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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-wynd International Investment Trust Plc | LSE:MWY | London | Ordinary Share | GB00B6VTTK07 | ORD 5P |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00% | 770.00 | 762.00 | 768.00 | 34,552 | 10:36:05 |
| Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit Inv Tr, Closed-end Mgmt | 25.35M | 24.05M | 0.4510 | 17.07 | 410.52M |
From Apr 2019 to Apr 2024
TIDMMWY
RNS Number : 6852F
Mid Wynd Inter Inv Trust PLC
22 February 2018
Mid Wynd International Investment Trust PLC (the 'Company')
Half-Yearly Financial Report (unaudited) for the six months ended 31 December 2017
This announcement contains regulated information
Chairman's statement
Performance
Over the six months to 31 December 2017 the capital return of the Company's net asset value per share increased by 8.5% to 477.3 pence per share. This compares with the capital return of 5.9% from the MSCI All Country World Index. On a total return basis, with dividends assumed to be reinvested, the return was 8.6% compared with the index return of 6.8%. Since Artemis' appointment, as investment manager on 1 May 2014, the net asset value has increased by 82.5%, on a total return basis, against the Index's total return of 66.3%.
During the period the share price rose by 11.1% to 489.4 pence per share and at 31 December 2017 stood at a premium of 2.5% to net asset value.
Revenue account and dividend
For the six months ended 31 December 2017 the Company had a revenue return of 3.05 pence per share. An interim dividend of 1.80 pence per share will be paid on 5 April 2018 to shareholders on the register on 9 March 2018, with an ex-dividend date of 8 March 2018. This represents an increase of 5.9% on last year's interim dividend of 1.70 pence.
Share capital
The Company's Share Issuance Programme, announced in May last year, continues in effect until May 2018, enabling the directors to make periodic issues of shares to manage demand for the Company's shares. Under this programme, the Company issued a further 360,000 shares raising GBP1.7 million in the six months to 31 December 2017.
In the period from 1 January 2018 to 15 February 2018, 560,000 new shares have been issued to meet demand for the Company's shares in the market, raising a further GBP2.8 million.
Borrowings
The Company's three year, US$16 million revolving credit facility with Scotiabank matured on 19 February 2018. Following a review, the Company signed an agreement with Scotiabank for a $30 million multi-currency revolving credit facility for a three year period to February 2021. This facility provides the Company with the flexibility to draw amounts, up to a maximum of $30 million, depending on the Investment Manager's view on markets and investment opportunities.
Outlook
The six months to the end of December has been another strong period for markets. The year ahead is likely to see reduced support for bond markets from Central Banks, especially the US Federal Reserve. However, this is against a background of excellent global growth, lower US corporate taxes and, to date, modest inflationary pressures. The portfolio contains companies with strong balance sheets, many of which have positive cash positions. If markets become more volatile it is expected the Company should perform well in comparison.
Regulation
Shareholders may be aware that new regulations, the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products ("PRIIPs") Regulations, came into effect from 1 January 2018. Under these regulations, the Investment Manager, as PRIIP manufacturer, is required to prepare and publish a key information document ("KID") in respect of the Company to help potential investors understand the nature, risk and costs of this product and to allow comparison with others.
The content of the KID is highly prescriptive, both in terms of the assumptions underlying projected future returns under prescribed scenarios and the limited scope to provide further explanation of the content. Shareholders should note that the procedures for calculating the risks, costs and potential returns are prescribed by law and that expected performance returns cannot be guaranteed. It should not necessarily be assumed that past performance is a guide to future performance.
The directors believe that potential investors in the Company should use the KID in conjunction with other documentation produced by the Company, including the annual report and monthly factsheet, which is published on the Company's webpage www.midwynd.co.uk
Keep up-to-date
Shareholders can keep up to date with developments between formal reports by visiting midwynd.co.uk, where you will find information on the Company and a factsheet that is updated each month. In addition, the Board is always keen to hear from shareholders. Should you wish to, you can e-mail me at midwyndchairman@artemisfunds.com.
Malcolm Scott
Chairman
22 February 2018
Investment Manager's review
Review of period
The last six months saw global equities continue to perform well. Global growth strengthened in almost all regions and confidence measures rose leading to greater investment by companies. To date, this high rate of global growth has provoked very little inflation - much less than the market expected. Most of our investments have seen strong growth in underlying cash flows, justifying the rise in share prices.
Performance
The Company performed well despite our cautious stance. The Automation theme has performed particularly well. Overall, the Company's capital value rose by 8.5% during the period and a dividend of 1.80 pence per share has been declared. This compares with the 5.9% capital return in the MSCI All Country World Index in sterling terms over the period.
The Company is principally invested in companies outside the UK and so Sterling's strength over the period, rising 3.7%, reduced returns. On the other hand, the share price premium to asset value rose a little, leaving the shares 11.1% higher over the period.
Five largest stock contributors
Hot Features
Premium
Contribution
Company Theme (%)
------------------------------ ------------------------- ------------
Daifuku Automation 1.1
Yaskawa Automation 0.8
Avery Dennison Emerging Market Consumer 0.4
Airports of Thailand Tourism 0.3
World Wrestling Entertainment Media Content 0.3
Five largest stock detractors
Contribution
Company Theme (%)
------------------ ---------------- ------------
Boston Scientific Healthcare (0.5)
Premier Inc Healthcare (0.4)
Equifax Online Services (0.4)
Dufry Tourism (0.3)
Priceline Tourism (0.3)
Artemis' investment process
Our aim is to identify areas of commercial growth around the world and invest in companies that trade on attractive valuations and give the Company exposure to this growth. We select high quality companies, with proven profitability and high levels of cash generation, preferring businesses with strong balance sheets and those that have established strong barriers to entry. Such companies sometimes lag equity markets when they recover, but they protect capital well when economic conditions become more testing. Over time, we have found this investment approach gives a solid framework to deliver consistent returns to investors.
Current investment themes
Automation (18.0% of investments) - The year has seen a sharp increase in industrial investment and automation broadened in a range of new industries. As robots become more nimble and better controlled, production of light goods such as smartphones, sports shoes and cameras is increasingly automated, broadening demand for robots from being dominated by heavy manufacturing such as the automotive industry. Also, the quality and consistency of automated processes can be greater than a similar process with human intervention - even in areas such as keyhole surgery. When a leading company in any manufacturing sector increases their use of automation, that seems to provoke their competitors to follow suit or risk losing competitiveness.
This seems to underpin revenue growth for our investments in this theme over the years ahead. That said, valuations have already risen very sharply and this theme is already rather more fashionable than when we first invested in the Spring of last year.
Online Services (13.5% of investments) - Over the last six months we have taken profits in a few of our larger holdings - selling all of Amazon.com and Facebook. As these companies have become very large, we question whether their very high revenue growth is as high quality as in earlier years. We believe that share prices are supported, in the long-run, by cash profits rather than revenues and in these cases we feel that the market has placed these companies on very demanding valuations despite their cash profitability being unclear. As ever, we prefer to be safe rather than sorry and, having made very good profits in these investments, have decided to move on.
One of our other investments in this area, Equifax, America's largest credit checking bureau, suffered a large data breach. This was especially annoying for us as we had met the company's management beforehand and had specifically asked them about their data security standards. When the breach became apparent we sold the entire holding, taking a loss. Events like this remind us that no amount of research diligence protects investors from some risks to capital. This is why we limit the size of individual holdings to three percent of assets or less.
Emerging Market Consumer (12.7% of investments) - Emerging markets have continued to fare well and our modest exposure again gave good returns. Fears about a financial collapse in China proved hollow - how many times has that been the case? Meanwhile Prime Minister Modi's reforms in India seem to be driving a boom and there are signs that corruption is becoming slightly less of a hurdle to progress.
Retiree Spending Power (5.6% of investments) - Many of the demographic challenges in developed markets are now recognised. However, China now faces a huge ageing population, while the workforce grows only modestly due to the one-child policy of the 1980s. Currently 10% of Chinese people are over 65, by 2035 that portion will be 28%. This is driving automation - see above - but also a rapidly growing savings industry. Our investments in China Life Insurance and AIA Group have benefited from this growth.
Tourism (11.9% of investments) - Our tourism theme had a better period following its modest performance earlier in the year. Chinese tourist numbers have been particularly strong, leading to passenger growth through our airport holdings in China, Japan and Thailand.
Healthcare Costs (10.0% of investments) - having failed to replace Obamacare with something better, the Republican administration in the USA has left many facing rising health insurance premiums. Our main investments in the larger US private health insurance companies grow by providing a range of different levels of care at different price points and bulk-purchase some healthcare products to provide reasonable value for money. These shares have performed very well as they fill the gap left from the policies adopted.
Boston Scientific had a poor half year as one of their new products was slow to receive launch approval.
Scientific Equipment (6.9% of investments) - Another aspect of companies increasing investment levels has been demand for scientific equipment - from the healthcare, food and academic sectors. All of our main investments have performed reasonably well.
Media Content (10.1% of investments) - Broadband broadcasting allows companies such as Netflix and Amazon.com to reach consumers worldwide, avoiding local transmission restrictions. This leads to a sharp increase in competition. Netflix spent $6bn on making programmes last year and seems to have sold these to their subscribers for rather less than that - no wonder their subscriber numbers are strong - giving people product below cost is often popular.
However, this makes life challenging for investors in other production companies and we have sold our long standing investment in Walt Disney. We are now concentrating on the companies which provide broadband access to the internet, especially those in emerging markets where fixed broadband lines are seldom available.
High Quality Assets (11.3% of investments) - As strong global growth helps most of the investments in the portfolio grow their cash flows, the risk of inflation is always present and this part of the portfolio contains investments which may benefit from a modest rise in inflation without suffering from higher interest rates. We hold large banks in the US and Japan which would prefer higher short-term rates and would thrive if the yield curve also steepened. We also have investments in US railroads which benefit from more vigorous US domestic growth and could raise freight rates were inflation to return.
Thematic attribution
Contribution
Theme (%)
-------------------------------------- ------------
Automation 2.8
Online Services 2.2
Emerging Market Consumer 1.2
High Quality Assets & Bank Regulation 1.2
Retiree Spending Power 0.6
Scientific Equipment 0.6
Media Content 0.6
Tourism 0.4
Healthcare Costs (0.2)
Regional attribution
Contribution
Region (%)
--------------- ------------
Japan 1.7
Europe 0.3
Emerging 0.1
Developed Asia (0.1)
North America (0.1)
UK (0.2)
Outlook
US interest rates have started rising, though much more slowly than expected. The world seems set for a year of vigorous economic growth next year in almost every region. There is an argument that growth in a modern economy comes from investment in intangible assets - software, patents, data - more than tangible assets - plant and equipment. This could partly explain why the US economy which has been growing steadily since 2009 does not seem to be suffering from supply constraints. However, if this is the case and inflation returns, interest rates may have to rise more vigorously to contain it.
We find the best growth opportunities the further we travel from London. Commercial investment levels are rising and most listed companies have very strong balance sheets.
We note some areas of stretched valuations in the market - perhaps some are holding internet stocks for fear of missing out. However, we also continue to find good growth stocks on modest valuations in less fashionable areas. As long as we can continue to identify these and invest in growth without taking excessive risks, we should be able to continue to reap reasonable returns for our shareholders.
Simon Edelsten, Alex Illingworth & Rosanna Burcheri
Investment Managers
Responsibility statement of the Directors in respect of the Half-Yearly Financial Report
The Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge, in respect of the Half-Yearly Financial Report for the six months ended 31 December 2017:
-- the condensed set of financial statements has been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard ('FRS') 104: 'Interim Financial Reporting';
-- having considered the expected cash flows and operational costs of the Company for the 18 months from the period end, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the going concern basis of accounting continues to be used in the preparation of the Half-Yearly Financial Report;
-- the Chairman's statement to shareholders and Investment Manager's review includes a fair review of the information required by:
(a) DTR 4.2.7R of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, being an indication of the important events that have occurred during the first six months of the financial year and their impact on the financial statements; and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year; and
(b) DTR 4.2.8R of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, being related party transactions that have taken place in the first six months of the current financial year and that have materially affected the financial position or performance of the entity during that period, and any changes in the related party transactions described in the last annual report that could do so.
The Half-Yearly Financial Report for the six months ended 31 December 2017 was approved by the Board and the above responsibility statement has been signed on its behalf by:
Malcolm Scott
Chairman
22 February 2018
Condensed statement of comprehensive income
For the six months For the six months
ended ended For the year ended
31 December 2017 31 December 2016 30 June 2017
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------ ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- --------
Gains on investments - 11,469 11,469 - 13,862 13,862 - 22,932 22,932
Currency gains/(losses) - 238 238 - (372) (372) - (496) (496)
Income 1,331 - 1,331 759 - 759 2,230 - 2,230
Investment
management
fee (95) (284) (379) (76) (228) (304) (160) (480) (640)
Other expenses (107) (3) (110) (94) (10) (104) (195) (12) (207)
------------------------ ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- --------
Net return
before finance
costs and taxation 1,129 11,420 12,549 589 13,252 13,841 1,875 21,944 23,819
------------------------ ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- --------
Finance costs
of borrowings (17) (51) (68) (15) (45) (60) (29) (89) (118)
Net return
on ordinary
activities
before taxation 1,112 11,369 12,481 574 13,207 13,781 1,846 21,855 23,701
------------------------ ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- --------
Taxation on
ordinary activities (114) - (114) (78) - (78) (193) - (193)
------------------------ ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- --------
Net return
on ordinary
activities
after taxation 998 11,369 12,367 496 13,207 13,703 1,653 21,855 23,508
------------------------ ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- --------
Net return
per ordinary
share 3.05p 34.80p 37.85p 1.66p 44.13p 45.79p 5.41p 71.56p 76.97p
------------------------ ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- --------
The total column of this statement is the profit and loss account of the Company.
All revenue and capital items in this statement derive from continuing operations. No operations were acquired or discontinued during the period.
The return for the period disclosed above represents the Company's total comprehensive income.
Condensed statement of financial position
As at As at As at
31 December 31 December
2017 2016 30 June 2017
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Non current assets
Investments held at fair
value through profit or
loss 161,315 128,886 142,655
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Current assets
Debtors 313 168 900
Cash and cash equivalents 825 5,800 3,819
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
1,138 5,968 4,719
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Creditors
Amounts falling due within
one year (5,462) (9,327) (4,316)
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Net current (liabilities)/assets (4,324) (3,359) 403
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Total net assets 156,991 125,527 143,058
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 1,645 1,520 1,627
Capital redemption reserve 16 16 16
Share premium 30,816 20,087 29,144
Capital reserve 122,184 102,167 110,815
Revenue reserve 2,330 1,737 1,456
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Shareholders' funds 156,991 125,527 143,058
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Net asset value per ordinary
share 477.30p 412.89p 439.75p
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Condensed statement of changes in equity
For the six months ended 31 December 2017 (unaudited)
Capital
Share redemption Share Capital Revenue Shareholders'
capital reserve premium reserve(1,2) reserve(2) funds
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- -------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Shareholders' funds at
1 July 2017 1,627 16 29,144 110,815 1,456 143,058
Net return on ordinary activities after
taxation - - - 11,369 998 12,367
Issue of new shares 18 - 1,671 - - 1,689
Reduction to expense related to listing of
shares - - 1 - - 1
Dividend paid - - - - (124) (124)
------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- -------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Shareholders' funds at 31 December 2017 1,645 16 30,816 122,184 2,330 156,991
------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- -------- ------------- ----------- -------------
For the six months ended 31 December 2016 (unaudited)
Capital
Share redemption Share Capital Revenue Shareholders'
capital reserve premium reserve(1,2) reserve(2) funds
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- -------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Shareholders' funds at
1 July 2016 1,456 16 15,205 88,851 2,098 107,626
Net return on ordinary activities after
taxation - - - 13,207 496 13,703
Transfer of prior year expenses related to
issue of the prospectus - - (109) 109 - -
Expenses related to issue of the
prospectus - - (2) - - (2)
Expense related to listing of shares - - (21) - - (21)
Issue of new shares 64 - 5,014 - - 5,078
Dividend paid - - - - (857) (857)
------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- -------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Shareholders' funds at 31 December 2016 1,520 16 20,087 102,167 1,737 125,527
------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- -------- ------------- ----------- -------------
For the year ended 30 June 2017 (audited)
Capital
Share redemption Share Capital Revenue Shareholders'
capital reserve premium reserve(1,2) reserve(2) funds
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- -------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Shareholders' funds at
1 July 2016 1,456 16 15,205 88,851 2,098 107,626
Net return on ordinary activities after
taxation - - - 21,855 1,653 23,508
Issue of new shares 171 - 14,313 - - 14,484
Transfer of prior year expenses related to
issue of the prospectus - - (109) 109 - -
Expense related to listing of shares - - (23) - - (23)
Expense related to placing and issue of
new shares - - (242) - - (242)
Dividends paid - - - - (2,295) (2,295)
------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- -------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Shareholders' funds at 30 June 2017 1,627 16 29,144 110,815 1,456 143,058
------------------------------------------ -------- ----------- -------- ------------- ----------- -------------
(1) Capital reserve as at 31 December 2017 includes unrealised gains of GBP21,919,000 (31 December 2016: GBP15,799,000; 30 June 2017: GBP19,689,000).
(2) These reserves form the distributable reserves of the Company.
Condensed statement of cash flows
For the six For the six
months ended months ended For the year ended
31 December 2017 31 December 2016 30 June 2017
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
Cash used in operations 573 556 1,494
Interest received 15 12 32
Interest paid (68) (60) (118)
------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
Net cash generated from operating activities 520 508 1,408
------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ Cash flow from investing activities Purchase of investments (83,481) (96,707) (188,105) Sale of investments 77,039 90,066 176,013 Realised currency gains/(losses) 30 270 (250) ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ Net cash used in investing activities (6,412) (6,371) (12,342) ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ Cash flow from financing activities Issue of new shares 1,689 5,078 14,484 Drawdown/(repayment) of credit facility 1,533 3,205 (1,835) Expenses related to issue of the prospectus (202) (5) (5) Expense related to listing of shares - (21) (23) Dividends paid (124) (857) (2,295) ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ Net cash generated from financing activities 2,896 7,400 10,326 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (2,996) 1,537 (608) ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ Cash and cash equivalents at start of the period 3,819 4,427 4,427 (Decrease)/increase in cash in the period (2,996) 1,537 (608) Unrealised currency gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents 2 (164) - ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 825 5,800 3,819 ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
Notes to the Half-Yearly Financial Report
1 Accounting policies
The condensed financial statements for the six months to 31 December 2017 comprise the statements set out above together with the related notes below. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Company's accounting policies as set out in the Annual Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2017 and are presented in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act'), FRS 104 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Financial Statements of Investment Trust Companies and Venture Capital Trusts' ('SORP') issued by the Association of Investment Companies (the 'AIC') in November 2014 and updated in January 2017.
The financial information contained within this Half-yearly Financial Report does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in sections 434 to 436 of the Act. The financial information for the year ended 30 June 2017 has been extracted from the statutory accounts which have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The Auditors' report on those accounts was not qualified and did not contain statements under sections 498(2) or (3) of the Act.
2 Return per share
Return per share has been calculated based on the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue for the six months ended 31 December 2017 being 32,668,713 (31 December 2016: 29,929,531; 30 June 2017: 30,542,647).
3 Dividend
An interim dividend for the six months ended 31 December 2017 of 1.80 pence per ordinary share (31 December 2016: 1.70 pence) has been declared. This dividend will be paid on 5 April 2018 to those shareholders on the register at close of business on 9 March 2018.
4 Borrowing facilities
The Company has entered into a three year US$16 million revolving credit facility with Scotiabank, of which US$ 7.0 million (GBP5.2 million) was drawn down at 31 December 2017 (31 December 2016: US$11.3 million (GBP9.1 million); 30 June 2017: US$5.0 million (GBP3.8 million)). This is recognised in amounts falling due within one year in the condensed statement of financial position. Interest is charged at variable rates equivalent to 0.9% over the US Dollar London interbank market rate. The interest rate as at 31 December 2017 was 2.452130% (31 December 2016: 1.644%; 30 June 2017: 2.116110%).
On 19 February 2018 the above credit facility with Scotiabank matured. The Company subsequently entered into a three year US$30 million multi-currency revolving credit facility with Scotiabank.
5 Fair value hierarchy
All investments are designated at fair value through profit or loss on initial recognition in accordance with FRS 102. The following table provides an analysis of these investments based on the fair value hierarchy as described below which reflects the reliability and significance of the information used to measure their fair value.
The disclosure is split into the following categories:
Level 1 - Investments with unadjusted quoted prices in an active market;
Level 2 - Investments whose fair value is based on inputs other than quoted prices that are either directly or indirectly observable;
Level 3 - Investments whose fair value is based on inputs that are unobservable (i.e. for which market data is unavailable).
31 December 31 December 30 June
2017 2016 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------- ----------- ----------- --------
Level 1 161,315 128,886 142,575
Level 2 - - 80
--------------------------- ----------- ----------- --------
Total value of investments 161,315 128,886 142,655
--------------------------- ----------- ----------- --------
6 Share capital
As at 31 December 2017 there were 32,891,416 ordinary shares in issue (31 December 2016: 30,401,952; 30 June 2017: 32,531,416).
In the six months ended 31 December 2017 360,000 ordinary shares were allotted with total proceeds of GBP1,689,000 (six months ended 31 December 2016: 1,290,116 ordinary shares were allotted with total proceeds of GBP5,078,000; year ended 30 June 2017: 3,419,580 ordinary shares were allotted with total proceeds of GBP14,484,000).
There are no ordinary shares held in treasury.
7 Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions during the period.
8 Transactions with the Investment Manager
The investment management fee payable to Artemis Fund Managers Limited for the six months ended 31 December 2017 was GBP379,000 (31 December 2016: GBP304,000; 30 June 2017: GBP640,000) of which GBP193,000 was outstanding at the period end (31 December 2016: GBP155,000; 30 June 2017: GBP173,000).
9 Principal risks and uncertainties
Pursuant to DTR 4.2.7R of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the principal risks faced by the Company include general market risk, regulatory, operational, financial and gearing risks.
These risks, which have not materially changed since the Annual Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2017, and the way in which they are managed, are described in more detail in the Annual Financial Report which is available at midwynd.co.uk
Copies of the Half-Yearly Financial Report will be posted to shareholders shortly and may also be obtained from the Company's website at midwynd.co.uk.
For further information, please contact:
Artemis Fund Managers Limited
Company Secretary
Telephone number: 0131 225 7300
22 February 2018
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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