Final Results
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY PLC
(the "Company")
LEI: 2138004PBWN5WM2XST62
ANNUAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2026
The Investment Company PLC announces its results for the year ended 30 June 2026.
At 31 August *
2026
(unaudited)
At 30 June 2026
At 30 June
2025
Year-on-Year
Change
Equity Shareholders' funds (£)
10,515,795
6,786,628
7,313,735
(7.21%)
Number of ordinary shares in issue**
13,508,943
9,186,025
9,186,025
-
Net asset value ("NAV") per ordinary share
77.84p
73.88p
79.62p
(7.21%)
Ordinary share price (mid)
77.50p
69.00p
63.50p
8.66%
Discount to NAV
0.44%
6.61%
20.25%
13.64
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Year to
30 June 2026
Year to
30 June 2025
Total return per ordinary share***
(2.29)p
(0.78)p
Dividends paid per ordinary share
-
-
* For comparison purposes only
**Excluding shares held in Treasury.
*** The total loss per ordinary share is based on total income after taxation as detailed in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and in Note 6.
Ian Dighé, Chairman, commented:
"Since the year end, the Company's NAV per share has increased by 5.4% from 73.88p to 77.84p at 31 August 2026, as shown above. Of this increase, 3.2% has been achieved since the appointment of Dowgate as Portfolio Manager on 28 July 2026. The Board is pleased with the progress to date and looks forward to working with Dowgate over the coming years."
The Directors are pleased to attach the Company's annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2026.
Click on the following link, or paste it into your web browser, to view the associated PDF document:
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6550W_1-2026-9-28.pdf
NOTICE OF AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the offices of Stephenson Harwood LLP, 1 Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 7SH on Friday 30 October 2026 at 11am.
For further information contact:
The Investment Company
Ian Dighé, Chairman
+44 (0) 20 3934 6632
info@theinvestmentcompanyplc.co.uk
Dowgate Wealth Limited (Portfolio Manager)
Jackson Wray (Sales and IR)
+44 (0) 20 3416 9349
Shore Capital (Broker)
Gillian Martin/Anita Ghanekar/Matthew Walton (Corporate Advisory)
Henry Willcocks/Fiona Conroy (Corporate Broking)
+44 (0) 20 7601 6128
Houston (PR advisers)
Charlie Barker/Nick Jackman
+44 (0) 77 3303 2695
ISCA Administration Services Limited
(Company Secretary)
+44 (0) 1392 487056
DISCLAIMER
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) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.
FURTHER INFORMATION
A copy of the Annual Report will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. This document will also be available on the Company's website at https://theinvestmentcompanyplc.co.uk/ .
ISCA Administration Services Limited
29 September 2026
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