date 
  the funds were globalised. 
 ****90.9p is CGT base subscription price for shareholders adjusting 
  for warrants which were issued on a 1 for 5 basis. 
 *****Includes 4 convertible bonds and 1 
  convertible preference share. 
 
 ****** Gearing is total assets (including all debt used for investment purposes) less 
  all cash and fixed interest securities (excluding convertibles and corporate bonds) 
  divided by shareholders' funds. 
 
 
 These figures are not audited 
 At 28/02/2019 the Net Asset Value including current year income was GBP989.0m (GBP989.8m 
  excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses. 
 There are 68,391,977 
  shares 
  currently in issue. 
 
 
 This Report has been issued on behalf of Herald Investment Trust plc, and has been 
  approved by Herald Investment Management Limited, its investment manager. Herald Investment 
  Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. 
  You should remember that past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. 
  Markets and currency movements may cause the value of shares, and the income from them, 
  to fall as well as rise, and you may get back less than you invested when you decide 
  to sell your shares. 
 

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