Interim Results

 

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RNS Number : 3235D 
Investec Investment Trust PLC 
30 November 2009 
 

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| INVESTEC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - THE COMPANY                                               | 
| (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND AND WALES)                                                       | 
| (REGISTRATION NUMBER: 328206)                                                             | 
| INTERIM ANNOUNCEMENT                                                                      | 
| UN-AUDITED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2009             | 
| Six months          Six months       Year ended                                           | 
| ended               ended                                                                 | 
| 30 September        30 September         31 March                                         | 
| 2009                2008             2009                                                 | 
| Un-audited          Un-audited          Audited                                           | 
| GBP000              GBP000           GBP000                                               | 
| Administrative expenses                          (1)                 (4)              (4) | 
| Interest payable                                (31)                (31)             (63) | 
| Loss on ordinary activities before              (32)                (35)             (67) | 
| taxation                                                                                  | 
| Tax on loss on ordinary activities                 -                   -            (315) | 
| Loss on ordinary activities after               (32)                (35)            (382) | 
| taxation                                                                                  | 
| Retained loss for the financial                 (32)                (35)            (382) | 
| period                                                                                    | 
| Net assets                                    26,505              26,884           26,537 | 
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Notes 
 
 
1. Cash Flow Statement 
The Company is exempt from the requirements to prepare a cash flow statement 
under Financial Reporting Standard 1, because a consolidated cash flow statement 
included in the publicly available consolidated financial statements of its 
ultimate holding company, Investec plc. 
 
2. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost 
convention and in accordance with 
applicable accounting standards. 
 
3. Investec Group Investments (UK) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 
Investec Bank plc, owns all of the ordinary shares of the company, GBP266,586 of 
the of the nominal 3.5 per cent cumulative preference stock and GBP96,612 of the 
nominal 5 per cent preference stock in issue. The issued GBP1,300,000 nominal 
3.5 per cent and GBP345,438 nominal 5 per cent cumulative preference stocks on 
listed on the London Stock Exchange. 
 
4. Surplus liquidity arising from time to time has been lent by the company 
during the period on an interest free basis to its immediate parent company, 
Investec Group Investments (UK) Limited. The loan is repayable on demand and the 
company has the right, at any time and at its sole discretion, to charge 
interest thereon at a commercial rate. 
 
5. The tax charge is based on the effective tax rate for the full year. 
 
6. No dividend is proposed in respect of the ordinary shares (2008:GBPNil). 
 
7. The above financial information is an abridged version of the company's 
un-audited condensed Financial Statements for the six months ended 30 September 
2009 which have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication 
through the Document Viewing Facility. 
 
8. The un-audited condensed Financial Statements will be posted out to holders 
of preference stocks of the company and copies are available, upon request, at 
the Registered Office of the company. 
 
 
 
 
Registered Office 
2 Gresham Street London EC2V 7QP    Date: 30 November 2009 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
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