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17/05/2023 14:00

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RNS Number : 7674Z  Herald Investment Trust PLC  17 May 2023

 HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
 STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT

 

                                     At inception               At                        Performance since  Performance  Performance
                                     16 February                28 April                  31 March           YTD (%)      since inception
                                     1994                       2023                      2023 (%)                        (%)
                                     98.7          p*           2009.2       p            -2.9%              -4.3%        +1935.7%

 NAV (p) excl accrued income
                                     98.7          p*           2009.3       p            -2.9%              -4.3%        +2093.8%         **

 NAV (p) incl accrued income
 Numis SC + AIM ex. Investment       1750.0                     5481.0                    +2.4%              +1.4%        +213.2%

 Co's Index (capital gains)
 Russell 2000 Technology Index       673.8         ***          3740.6                    -11.8%             -1.9%        +455.2%

 (capital gains in Sterling terms)
                                     90.9          p****        1720.0       p            -1.9%              -3.5%        +1792.2%

 Share price
 Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share as at 28 April 2023                                                (14.4)%
 UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 28 April 2023*****                                                      44.6%
 Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 28 April 2023                                                     45.6%
 Cash and Government Bonds as a % of Net Asset Value at 28 April 2023******                                               9.8%
 Number of Equity Holdings at 28 April 2023                                                                               338

 

*100p was the subscription price before launch costs of 1.3p

 

** Total return (in percentage terms) on 98.7p invested at inception excluding
warrants.

***Value shown is from 31/03/1996, the date the funds were globalised.

****90.9p is CGT base subscription price for shareholders adjusting for
warrants which were issued on a 1 for 5 basis.

*****Includes 6 convertible bonds.

 

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

 

 These figures are not audited
 At 28 April 2023, the Net Asset Value including current year income was
 £1,214.4m (£1,214.3m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of
 expenses.
 There are 60,435,998 shares currently in issue.

 

This Report has been issued on behalf of Herald Investment Trust plc, and has
been approved by  Herald  Investment Management Limited, its investment
manager. Herald  Investment Management Limited is authorised and regulated by
the Financial Conduct Authority. Past performance is not a reliable indicator
of future returns. Markets and currency movements may cause the value of
shares, and the income from them, to fall as well as rise, and you may get
back less than you invested when you decide to sell your shares.

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