Herald Investment Trust PLC Statistics and Performance Report (5019P)

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RNS Number : 5019P

Herald Investment Trust PLC

10 October 2019

 
                                              HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 
                                           STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT 
 
                                                                      Performance 
                            At inception           At                  since        Performance   Performance 
                            16 February            30 September       31 August     YTD (%)       since inception 
                            1994                   2019               2019 (%)                    (%) 
-------------------------  -------------  ------  -------------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 NAV (p) excl accrued 
  income                            98.7   p*            1548.1   p         -0.3%        +18.4%          +1468.5% 
                           -------------  ------  -------------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 NAV (p) incl accrued 
  income                            98.7   p*            1548.7   p         -0.3%        +18.4%          +1590.3%   ** 
                           -------------  ------  -------------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Numis SC + AIM 
  (capital gains ex I.T.)         1750.0                 5222.5              1.2%         +6.2%           +198.4% 
                           -------------  ------  -------------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Russell 2000 Technology 
  Index (capital gains in 
  Sterling terms)                  673.8    ***          3247.5             -1.3%        +24.9%           +382.0% 
                           -------------  ------  -------------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Share price                        90.9   p****         1296.0   p         -1.2%        +20.6%          +1325.7% 
-------------------------  -------------  ------  -------------      ------------                ----------------  --- 
 Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share 
  as at 30/09/2019                                                                                        (16.3)% 
                                                                                                                   --- 
 UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 
  30/09/2019*****                                                                                           51.6% 
                                                                     ------------  ------------                    --- 
 Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value 
  at 30/09/2019                                                                                             35.8% 
                                                                                                 ----------------  --- 
 (Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 30/09/2019******                                               12.6% 
                                                                     ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Number of Equity Holdings at 30/09/2019                                                                      287 
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 *100p was the subscription price 
  before launch costs of 1.3p 
 ** Total return (in percentage terms) on 98.7p invested 
  at inception excluding warrants. 
 ***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 6 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 30/09/2019 the Net Asset Value including current year income was GBP1,046.4m (GBP1,046.0m 
  excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses. 
 There are 67,566,777 
  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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