Interim Management Statement

The Throgmorton Trust PLC Interim Management Statement- 3 months to 28 February 2011 To the members of The Throgmorton Trust PLC This interim management statement has been produced solely to provide additional information to shareholders as a body to meet the relevant requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure & Transparency Rules. It should not be relied on by any other party for any other reason. This interim management statement relates to the period from 1 December 2010 to 28 February 2011, and contains information that covers this period, and up to the date of publication of this interim management statement. Please note more detailed performance information, including the latest month end announcements are available on the Manager's website-www.blackrock.co.uk/its. The Company's objective is to provide shareholders with capital growth and an attractive total return from investment predominantly in UK smaller companies which are listed on the main market or traded on the AIM market. Stock Performance Cumulative Performance (%): One Three One Three Month Months Year Years Net Asset Value# 1.0% 15.2% 65.7% 63.0% Net Asset Value* 1.0% 15.2% 65.8% 55.6% Net Asset Value** 1.6% 14.1% 55.2% 45.3% Share Price 2.1% 19.4% 61.5% 62.0% Subscription share price 1.1% 85.6% - - HGSC plus AIM (ex Inv Cos) 0.9% 11.4% 31.7% 17.7% All performance figures are in £ on a total return basis. #NAV prior to costs of repaying the debentures early *NAV after costs of repaying the debentures early- undiluted **NAV after costs of repaying the debentures early - diluted Ten Largest Equity Holdings at 28 February 2011 (in alphabetical order) Abcam Aveva Group City of London Investment Group Domino Printing Fidessa Group Hargreaves Services Hutchison China Meditech IQE ITE Renishaw Financial position and performance as at 28 February 2011 Gross Assets (£m)* 157.0 Short term borrowings (£m) Nil Net asset value - capital only 242.45p Net asset value capital only (diluted for subscription shares) 226.18p Net asset value - including income 242.83p Net asset value including income (diluted for subscription shares) 226.50p Share Price 192.25p Ordinary Shares in issue** 60,797,273 Subscription Shares in issue 12,333,053 Actual Gearing (including CFDs - £m) 10.5 CFDs - short (£m) 13.7 CFDs - long (£m) 34.3 Discount to NAV - Cum Income (diluted for subscription shares) 15.1% Discount to NAV - Capital Only (diluted for subscription shares) 15.0% *includes net revenue of £0.23m **not including 7,400,000 shares held in treasury Material Events/Transactions There were no material events or transactions, except as disclosed, during the three months to 28 February 2011, nor was the Company involved in any other material transactions during the period except the purchase and sale of securities undertaken in the normal course of its business. Annual General Meeting At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Friday, 11 March 2011, all resolutions were passed. Financial Report The Company announced its financial results for the year ended 30 November 2010 on 4 February 2011. Dividend A final dividend of 2.42 pence was declared on 4 February 2011, payable on 25 March 2011 to shareholders on the register on 18 February 2011. Subscription Share Conversion On 2 February 2011, 977,559 ordinary shares were issued, subject to listing, to 79 holders of subscription shares following the exercise of their conversion rights. The 977,559 ordinary shares were subsequently listed on 7 February 2011. The Board is not aware of any material events or transactions, except as disclosed herein, occurring between 1 March 2011 and the date of publication of this interim management statement which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Company. Latest information is available by typing, www.blackrock.co.uk/its on the internet, "BLRKINDEX" on Reuters, "BLRK" on Bloomberg or "8800" on Topic 3 (ICV terminal). Contact details: Kerry Higgins Secretary Tel: 020 7743 1089
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