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RNS Number : 9601O  Bankers Investment Trust PLC  15 January 2026

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800B9YWXL3X1VMZ69

 

THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Financial results for the year ended 31 October 2025

This announcement contains regulated information

 

 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS(1)

                                                    31 October 2025  31 October 2024
 Net asset value (NAV) per share total return(2,7)  18.1%            21.1%
 Share price at year end(3)                         133.0p           110.8p
 NAV per ordinary share with debt at fair value(2)  147.9p           127.9p
 Dividend per share for year(4)                     2.744p           2.688p
 Dividend growth for the year(5)                    2.1%             5.0%
 Discount with debt at fair value at year end(2)    10.1%            13.4%
 Net gearing at year end(6)                         5.6%             1.5%
 Ongoing charge for the year                        0.51%            0.51%

 

 

 Total return performance for 15 years to 31 October 2025

                      1 year  3 years  5 years  10 years  15 years

                      %       %        %        %         %
 Total Return(7)
 NAV(2)               18.1    50.4     68.6     194.5     370.9
 Share price(2)       22.8    48.0     51.9     170.6     406.4
 FTSE World Index(8)  21.0    61.2     107.2    221.8     354.2

 

 ( )
 (1)   A glossary of terms can be found in the Annual Report
 (2)   The alternative performance measures can be found in the Annual Report
 (3)   Share price is the mid-market closing price
 (4)   Comprising 3 interim dividends paid in May, August and November 2025 and a
       recommended final dividend of 0.686p due for payment on 2 March 2026
 (5)   This represents the 4 ordinary dividends paid or recommended for the year to
       31 October 2025 as compared to the previous year
 (6)   Net gearing calculated in accordance with the gearing definition in the
       alternative performance measures in the

       Annual Report
 (7)   Total return assumes dividends reinvested and debt at fair value
 (8)   FTSE World Index in Sterling terms. A composite benchmark is used for longer
       periods comprising the FTSE All-Share Index for the period to 31 October 2017
       and the FTSE World Index from 1 November 2017 to 31 October 2025

       Sources: Morningstar Direct, Janus Henderson, LSEG Datastream

 

 

 CHAIR'S STATEMENT

 Dear Shareholder,

 We are very grateful for your ongoing support and investment in The Bankers
 Investment Trust. Alongside our investment manager, Janus Henderson Investors,
 we continue to strive to make improvements in how Bankers is invested and the
 outcomes for shareholders. In the past 18 months, the portfolio has been
 concentrated, reducing the number of holdings and regions, whilst allocating
 more capital to those investments with the managers' greatest conviction. We
 have also strengthened the investment team by announcing Richard Clode as
 Co-Fund Manager, alongside our long-standing manager, Alex Crooke. The
 revolution in technology is affecting companies in all sectors, and we believe
 Richard's knowledge and experience can help Bankers to make the right tactical
 decisions for many years to come.

 Performance

 This has been another strong year for returns, with a second year of
 double-digit growth in both net asset value and share price. It is
 particularly good news that the share price total return of 22.8% (2024:
 21.4%) has outperformed the benchmark, FTSE World Index of 21.0% (2024:
 26.1%). The net asset value total return of 18.1% (2024: 21.1%) was slightly
 behind the index as a result of underperformance in the month of November
 following the US presidential elections in 2024. In the 12 months since 1
 January 2025 the portfolio is broadly in line with the index. Our managers
 have done well to focus on the key trends at a time when the share price of
 some competitors has barely grown.

 The markets largely shrugged off the worry that US trade tariffs would result
 in higher price inflation, thus forcing US interest rates upwards and causing
 a global recession. In fact, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates in the
 second half of the year and is expected to cut further in the coming twelve
 months, a move that traditionally supported equity markets. We have raised the
 investment allocation in the US as we expect companies there to increase
 capital investment and profit forecasts next year. Richard Clode has a strong
 record of investing in US growth stocks and has now taken over management of
 the US portfolio. Alex Crooke and Richard Clode now directly manage 80% of the
 portfolio and we expect there will be further progress unifying decision
 making across the whole portfolio.

 Dividends

 The Board announces the 59th consecutive annual increase in dividends to
 shareholders and recommends a final quarterly dividend of 0.686p per share,
 resulting in total dividends per share for the year of 2.744p (2024: 2.688p),
 an increase over last year of 2.1%. The final dividend will be paid on 2 March
 2026 to shareholders on the register of members at the close of business on 23
 January 2026.

 As I indicated last year, revenue reserves will be used to support dividend
 growth this year. These reserves have been built up in the good years and
 allow us the flexibility to own lower yielding equities which have greater
 potential for share price appreciation. Our Co-Fund Managers' investment
 process is designed to seek out companies that generate high levels of free
 cash generation. We therefore expect over time that dividends from our
 investments will grow quicker than UK inflation and ultimately restore a
 surplus in income. In the meantime, revenue reserves are a unique aspect of
 the investment trust capital structure and provide a helpful tool to preserve
 our long-term objective of increasing dividends in real terms.

 For the current financial year, the Board expects to recommend dividend growth
 of at least 3%, which equates to a full year dividend of 2.826p per share.

 Governance

 The Board, in line with other investment trusts, is developing the way in
 which we operate. Aside from the planned schedule of board and committee
 meetings, the Directors increasingly meet informally with the Manager to
 discuss a variety of issues during the year. Matters we have allocated
 additional time to this year include economic and market deep dives,
 performance, succession planning, marketing and corporate governance. Greater
 interaction between the Board and Manager has resulted in both increased
 challenge and closer engagement from the team supporting Bankers at the
 Manager. An independent review of the Board's effectiveness was carried out in
 2025 and its recommendations have been adopted.

 Discount management

 Buying back shares is an increasingly common exercise for many companies in
 our portfolio, and this is the case for most UK investment trusts. This
 provides liquidity in the market and, when buying at a discount, provides a
 small but beneficial impact to the net asset value. We increased the scale of
 our buyback this year as we felt the discount was persistently too wide and we
 are currently targeting a single digit discount. Wealth advisors, who have
 historically been the largest investors in the sector, are withdrawing their
 support and retail investors trading on self-select platforms are replacing
 them. We believe that our low fees, exposure to the foremost companies,
 combined with a market-leading record of dividend growth, create the ideal
 investment vehicle for individuals saving for the long term.

 In the coming year …

 Although valuations are high in the US, our primary market, lower interest
 rates combined with steady economic progress are supportive of share prices. I
 believe the portfolio is well positioned to take advantage of opportunities
 that may arise during the next year.

 I look forward to welcoming shareholders to the Company's AGM, scheduled to
 take place at 12 noon on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at the offices of Janus
 Henderson Investors at 201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AE. Light refreshments
 will be served. All voting will be on a poll and therefore we would ask that
 you submit your proxy votes in advance of the meeting. Details on attendance
 are provided in the Notice of Annual General Meeting in the Annual Report.

 If you are unable to attend in person, you can visit
 www.janushenderson.com/bnkr-agm (http://www.janushenderson.com/bnkr-agm) to
 watch the meeting live on the internet. If you have any questions about the
 Annual Report, the Company's performance over the year, the investment
 portfolio or any other matter relevant to the Company, please write to us via
 email at itsecretariat@janushenderson.com
 (mailto:itsecretariat@janushenderson.com) in advance of the AGM.

 I do hope that many of you will join us. We will give you a warm welcome.

 Simon Miller

 Chair

 14 January 2026

 

 

 CO-Fund Managers' Report

 Market Review

 This year there have been few weeks without excitement due to some significant
 policy announcements by President Trump. The zenith of the drama was
 Liberation Day in April when he announced tariffs on US trading partners that
 ranged from 10% to over 50% which shocked long-term allies and lacked a clear
 logic. Stock markets fell sharply following the press conference as investors
 worried about economic stasis and companies pulled forecasts. Global economic
 growth has been weaker and more volatile quarter-to-quarter as sales were
 brought forward to avoid rising tariffs. However, throughout the summer an
 increasing number of trade deals were struck at far more reasonable tariff
 levels and markets began to price in recovery and improving sentiment.

 The stock markets across the world have posted strong gains over the year,
 driven by several themes, most notably Artificial Intelligence (AI).
 Investment in data centres has accelerated over the year, helping to support
 share prices for those companies that benefit from this infrastructure
 spending. However, there has been a more careful inspection of business models
 compared to last year, with investors starting to question several companies
 in the software sector, where their future growth is in doubt in an
 increasingly AI-centric world. On a positive note, companies across a wide
 number of sectors are starting to showcase examples of productivity
 improvements through adoption of AI technologies.

 The US dollar weakened from February to June during the uncertainty over US
 trade tariffs, which impacted our returns in Sterling from the US stock
 market. Other markets such as Europe and Japan were less affected, and their
 returns were higher during this period but have since moved back in step with
 the US market in Sterling terms. Europe has its own trade tensions,
 particularly with Chinese imports displacing domestic production in key
 industries like autos. Germany has signalled a significant investment
 programme to lift productivity and growth, but the benefits will not be
 immediately apparent. Japan was the highest-returning market, where share
 prices have responded well to ongoing improvements in corporate governance,
 higher inflation and wages leading to better consumer spending.

 Performance

 The portfolio was slimmed down last year to focus on our highest conviction
 positions and reduce the number of holdings to approximately 100. The first
 month of the year proved very challenging as the US market responded to
 President Trump's election in November 2024 by rewarding companies closely
 aligned towards Republican party affiliation and policies. The portfolio lost
 2.6% relative to the index in November 2024, as we held few of the best
 performing stocks. Since then, we have repositioned the portfolio to benefit
 more from positive news from companies, raising the portfolio beta, and
 performance has largely been in line with the benchmark. We reduced exposure
 to defensive, lower growing sectors such as healthcare, real estate and
 consumer staples and raised the exposure to selected technology companies.
 Through the year we have also increased the US allocation in the portfolio
 from 50% at the start of the year to 65% by the year end.

 The US regional performance mirrored the portfolio's performance, losing
 relative to the US benchmark index in November 2024 but then outperforming the
 market in the period since, driven by strong returns from companies such as
 Broadcom, Alphabet and Microsoft. These and the other major US tech companies
 continued to produce results that exceeded market forecasts and are deploying
 the cash they generate to support future investments in AI infrastructure.
 Capital expenditure, as a percentage of cash flow, in the Technology sector is
 forecast to be 40% in 2025, roughly half the level at the height of the last
 dot com boom in 1999. The fact that capex is largely funded by cash generation
 rather than debt supports our view that we are still some way from the peak
 level of investment. While the US market was dominated by the AI theme,
 markets outside the US were driven by defensive sectors rather than growth
 ones. Domestically focused sectors such as financials, utilities and
 telecommunications were the best performing. In contrast, stocks with US
 exposure derated on worries about the trade tariff impact, losing out to US
 competitors and downgrades to forecasts due to the weaker US dollar. The
 non-US regional portfolios struggled against their local benchmarks because of
 the under representation of these domestically exposed companies. Performance
 has been better in recent months and into the new year, as investors are less
 concerned with the impact of tariffs on global trade.

 Gearing and Income

 As our view on markets improved, we raised gearing from 1.5% at the start of
 the period, to 5.6% at the end of the year. We no longer have a short-term
 borrowing facility due to the high cost of borrowing short term and have
 retained a degree of cash in the portfolio to support the share buyback and
 take advantage of market opportunities.

 As we have indicated before, with an increased investment in both technology
 and the US market, the portfolio's income was expected to decline this year.
 We have spent many years steadily building revenue reserves for just these
 occasions when we wish to be more dynamic in terms of investing for capital
 growth rather than income.

 Outlook

 The dominant investment theme of recent years has been the advancements in
 processing power, supporting the development towards Artificial Intelligence.
 There are concerns that the adoption of AI and the investment in its
 infrastructure is about to fade. We believe that the investment phase is still
 in its early stages and that the adoption of AI will significantly improve
 productivity and economic growth across the globe. The market's valuation of
 the largest tech companies remains significantly lower than at previous market
 peaks and the companies themselves operate highly cash generative business
 models that are hard to disrupt.

 We have already observed that markets are broadening out in terms of the
 number of companies outperforming the benchmark indices. This is a positive
 development and to be expected as interest rate cuts benefit consumers through
 lower borrowing costs and improve market sentiment. Economic activity should
 pick up as the uncertainty regarding US trade eases, allowing greater
 investment spending from companies. The recovery in consumer related sectors
 will take longer as new job creation has been impacted by higher taxes in many
 parts of the world. Our largest sector exposures relative to the benchmark are
 technology, financials and industrials, all areas we expect to perform well in
 the coming year.

 Alex Crooke and Richard Clode

 Co-Fund Managers

 14 January 2026

 

 MANAGING RISKS

 The Board, with the assistance of Janus Henderson, has carried out a robust
 assessment of the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company
 (including emerging risks) that would threaten its business model, future
 performance, solvency, liquidity or reputation. The Board regularly considers
 the principal risks facing the Company and has drawn up a register of these
 risks. The Board has a schedule of investment limits and restrictions,
 appropriate to the Company's investment objective and policy, in order to
 mitigate these risks as far as practicable. The Board monitors the Manager,
 its other service providers and the internal and external environments in
 which the Company operates to identify new and emerging risks.

 Any new or emerging risks that are identified and considered to be of
 significance are included in the Company's risk register together with any
 mitigating actions required. The Board's policy on risk management has not
 materially changed during the course of the reporting period and up to the
 date of this report.

 

 Risk                                                                             Trend  Mitigation
 Investment activity and performance risks

 An inappropriate investment strategy (for example, in terms of asset             ↔      The Board monitors investment performance at each Board meeting
 allocation or the level of gearing) may result in underperformance against the

 Company's benchmark index and the companies in its peer group.                          and regularly reviews the extent of the

                                                                                         Company's borrowings.

 Investment performance, over an extended period of time, may be impacted by
 either external (political, financial shock, pandemic, climate change) or

 internal factors (poor stock selection), leading to shareholders voting to              The Board receives regular updates on professional and retail investor
 wind up the Company.                                                                    activity from the Manager and its brokers to inform themselves of investor

                                                                                       sentiment and how the Company is perceived in the market.

 Portfolio and market risks

 Although the Company invests almost entirely in securities that are listed on    ↔      The Fund Manager seeks to maintain a diversified portfolio to mitigate
 recognised markets, share prices may move rapidly. The companies in which               against this risk. The Board regularly reviews the portfolio, investment
 investments are made may operate unsuccessfully or fail entirely. A fall in             activity and
 the market value of the Company's portfolio would have an adverse effect on

 shareholders' funds. The risks associated with a global pandemic and other              performance.
 health emergencies are considered within portfolio and market risks, a

 grouping which also covers risks relating to heightened political and military
 tensions and inflationary pressures. This is likely to impact share prices of

 investments in the portfolio, to the extent not already factored into current           Resolutions requiring shareholder approval and the explanation of those
 prices.                                                                                 resolutions are posted to shareholders and are also made available on the

                                                                                       Company's website. The Board encourages all shareholders to vote, as they do
                                                                                         themselves in respect of their own shareholdings.

 Lack of voting by shareholders may result in a change of control of the
 Company which is not in shareholders' interests.

 Tax, legal, regulatory and governance risks

 A breach of section 1158/9 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 could lead to the     ↔      The Manager has been contracted to provide investment, company secretarial,
 loss of investment trust status, resulting in capital gains realised within             administration and accounting services through qualified professionals.
 the portfolio being subject to corporation tax.

                                                                                       The Board receives internal control reports produced by Janus Henderson on a
 A breach of the FCA's Rules could result in suspension of the Company's                 quarterly basis, which confirm tax, legal and regulatory compliance both in
 shares, while a breach of the Companies Act could lead to criminal                      the UK and New Zealand.
 proceedings. All breaches could result in financial or reputational damage.
 The Company must also ensure compliance with the Listing Rules of the New
 Zealand Stock Exchange.

 Financial risks

 By its nature as an investment trust, the Company's                              ↔      The Company has a diversified portfolio which comprises mainly investments in

                                                                                       large and medium-sized companies and mitigates the Company's exposure to
 business activities are exposed to market risk (including                               liquidity risk.

 market price risk, currency risk and interest rate risk),

 liquidity risk and credit and counterparty risk.                                        The Company minimises the credit risk of a counterparty failing to deliver
                                                                                         securities or cash by dealing through organisations that have undergone
                                                                                         rigorous due diligence by Janus Henderson. Further information on the
                                                                                         mitigation of financial risks is included in note 16 in the Annual Report.

 Operational and cyber risks

 Disruption to, or failure of, Janus Henderson's accounting, dealing or payment   ↑      The Board monitors the services provided by Janus Henderson, the Depositary
 systems or the Depositary's records could prevent the accurate reporting and            and its other service providers and receives reports on the key elements in
 monitoring of the Company's financial position. The Company is also exposed              place including cyber attacks and information security, to provide effective
 to the operational and cyber risks that one or more of its service providers            internal control.
 may not provide the required level of service or that AI has been used to hack

 into business systems.

 Risks associated with climate change                                                    Please refer to Investment activity and performance risks above and the

      Environmental, Social and Governance Matters section in the Annual Report for
 Risk that investee companies within the Company's portfolio fail to respond to   ↔      further details.
 the pressures of the growing climate emergency and fail to limit their carbon
 footprint to regulated targets, resulting in reduced investor demand for their
 shares and falling market values.

↑ Increase       ↔ No change      ↓ Decrease

 

Emerging risks and future developments

In addition to the principal risks, the Board also regularly considers
potential emerging risks, which are defined as potential trends, sudden events
or changing risks which are characterised by a high degree of uncertainty in
terms of the probability of them happening and the possible effects on the
Company. Should an emerging risk become sufficiently clear, it may be moved to
a significant risk. While the future performance of the Company is mainly
dependent on the performance of global financial markets which are subject to
various external factors, the Board's intention is that the Company continues
to pursue its stated investment objective and policy.

 

 THE COMPANY'S VIABILITY

 The UK Corporate Governance Code and the AIC Code of Corporate Governance
 require the Board to assess the future prospects for the Company, and to
 report on the assessment within the Annual Report.The Board considers that
 certain characteristics of the Company's business model and strategy are
 relevant to this assessment:

·         The Company's investment objective, strategy and policy, which are subject to
      regular Board monitoring, mean that the Company is normally invested in
      readily realisable, listed securities and that the level of borrowings is
      restricted.

 ·         The Company is a closed-end investment company and therefore does not suffer
      from the liquidity issues arising from unexpected redemptions. Without
      pressure to sell, the Co-Fund Managers have been able to rebalance tactically
      the portfolio to take advantage of recovering markets.

Also relevant were a number of aspects of the Company's operational
 agreements:

·         The Company retains title to all assets held by the Custodian under the terms
      of formal agreements with the Custodian and Depositary.

 ·         Long-term borrowing is in place, being the £50 million 3.68% loan notes 2035,
      £37 million 2.28% loan notes 2045 and €44 million 1.67% loan notes 2041,
      which are also subject to formal agreements, including financial covenants
      with which the Company complied in full during the year. The value of
      long-term borrowing is relatively small in comparison to the value of net
      assets, being 8.7% (2024: 8.6%).

 ·         Revenue and expenditure forecasts are reviewed by the Directors at each Board
      meeting.

 ·         The Company's ongoing charge is amongst the lowest of actively managed
      equities funds.

 ·         Cash is held with approved banks.

 

 In addition, the Directors carried out a robust assessment of the principal
 risks and uncertainties which could threaten the Company's business model,
 including future performance, liquidity and solvency. These risks, including
 their mitigations and processes for monitoring them, are set out above.

 The principal risks identified as relevant to the viability assessment were
 those relating to investment portfolio performance and its effect on the net
 asset value, share price and dividends, and threats to security over the
 Company's assets. The Board took into account the liquidity of the Company's
 portfolio, the existence of the long-term fixed rate borrowings, the effects
 of any significant future falls in investment values and income receipts on
 the ability to repay and re-negotiate borrowings, growing dividend payments,
 the desire to retain investors and the potential need for share buybacks. The
 Directors assess viability over five year rolling periods, taking account of
 foreseeable severe but plausible scenarios, having reviewed a five-year
 cash-flow forecast and sensitivity analysis, reflecting the potential impact
 of the principal risks as a whole, to support its deliberations. The Directors
 believe that a rolling five-year period best balances the Company's long-term
 objective, its financial flexibility and scope with the difficulty in
 forecasting economic conditions affecting the Company and its shareholders.

 In coming to this conclusion, the Directors considered the impact on income
 and the Company's ability to meet its investment objective. They also
 considered changes in the international political landscape and geopolitical
 conflicts. The Board does not believe that these will have a long-term impact
 on the viability of the Company and its ability to continue in operation,
 notwithstanding the short-term uncertainty it has caused in the markets.

 Based on their assessment, and in the context of the Company's business model,
 strategy and operational arrangements set out above, the Directors have a
 reasonable expectation that the Company is able to continue in operation and
 meet its liabilities as they fall due over the five-year period to 31 October
 2030.

 The Directors have also concluded that the Company has adequate resources to
 continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of
 approval of these financial statements (to 31 January 2027), and it is
 therefore appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern
 basis.

 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 The Company's transactions with related parties in the year were with its
 Directors and Janus Henderson. There were no material transactions between the
 Company and its Directors during the year other than the amounts paid to them
 in respect of Directors' remuneration for which there were no outstanding
 amounts payable at the year end. In relation to the provision of services by
 the Manager, other than fees payable by the Company in the ordinary course of
 business and the provision of marketing services, there were no transactions
 with the Manager affecting the financial position of the Company during the
 year. More details on transactions with the Manager, including amounts
 outstanding at the year end, are given in note 23 in the Annual Report.

 STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE AND
 TRANSPARENCY RULE 4.1.12

 Each of the Directors, who are listed below, confirms that, to the best of his
 or her knowledge:

 ·         the financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
           UK-adopted International Accounting Standards on a going concern basis, give a
           true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit
           of the Company; and

 ·         the Strategic Report in the Annual Report and financial statements include a
           fair review of the development and performance of the business and the
           position of the Company, together with a description of the principal risks
           and uncertainties that it faces.

 On behalf of the Board

 Simon Miller

 Chair

 14 January 2026

Also relevant were a number of aspects of the Company's operational
agreements:

 

 ·         The Company retains title to all assets held by the Custodian under the terms
           of formal agreements with the Custodian and Depositary.

 ·         Long-term borrowing is in place, being the £50 million 3.68% loan notes 2035,
           £37 million 2.28% loan notes 2045 and €44 million 1.67% loan notes 2041,
           which are also subject to formal agreements, including financial covenants
           with which the Company complied in full during the year. The value of
           long-term borrowing is relatively small in comparison to the value of net
           assets, being 8.7% (2024: 8.6%).

 ·         Revenue and expenditure forecasts are reviewed by the Directors at each Board
           meeting.

 ·         The Company's ongoing charge is amongst the lowest of actively managed
           equities funds.

 ·         Cash is held with approved banks.

 

In addition, the Directors carried out a robust assessment of the principal
risks and uncertainties which could threaten the Company's business model,
including future performance, liquidity and solvency. These risks, including
their mitigations and processes for monitoring them, are set out above.

 

The principal risks identified as relevant to the viability assessment were
those relating to investment portfolio performance and its effect on the net
asset value, share price and dividends, and threats to security over the
Company's assets. The Board took into account the liquidity of the Company's
portfolio, the existence of the long-term fixed rate borrowings, the effects
of any significant future falls in investment values and income receipts on
the ability to repay and re-negotiate borrowings, growing dividend payments,
the desire to retain investors and the potential need for share buybacks. The
Directors assess viability over five year rolling periods, taking account of
foreseeable severe but plausible scenarios, having reviewed a five-year
cash-flow forecast and sensitivity analysis, reflecting the potential impact
of the principal risks as a whole, to support its deliberations. The Directors
believe that a rolling five-year period best balances the Company's long-term
objective, its financial flexibility and scope with the difficulty in
forecasting economic conditions affecting the Company and its shareholders.

 

In coming to this conclusion, the Directors considered the impact on income
and the Company's ability to meet its investment objective. They also
considered changes in the international political landscape and geopolitical
conflicts. The Board does not believe that these will have a long-term impact
on the viability of the Company and its ability to continue in operation,
notwithstanding the short-term uncertainty it has caused in the markets.

 

Based on their assessment, and in the context of the Company's business model,
strategy and operational arrangements set out above, the Directors have a
reasonable expectation that the Company is able to continue in operation and
meet its liabilities as they fall due over the five-year period to 31 October
2030.

 

The Directors have also concluded that the Company has adequate resources to
continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of
approval of these financial statements (to 31 January 2027), and it is
therefore appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern
basis.

 

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company's transactions with related parties in the year were with its
Directors and Janus Henderson. There were no material transactions between the
Company and its Directors during the year other than the amounts paid to them
in respect of Directors' remuneration for which there were no outstanding
amounts payable at the year end. In relation to the provision of services by
the Manager, other than fees payable by the Company in the ordinary course of
business and the provision of marketing services, there were no transactions
with the Manager affecting the financial position of the Company during the
year. More details on transactions with the Manager, including amounts
outstanding at the year end, are given in note 23 in the Annual Report.

 

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE AND
TRANSPARENCY RULE 4.1.12

 

Each of the Directors, who are listed below, confirms that, to the best of his
or her knowledge:

 

·

the financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
UK-adopted International Accounting Standards on a going concern basis, give a
true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit
of the Company; and

 

·

the Strategic Report in the Annual Report and financial statements include a
fair review of the development and performance of the business and the
position of the Company, together with a description of the principal risks
and uncertainties that it faces.

 

On behalf of the Board

 

Simon Miller

Chair

14 January 2026

 

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

                                                                 Year ended                                      Year ended

                                                                 31 October 2025                                 31 October 2024
                                                                 Revenue         Capital           Total         Revenue         Capital           Total

                                                                 return          return            return        return          return            return

                                                                 £'000           £'000             £'000         £'000           £'000             £'000

 Gains on investments held at fair value through profit or loss  -               199,242           199,242       -               205,394           205,394
 Investment income (note 2)                                      31,177          -                 31,177        37,652          -                 37,652
 Other operating income                                          298             -                 298           1,003           -                 1,003

 (note 3)
                                                                 -----------     ------------      ------------  -----------     ------------      ------------
 Total income                                                    31,475          199,242           230,717       38,655          205,394           244,049
                                                                 -----------     ------------      ------------  -----------     ------------      ------------

 Expenses
 Management fees (note 4)                                        (1,762)         (4,112)           (5,874)       (1,856)         (4,334)           (6,190)
 Other expenses (note 5)                                         (1,435)         -                 (1,435)       (1,329)         -                 (1,329)
                                                                 ---------       ---------         ---------     ---------       ---------         ---------
 Profit before finance costs and taxation

                                                                 28,278          195,130           223,408       35,470          201,060           236,530
 Finance costs (note 6)                                          (1,002)         (2,338)           (3,340)       (998)           (2,329)           (3,327)
                                                                 ---------       ------------      ------------  ---------       ------------      ------------
 Profit before taxation                                          27,276          192,792           220,068       34,472          198,731           233,203
                                                                 ---------       ----------        -----------   ---------       ----------        -----------
 Taxation (note 7)                                               (3,164)         (213)             (3,377)       (3,194)         (59)              (3,253)
                                                                 ---------       ----------        -----------   ---------       ----------        -----------
 Profit for the year and total comprehensive income              24,112          192,579           216,691       31,278          198,672           229,950
                                                                 ======          =======           =======       ======          =======           =======
 Earnings per ordinary share (note 8)                            2.25p           18.00p            20.25p        2.63p           16.70p            19.33p
                                                                 ======          =======           =======       ======          =======           =======

 The total columns of this statement represent the Statement of Comprehensive
 Income, prepared in accordance with UK-adopted International Accounting
 Standards. The revenue return and capital return columns are supplementary to
 this and are prepared under guidance published by the Association of
 Investment Companies. The Company had no recognised gains or losses other than
 those disclosed in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

 

 

 Statement of CHANGES IN EQUITY

                                                         Year ended 31 October 2025
                                                         Called-up       Share premium            Capital redemption  Other capital            Revenue reserve     Total

                                                         share capital   account                  reserve             reserves                 £'000               £'000

                                                         £'000           £'000                    £'000               £'000
 Total equity at 1 November 2024                         32,878          159,797                  12,489              1,186,189                42,793              1,434,146
 Total comprehensive income:
 - Profit for the year                                   -               -                        -                   192,579                  24,112              216,691
 Transactions with owners, recorded directly to equity:
 - Buyback of shares to treasury  (note 9)               -               -                        -                   (185,540)                -                   (185,540)
 Ordinary dividends paid                                 -               -                        -                   -                        (29,611)            (29,611)
                                                         ----------      ----------               -----------         -------------            ----------          -------------
 Total equity at 31 October 2025                         32,878          159,797                  12,489              1,193,228                37,294              1,435,686
                                                         ======          ======                   ======              ========                 ======              ========

                                                         Year ended 31 October 2024
                                                         Called-up                 Share premium  Capital redemption  Other capital  Revenue reserve     Total

                                                         share capital             account        reserve             reserves       £'000               £'000

                                                         £'000                     £'000          £'000               £'000
 Total equity at 1 November 2023                         32,878                    159,797        12,489              1,084,848      43,511              1,333,523
 Total comprehensive income:
 - Profit for the year                                   -                         -              -                   198,672        31,278              229,950
 Transactions with owners, recorded directly to equity:
 - Buyback of shares to treasury                         -                         -              -                   (97,331)       -                   (97,331)

   (note 9)
 Ordinary dividends paid                                 -                         -              -                   -              (31,996)            (31,996)
                                                         ----------                ----------     -----------         -------------  ----------          -------------
 Total equity at 31 October 2024                         32,878                    159,797        12,489              1,186,189      42,793              1,434,146
                                                         ======                    ======         ======              ========       ======              ========

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

                                                        At 31 October 2025  At 31 October 2024

                                                        £'000               £'000
 Non-current assets
 Investments held at fair value through profit or loss  1,516,260           1,455,333
                                                        --------------      --------------
 Current assets
 Investments held at fair value through profit or loss  7,545               33,549
 Other receivables                                      4,582               4,646
 Cash and cash equivalents                              37,093              66,689
                                                        --------------      --------------
                                                        49,220              104,884
                                                        --------------      --------------
 Total assets                                           1,565,480           1,560,217
                                                        --------------      --------------
 Current liabilities
 Other payables                                         (4,522)             (2,315)
                                                        --------------      --------------
                                                        (4,522)             (2,315)
                                                        --------------      --------------
 Total assets less current liabilities                  1,560,958           1,557,902
                                                        --------------      --------------
 Non-current liabilities
 Unsecured loan notes                                   (125,272)           (123,756)
                                                        --------------      --------------
                                                        (125,272)           (123,756)
                                                        --------------      --------------
 Net assets                                             1,435,686           1,434,146
                                                        ========            ========
 Equity attributable to equity shareholders
 Share capital (note 9)                                 32,878              32,878
 Share premium account                                  159,797             159,797
 Capital redemption reserve                             12,489              12,489
 Retained earnings:
 Other capital reserves                                 1,193,228           1,186,189
 Revenue reserves                                       37,294              42,793
                                                        --------------      --------------
 Total equity                                           1,435,686           1,434,146
                                                        ========            ========
 Net asset value per ordinary share (note 10)           144.7p              125.2p

                                                        ========            ========

Cash Flow STATEMENT

 Reconciliation of profit before taxation to net cash flow from operating  Year ended     Restated(1)
 activities

                                                                           31 October     Year ended

                                                                           2025           31 October

                                                                           £'000          2024

                                                                                          £'000
 Operating activities

 Profit before taxation                                                    220,068        233,203
 Less: gain on investments held at fair value through profit or loss       (199,242)      (205,394)
 Purchases of investments                                                  (672,008)      (1,013,738)
 Sales of investments                                                      812,508        1,191,430
 Purchases of current asset investments                                    (164,107)      (117,393)
 Sales of current asset investments                                        190,111        96,959
 Decrease in securities purchased for future settlement                    -              (13,721)
 Decrease in securities sold for future settlement                         -              13,559
 (Increase)/decrease in other receivables                                  (112)          32
 Increase/(decrease) in other payables                                     55             (94)
 Decrease in accrued income                                                291            502
 Add back interest payable ('finance costs')                               3,340          3,327
                                                                           -----------    -----------
 Net cash inflow from operating activities before interest and taxation    190,904        188,672
                                                                           -----------    -----------
 Interest paid                                                             (3,322)        (3,359)
 Taxation paid                                                             (3,493)        (2,932)
                                                                           -----------    -----------

 Net cash inflow from operating activities                                 184,089        182,381
                                                                           -----------    -----------

 Financing activities
 Equity dividends paid (net of refund of unclaimed distributions)          (29,611)       (31,996)
 Share buybacks                                                            (183,388)      (98,207)
                                                                           -------------  -------------
 Net cash outflow from financing activities                                (212,999)      (130,203)
                                                                           -------------  -------------

 (Decrease)/increase in cash                                               (28,910)       52,178
 Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the year                        66,689         14,525
 Exchange movements                                                        (686)          (14)
                                                                           -------------  -------------
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year                          37,093         66,689
                                                                           =======        =======

 (1) Prior year comparatives have been restated as explained further in note 1.

 In accordance with IAS 7.31 cash inflow from dividends was £26,984,000 (2024:
 £33,624,000) and cash inflows from interest was £1,194,000 (2024:
 £1,767,000).

 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 1. Accounting policies

 The Bankers Investment Trust PLC is a company incorporated and domiciled in
 the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements of
 the Company for the year ended 31 October 2025 have been prepared in
 accordance with UK-adopted International Accounting Standards.

 The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and on
 the historical cost basis, except for the revaluation of certain financial
 instruments held at fair value through profit or loss. The principal
 accounting policies adopted are set out in the Annual Report. These policies
 have been applied consistently throughout the year. Where presentational
 guidance set out in the Statement of Recommended Practice ('the SORP') for
 investment companies issued by the Association of Investment Companies ('AIC')
 amended in July 2022 is consistent with the requirements of UK-adopted
 International Accounting Standards, the Directors have sought to prepare the
 financial statements on a basis consistent with the recommendations of the
 SORP.

 Going concern

 In reviewing viability and going concern, the Directors have considered, among
 other things, cash flow forecasts, a review of covenant compliance including
 the headroom above the most restrictive covenants, an assessment of the
 liquidity of the portfolio, and changes in the international political
 landscape and macroeconomic uncertainties. The assets of the Company consist
 mainly of securities that are listed and readily realisable.

 Thus, after making due enquiry, the Directors believe that the Company has
 adequate financial resources to meet its financial obligations, including the
 repayment of any borrowings, and to continue in operational existence for at
 least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements to 31
 January 2027. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern
 basis in preparing the financial statements.

 Restatement of Cash Flow Statement

 Following publication of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31
 October 2024, an error was identified in the Cash Flow Statement whereby the
 cash balance did not agree to the Statement of Financial Position. This error
 was primarily due to an omission of a line item in the Cash Flow Statement
 relating to the movement in 'securities sold for future settlement' and
 additionally a classification error in relation to 'interest paid'. These
 matters resulted in the value of the 'Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
 the year' being incorrect. The error did not impact the Statement of
 Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity or the Statement of
 Financial Position, where the correct cash position was presented, nor did it
 impact earnings per share or the net asset value per share.

 The comparative figures in the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31
 October 2024 have therefore been restated to correct these errors and the
 following corrections have been made, which include corrections to a number of
 the sub-totals within the statement:

Cash flow line item                                                     As           As restated  Impact on

                                     previously   £'000        line

                                     reported                  £'000

                                     £'000
 (Increase)/decrease in securities sold for future settlement            -            13,559       13,559
 Net cash inflow from operating activities before interest and taxation  175,113      188,672      13,559
 (sub-total)
 Interest paid                                                           (4,506)      (3,359)      1,147
 Net cash flow from operating activities (sub-total)                     167,675      182,381      14,706
 (Decrease)/increase in cash (sub-total)                                 37,472       52,178       14,706
 Cash and cash equivalents                                               51,983       66,689       14,706

 

 2. Investment income                                                                                  2025                2024

                                                                                                       £'000               £'000
 UK dividend income - listed                                                                           3,783               8,341
 Overseas dividend income - listed                                                                     26,050              28,241
 Overseas dividend income - special dividends                                                          1,344               829
 Property income distributions                                                                         -                   241
                                                                                                       -----------         -----------
                                                                                                       31,177              37,652
                                                                                                       ======              ======

 Analysis of investment income by geographical region:
 Pan Europe                                                                                            9,956               15,443
 North America                                                                                         13,649              10,478
 Japan                                                                                                 3,455               4,073
 Pan Asia                                                                                              4,117               7,658
                                                                                                       -----------         -----------
                                                                                                       31,177              37,652

                                                                                                       ======              ======
 ( )
 Special dividends received in the year amounted to £1,344,000 (2024:
 £974,000), of which £1,344,000 were classified as revenue (2024: £829,000)
 and £nil (2024: £145,000) classified as capital.
 ( )
 3.  Other operating income                                                                            2025                2024

                                                                                                       £'000               £'000
 Bank interest                                                                                         288                 990
 Other income                                                                                          10                  13
                                                                                                       --------            --------
                                                                                                       298                 1,003
                                                                                                       =====               =====

                                                            2025                                                 2024
 4. Management fees        Revenue                          Capital    Total      Revenue                        Capital             Total

                           return                           return      return    return                         return               return

                           £'000                            £'000      £'000      £'000                          £'000               £'000
 Investment management     1,762                            4,112      5,874      1,856                          4,334               6,190
                           --------                         --------   --------   --------                       --------            --------
                           1,762                            4,112      5,874      1,856                          4,334               6,190
                           =====                            =====      =====      =====                          =====               =====

 A summary of the terms of the management agreement is given in the Business
 Model and note 23 in the Annual Report.

 5. Other expenses                                                                           2025                                    2024

                                                                                             £'000                                   £'000
 Directors' fees and expenses (see Annual Report)                                            209                                     213
 Auditors' remuneration - for audit services                                                 56                                      55
 Expenses payable to Janus Henderson (relating to marketing services)                        355                                     182
 Bank/custody charges                                                                        223                                     259
 Depositary fees                                                                             54                                      60
 Registrar fees                                                                              92                                      78
 Broker fees                                                                                 70                                      70
 AIC subscriptions                                                                           23                                      21
 Printing expenses                                                                           24                                      30
 Legal fees                                                                                  40                                      15
 Listing fees                                                                                133                                     142
 Irrecoverable VAT                                                                           15                                      15
 Loan arrangement & non-utilisation fees(1)                                                  -                                       25
 Other expenses                                                                              141                                     164
                                                                                             -----------                             -----------
                                                                                             1,435                                   1,329
                                                                                             ======                                  ======
 (1) The Company's multi-currency facility with SMBC Bank International plc
 expired on 1 March 2024 and has not been renewed.

 The compensation payable to key management personnel in respect of short-term
 employment benefits was £209,000 (2024: £213,000) which relates wholly to
 the fees and expenses payable to the Directors in respect of the year.

 

 

 

2. Investment income

2025

£'000

2024

£'000

 

UK dividend income - listed

3,783

8,341

 

Overseas dividend income - listed

26,050

28,241

 

Overseas dividend income - special dividends

1,344

829

 

Property income distributions

-

241

 

-----------

-----------

 

31,177

37,652

 

======

======

 

 

 

 

Analysis of investment income by geographical region:

 

 

Pan Europe

9,956

15,443

 

North America

13,649

10,478

 

Japan

3,455

4,073

 

Pan Asia

4,117

7,658

 

-----------

-----------

 

31,177

======

37,652

======

 

( )

 

Special dividends received in the year amounted to £1,344,000 (2024:
£974,000), of which £1,344,000 were classified as revenue (2024: £829,000)
and £nil (2024: £145,000) classified as capital.

 

( )

 

3.  Other operating income

2025

£'000

2024

£'000

 

Bank interest

288

990

 

Other income

10

13

 

--------

--------

 

298

1,003

 

=====

=====

 

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

4. Management fees

Revenue

return

£'000

Capital

return

£'000

Total

 return

£'000

Revenue

return

£'000

Capital

return

£'000

Total

 return

£'000

 

Investment management

1,762

4,112

5,874

1,856

4,334

6,190

 

 

--------

--------

--------

--------

--------

--------

 

 

1,762

4,112

5,874

1,856

4,334

6,190

 

 

=====

=====

=====

=====

=====

=====

 

A summary of the terms of the management agreement is given in the Business
Model and note 23 in the Annual Report.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Other expenses

2025

£'000

2024

£'000

Directors' fees and expenses (see Annual Report)

209

213

Auditors' remuneration - for audit services

56

55

Expenses payable to Janus Henderson (relating to marketing services)

355

182

Bank/custody charges

223

259

Depositary fees

54

60

Registrar fees

92

78

Broker fees

70

70

AIC subscriptions

23

21

Printing expenses

24

30

Legal fees

40

15

Listing fees

133

142

Irrecoverable VAT

15

15

Loan arrangement & non-utilisation fees(1)

-

25

Other expenses

141

164

-----------

-----------

1,435

1,329

======

======

(1) The Company's multi-currency facility with SMBC Bank International plc
expired on 1 March 2024 and has not been renewed.

 

The compensation payable to key management personnel in respect of short-term
employment benefits was £209,000 (2024: £213,000) which relates wholly to
the fees and expenses payable to the Directors in respect of the year.

 

 

                                                                         2025                                             2024
 6. Finance Costs                                                  Revenue          Capital    Total               Revenue return      Capital    Total return

                                                                    return          return     return              £'000               return     £'000

                                                                   £'000            £'000      £'000                                   £'000
 Interest on bank overdrafts                                       1                3          4                   -                   1          1
 Interest on unsecured loan notes repayable:
   - after five years(1)                                           1,001            2,335      3,336               998                 2,328      3,326
                                                                   ---------        ---------  ---------           ---------           ---------  ---------
                                                                   1,002            2,338      3,340               998                 2,329      3,327
                                                                   =====            =====      =====               =====               =====      =====

 (1) Includes amortisation of issue costs and will therefore vary from year to
 year.

 7. Taxation
 a) Analysis of the tax charge for the year
                                                                                    2025                                     2024
                                           Revenue return                           Capital    Total     Revenue return      Capital              Total

                                           £'000                                    return     return    £'000               return               return

                                                                                    £'000      £'000                         £'000                £'000

 Overseas tax suffered                     3,574                                    -          3,574     3,857               -                    3,857
 Corporation tax prior year adjustment     49                                       -          49        -                   -                    -
 Indian capital gains tax charge on sales  -                                        213        213       -                   59                   59
 Overseas tax reclaimable                  (459)                                    -          (459)     (663)               -                    (663)
                                           --------                                 --------   --------  --------            --------             --------
 Total tax charge for the year             3,164                                    213        3,377     3,194               59                   3,253
                                           =====                                    =====      =====     =====               =====                =====

 

 b) Factors affecting the tax charge for the year
 The differences are explained below:
                                                                                        2025                                                                   2024
                                                    Revenue return                      Capital                              Total return  Revenue return      Capital              Total

                                                    £'000                               return                               £'000         £'000               return               return

                                                                                        £'000                                                                  £'000                £'000
 Profit before taxation                             27,276                              192,792                              220,068       34,472              198,731              233,203
 Corporation tax for the year at 25% (2024: 25%)    6,819                               48,198                               55,017        8,618               49,683               58,301

 Non-taxable UK dividends                           (810)                               -                                    (810)         (1,823)             -                    (1,823)
 Overseas income and non-taxable scrip dividends    (6,705)                             -                                    (6,705)       (7,197)             -                    (7,197)
 Other non-taxable income                           -                                   (5)                                  (5)           -                   -                    -
 Overseas withholding tax suffered                  3,115                               -                                    3,115         3,194               -                    3,194
 Indian capital gains tax charge on sales           -                                   213                                  213           -                   59                   59
 Corporation tax prior year adjustment              49                                  -                                    49            -                   -                    -
 Excess management expenses and loan relationships  607                                 1,523                                2,130         402                 1,665                2,067
 Expenses not deductible for tax purposes           51                                  -                                    51            -                   -                    -
 Corporate interest restriction                     38                                  89                                   127           -                   -                    -
 Capital gains not subject to tax                   -                                   (49,805)                             (49,805)      -                   (51,348)             (51,348)
                                                    -----------                         -----------                          -----------   -----------         -----------          -----------
                                                    3,164                               213                                  3,377         3,194               59                   3,253
                                                    =======                             =======                              =======       =======             =======              =======

 c) Provision for deferred taxation
 No provision for deferred taxation has been made in the current year or in the
 prior year.

 The Company has not provided for deferred tax on capital gains or losses
 arising on the revaluation or disposal of investments as it is exempt from tax
 on these items because of its status as an investment trust, which it intends
 to maintain for the foreseeable future.

 d) Factors that may affect future tax charges
 The Company can offset management fees, other administrative expenses and
 interest costs against taxable income to eliminate any tax charge on such
 income. The tax legislation refers to these as management expenses (management
 fees and other administrative expenses) and non-trade loan relationship
 deficits (interest costs) and these are captured together under the heading
 'Excess management expenses and loan relationships' in the table above. Where
 these are not fully utilised, they can be carried forward to future years. As
 the Company is unlikely to generate future taxable profits to utilise these
 amounts, the Company cannot recognise an asset to reflect them, but must still
 disclose the deferred tax amount carried forward arising from any unutilised
 amounts.

 Consequently, the Company has not recognised a deferred tax asset totalling
 £25,916,000 (2024: £23,763,000) arising as a result of having unutilised
 management expenses and unutilised non-trade loan relationship deficits
 totalling £103,664,000 (2024: £95,053,000) and based on the prospective tax
 rate of 25% (2024: 25%).

 8. Earnings per ordinary share

 The total earnings per ordinary share is based on the net profit attributable
 to the ordinary shares of £216,691,000 (2024: profit of £229,950,000) and on
 1,069,953,981 ordinary shares (2024: 1,189,599,929), being the weighted
 average number of shares in issue, excluding shares held in treasury, during
 the year.

 The total earnings can be further analysed as follows:
                                                                            2025                                                                     2024

                                                                            £'000                                                                    £'000
 Revenue profit                                                             24,112                                                                   31,278
 Capital profit                                                             192,579                                                                  198,672
                                                                            -------------------                                                      -------------------
 Profit for the year                                                        216,691                                                                  229,950
                                                                            -------------------                                                      -------------------
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares                                 1,069,953,981                                                            1,189,599,929
 Revenue earnings per ordinary share                                        2.25p                                                                    2.63p
 Capital earnings per ordinary share                                        18.00p                                                                   16.70p
                                                                            ------------------                                                       ------------------
 Earnings per ordinary share                                                20.25p                                                                   19.33p
                                                                            ==========                                                               ==========

 The Company does not have any dilutive securities therefore basic and diluted
 earnings per share are the same.

 9. Called up share capital
                                                    Number of                                                   Number of                  Total number                 Nominal value

                                                    shares held in treasury                                     shares entitled            of shares                    of shares

                                                                                                                to dividend                                             in issue

                                                                                                                                                                        £'000
 Ordinary shares
 At 1 November 2024                                 169,211,960                                                 1,145,890,870              1,315,102,830                32,878
 Buyback of ordinary shares                         153,556,389                                                 (153,556,389)              -                            -
                                                    -----------------                                           -------------------        -------------------          -----------
 At 31 October 2025                                 322,768,349                                                 992,334,481                1,315,102,830                32,878
                                                    ==========                                                  ===========                ===========                  ======

 During the year, no new shares were issued and 153,556,389 shares were bought
 back into treasury for a net payment of £185,540.000.

                                                    Number of                                                   Number of                  Total number                 Nominal value

                                                    shares held in treasury                                     shares entitled            of shares                    of shares in issue

                                                                                                                to dividend                                             £'000
 Ordinary shares
 At 1 November 2023                                 80,870,553                                                  1,234,232,277              1,315,102,830                32,878
 Buyback of ordinary shares                         88,341,407                                                  (88,341,407)               -                            -
                                                    -----------------                                           --------------------       --------------------         -----------
 At 31 October 2024                                 169,211,960                                                 1,145,890,870              1,315,102,830                32,878
                                                    -----------------                                           --------------------       --------------------         -----------

 In the year ended 31 October 2024, no new shares were issued and 88,341,407
 shares were bought back into treasury for a net payment of £97,331,000.

 10. Net asset value per ordinary share

 The net asset value per ordinary share is based on net assets attributable to
 ordinary shares of £1,435,686,000 (2024: £1,434,146,000) and on 992,334,481
 ordinary shares in issue at 31 October 2025 (2024: 1,145,890,870), excluding
 shares held in treasury. The Company has no securities in issue that could
 dilute the net asset value per ordinary share.

 The movements during the year in net assets attributable to the ordinary
 shares were as follows:

                                                                                                                             2025                              2024

                                                                                                                             £'000                             £'000
 Net assets attributable to ordinary shares at start of year                                                                 1,434,146                         1,333,523
 Total net profit on ordinary activities after taxation                                                                      216,691                           229,950
 Buyback of ordinary shares                                                                                                  (185,540)                         (97,331)
 Dividends paid                                                                                                              (29,611)                          (31,996)
                                                                                                                             -------------                     -------------
 Net assets attributable to ordinary shares at end of year                                                                   1,435,686                         1,434,146
                                                                                                                             ========                          ========
 11. Dividend

 A final dividend of 0.686p per share (2024: 0.672p), if approved by
 shareholders at the Annual General Meeting, will be paid on 2 March 2026 to
 shareholders on the register on 23 January 2026. The shares will trade
 ex-dividend on 22 January 2026. This final dividend, together with the three
 interim dividends already paid brings the total dividend for the year to
 2.744p (2024: 2.688p) per share.

 12. 2025 Financial Information

 The figures and financial information for the year ended 31 October 2025 are
 extracted from the Company's annual financial statements for that year and do
 not constitute statutory accounts. The Company's annual financial statements
 for the year to 31 October 2025 have been audited but have not yet been
 delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The Auditor's report on the 2025
 annual financial statements was unqualified, did not include a reference to
 any matter to which the Auditor drew attention without qualifying the report,
 and did not contain any statements under Section 498 of the Companies Act
 2006.

 13. 2024 Financial Information

 The figures and financial information for the year ended 31 October 2024 are
 compiled from an extract of the published accounts for that year and do not
 constitute statutory accounts. Those accounts have been delivered to the
 Registrar of Companies and included the report of the Auditor which was
 unqualified, did not include a reference to any matter to which the Auditor
 drew attention without qualifying the report, and did not contain a statement
 under Sections 498(2) or 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006.

 14. Annual Report

 The Annual Report will be posted to shareholders in January 2026 and will be
 available at www.bankersinvestmenttrust.com
 (http://www.bankersinvestmenttrust.com) or in hard copy from the Corporate
 Secretary at the Company's registered office, 201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M
 3AE.

 15. Annual General Meeting (AGM)

 The AGM will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at the
 Company's registered office,

201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3AE. Instructions on attending the meeting in
 person or virtually, and details of resolutions to be put to the AGM, are
 included in the Notice of AGM in the Annual Report and will be available at
 www.bankersinvestmenttrust.com (http://www.bankersinvestmenttrust.com) . If
 shareholders would like to submit any questions in advance of the AGM, they
 are welcome to send these to the corporate secretary at
 itsecretariat@janushenderson.com.

 16. General information

 Company Status

 The Company is a UK domiciled investment trust company.

 SEDOL/ISIN number: BN4NDR3/GB00BN4NDR39

 London Stock Exchange (TIDM) Code: BNKR

 Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN): L5YVFP.99999.SL.826

 Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800B9YWXL3X1VMZ69

 Registered Office

 201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3AE.

 Company Registration Number

 UK:  00026351

 NZ:  645360

 Directors and Corporate Secretary

 The Directors of the Company are Simon Miller (Chair), Richard West (Senior
 Independent Director), Ankush Nandra (Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
 Chair), Charlotte Valeur and Hannah Philp (Marketing Committee Chair). The
 Corporate Secretary is Janus Henderson Secretarial Services UK Limited.

 Website

 Details of the Company's share price and net asset value, together with
 general information about the Company, monthly factsheets and data, copies of
 announcements, reports and details of general meetings can be found at
 www.bankersinvestmenttrust.com (http://www.bankersinvestmenttrust.com) .

 For further information please contact:

 Harriet Hall

 PR Director, Investment Trusts

 Janus Henderson Investors

 Telephone: 020 7818 2919

 Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website
 accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) are
 incorporated into, or form part of, this announcement.

 

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