Interim Management Statement

Temple Bar Investment Trust Plc Interim Management Statement For the quarter ended 30 September 2014 Objective The Company's investment objective is to provide growth in income and capital to achieve a long term total return greater than the benchmark FTSE All-Share Index, through investment primarily in UK securities. The Company's policy is to invest in a broad spread of securities with typically the majority of the portfolio selected from the constituents of the FTSE 350 Index. Material Events and Transactions During the 3 months to 30 September 2014, Temple Bar investors received a share price total return of -1.3%. This compares with a total return of capital and income from the FTSE All-Share Index of -1.0%. Temple Bar's long term track record remains very satisfactory, having delivered a share price total return of 198% over the 10 years to 30 September 2014 compared with a 120% return for the FTSE All-Share Index. Towards the end of September investor behaviour became more skittish as disappointing earnings growth, the possible ending of quantitative easing in the US, increasing geo-political risks and fully valued equity markets concentrated their minds. Major portfolio activity over the three months was purchases of Lloyds Banking Group and Citigroup; two banks which have significantly restructured over the last few years, but which we believe have market positions and levels of profitability not fully reflected in their valuations. These were mainly financed through partial sales of our holdings in Signet and Unilever. An interim dividend of 15.55p per share was paid on 30 September 2014 to shareholders on the register as at 12 September 2014. Top Ten Holdings as at 30 September 2014 HSBC Holdings % total assets Royal Dutch Shell 8.87 GlaxoSmithKline 8.87 BP 6.68 Grafton Group 5.23 British American Tobacco 4.32 Qinetiq Group 3.44 BT Group 2.85 Royal Bank of Scotland 2.74 Direct Line Insurance 2.55 2.54 48.08 Financial Performance Quarter to Half Year to 30 September 30 June 2014 2014 Total assets less current liabilities £899.96m £911.18m NAV total return -1.6% 0.1% Dividend yield 3.2% 3.1% NAV per share (debt at book value) 1200.89p 1231.78p NAV per share (debt at market value) 1187.22p 1221.79p Price per share 1211.00p 1243.00p Premium (debt at market value) 2.0% 1.7% Premium (debt at book value) 0.8% 0.9% Benchmark (FTSE All-Share Index) total -1.0% 1.6% return Note: The directors are not aware of any significant events or transactions which have occurred between the date of the financial information and the date of publication, which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Company. The net asset value is published on a daily basis and other useful background information on the Company including downloads of published documentation such as previous Annual Reports and Monthly Fact Sheets can be found at www.templebarinvestments.co.uk. Company Information Launch date 1926 Year end 31 December Results Final Announcement in February 2015 Interim Announcement in July 2015 Dividend payments March, September Price information Published in the Financial Times under `Investment Companies'. Contact Martin Slade Investec Asset Management Limited Woolgate Exchange 25 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5HA Tel: +44 (0)20 7597 1942
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