Herald Investment Trust PLC Statistics and Performance Report (2693G)

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RNS Number : 2693G

Herald Investment Trust PLC

17 July 2023

HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT

 
                          At inception      At              Performance  Performance  Performance 
                                                             since 
                          16 February       30 June         31 May       YTD (%)      since inception 
                          1994              2023            2023 (%)                  (%) 
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NAV per share (p) 
 excl. accrued income           98.7 p*           2091.8 p        +0.3%        -0.3%        +2019.4% 
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NAV per share (p)                                                                                +2183.2% 
 incl. accrued income           98.7 p*           2094.4 p        +0.4%        -0.2%                   ** 
------------------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------  -----------  ------------------- 
Numis SC + AIM ex. 
 Investment Co's Index 
 (capital gains)                1750.0              5199.9        -1.3%        -3.8%         +197.1% 
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Russell 2000 Technology 
 Index (capital gains 
 in Sterling terms)              673.8 ***          4446.4        +5.2%       +16.6%         +559.9% 
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Share price                     90.9 p****        1750.0 p        -2.8%        -1.8%        +1825.2% 
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Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income) 
 per share as at 30 June 2023                                                                    (16.3)% 
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UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 
 30 June 2023*****                                                                                 41.1% 
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Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value 
 at 30 June 2023                                                                                   49.7% 
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Cash and Government Bonds as a % of Net Asset Value 
 at 30 June 2023******                                                                              9.2% 
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Number of Equity Holdings at 30 June 2023                                                             335 
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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.

****** The Company is not currently geared.

These figures are not audited

At 30 Jun 2023, the Net Asset Value of the Company including current year income was GBP1,253.0m (GBP1,251.4m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses. There are 59,825,770 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. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. 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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