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17/07/2023 15:15

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RNS Number : 2693G  Herald Investment Trust PLC  17 July 2023

HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT

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

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

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

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

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

*****Includes 6 convertible bonds.

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

These figures are not audited

At 30 Jun 2023, the Net Asset Value of the Company including current year
income was £1,253.0m (£1,251.4m excluding current year income). Income is
shown net of expenses. There are 59,825,770 shares currently in issue.

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

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