Interim Management Statement

Interim Management Statement - 3 months to 31 August 2012 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 June 2012 to 31 August 2012, 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/thrg. 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* 3.2% 5.2% 9.8% 91.3% Net Asset Value 3.2% 5.2% 6.9% 78.5% Share Price 4.7% 4.8% 3.4% 79.3% Numis plus AIM (ex Inv Cos) 3.4% 5.8% 6.1% 36.6% All performance figures are in £ on a total return basis. *Prior to dilution arising on conversion of subscription shares. Ten Largest Equity Holdings at 31 August 2012 (in alphabetical order) Ashtead Aveva Bellway Booker Elementis Howden Joinery ITE Oxford Instruments Senior Victrex Financial position and performance as at 31 August 2012 Gross Assets (£m)* 164.5 Short term borrowings (£m) Nil Net asset value - capital only 222.12p Net asset value - including income 223.96p Share Price 182.00p Ordinary Shares in issue** 73,130,326 Net market exposure as a % of net asset value 103.8% CFDs - short (£m) 20.1 CFDs - long (£m) 25.9 *includes net revenue of £1.3m **not including 7,400,000 shares held in treasury Material Events/Transactions Material events or transactions, during the three months to 31 August 2012, and from 1 September 2012 to the date of publication of this report are disclosed below. The Company was not involved in any other material transactions during the period except the purchase and sale of securities undertaken in the normal course of its business. Appointment of a Director The Board was pleased to welcome Jean Matterson to the Board as a non-executive director with effect from 10 July 2012. Half Yearly Financial Report The Company announced its half yearly financial results for the period ended 31 May 2012 on 13 July 2012. Dividend An interim dividend of 0.62 pence per share was declared on 13 July 2012, payable on 24 August 2012 to shareholders on the register on 27 July 2012 (ex-dividend date 25 July 2012). Change in NAV and Share Price For the period 1 September 2012 to 25 September 2012 both the Company's NAV and the share price rose by 4.4%. The Board is not aware of any other material events or transactions, except as disclosed herein, occurring between 31 August 2012 and the date of publication of this interim management statement which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Company. Contact details: Kerry Higgins Secretary Tel: 020 7743 1089 Please note more detailed performance information is available on the Investment Manager's website: www.blackrock.co.uk/its/thrg. Neither the contents of the Manager's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Manager's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.
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