Final Results

RNS Number : 6723F
Bankers Investment Trust PLC
18 January 2010
 



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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009


This announcement contains regulated information


MANAGEMENT REPORT

Extracts from the Chairman's Statement:


Chairman's Statement

It has been a classic year for Bankers' style of investing. Our Manager's careful use of different international markets has delivered results in line with the benchmark despite adopting a portfolio of stocks which were deliberately defensive. Your Board is pleased that in a period of extreme uncertainty our Manager has protected shareholders' funds by minimising risk on the down side without sacrificing performance. 


In fact if we look at the last decade it will be remembered as being unkind to investors, containing two bear markets and the second lowest period of equity returns, eclipsed only by the 1930's. However, I am pleased to say that your Company's record shows that the Net Asset Value over the past 10 years rose by 27%, which compares very favourably with a fall of 11% by the FTSE All-Share Index over the same period. The growth in our dividends has been even better, nearly doubling over the 10 years from 6p to 11.5p. 


Markets

Performance for the year was in line with our benchmark; the Net Asset Value rose by 17.3% while the composite benchmark rose 17.5%.


Share prices have shown an admirable resilience in terms of absorbing bad news and recovering from a period of exceptional turbulence in global markets. Economic output shrank far quicker than in previous recessions, reflecting how trade around the world is linked and how little inventory modern businesses carry. The collapse in trade lasted three quarters for most countries and a recovery in orders gained momentum early in the summer. Aggressive policy action by governments was required offering financial support to banks and programmes to boost consumption, with the cost of these actions being funded by increased deficits and quantitative easing, effectively printing cash.  


Economic growth resumed, at least quarter on quarter, in most major countries during the third quarter, although the UK remained in recession until the last quarter of 2009. Rapid cost cutting has mitigated the effects of a long term downturn in profits but recovery in revenues will take some time, as global trade appears to be 20% lower than at its peak two years ago. Interest rates in all developed markets remained at near zero levels for the whole year. Unfortunately banks were more pre-occupied with rebuilding capital and reducing leverage, meaning that the normal transmission process of lower rates leading to lending growth has not occurred. Despite record low interest rates, a secondary factor reducing lending is a degree of debt aversion amongst businesses.  


Until February, investors drove economically sensitive sectors like mining and highly indebted companies into a downward spiral, with the common view that many would fail. Equity markets bottomed in early March and, unusually, the subsequent rally was most pronounced in the same stocks and sectors that led the market down whereas normally a new bull market is driven by a different group of stocks. When governments recapitalised the banks, there was little incentive to foreclose on those loans where covenants had been breached and with interest rates low, many companies could continue to service their debt.  A further consequence of low interest rates has been a push by investors into alternative assets because the relative cost of holding non-interest bearing assets has never been lower. Commodity prices of everything from metals to foods have been huge beneficiaries from significant investment inflows into exchange traded funds (ETF's) and hedge funds specialising in commodities.  


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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009


Regionally there has been a marked difference in performance, with Pacific and Emerging Markets being the areas of greatest appreciation. Economies in these regions have been less affected by the need to bail out domestic banks and governments typically have fiscal surpluses with which to pump prime domestic activity.  China has kept investment spending high, which has benefited the whole Pacific region. By careful stock selection we have benefited from positions in mining, gold and financials, and a greater exposure to China.


The Japanese market behaved very defensively during the downturn and our stock selection favoured domestic companies, which fared better than the exporters. However, the upswing in markets left Japan behind as the economy struggled to cope with an expensive currency that impacted trade.  We are performing well relative to the local index but, although we reduced exposure in March, the recent performance has been disappointing and with hindsight a greater reduction would have been beneficial.


Europe has been a mixed bag but overall has performed far better than we expected given the rise in the Euro, which has yet to impact the region. While several countries like GreeceUKSpain and Ireland have developed significant problems with fiscal deficits above 10% of GDP, the central core of Europe has held up well. The ECB has not been afraid to release liquidity into the banking system and coupled with less leveraged consumers in France and Germany, economic growth has bounced back in the third quarter. The UK economy being more reliant on financial services has required unprecedented levels of state aid to the banking system. The resulting recession in the UK is now the longest and deepest on record but the equity market has been resilient because of its international focus. Our performance in both Europe and UK has lagged benchmarks due to the narrow leadership of markets, which initially focused on banks and resource stocks. The increase in appetite for risk has led to an underperformance of our value investment style. We expect the market to rotate and return to rewarding companies that deliver real growth in earnings and revenue, rather than those offering recovery potential on expensive valuation multiples.


America suffered from the same issues as the UK, with a huge banking bailout and over-indebted consumers coping with falling house prices. The culture in the US is to deal with problems quickly and move on; therefore significant foreclosures and restructurings have led to unemployment over 10%. The recovery in US share prices in sterling terms has been our least rewarding investment area geographically over the last year. Our performance has also lagged the market for similar reasons to the underperformance in Europe, as a result of our policy of keeping our faith in higher quality businesses rather than favouring recovering cyclicals or financials.


Currencies remained volatile but generally have moved in our favour. A greater portion of our portfolio is now invested overseas than in the UK and weakness in Sterling produces higher capital values and enhances the value of dividends we receive.


Revenue and Dividends

Over the past year there have been significant cuts to dividends and the underlying dividend income from our UK portfolio is down nearly 20% from a year ago, although the reduction is less pronounced in our European and American portfolios. Overall, we have experienced a fall in total equity dividend income of 17% over the past year but we have offset this decline through increased underwriting income, increased fixed interest bond income and recent reclaims of VAT interest. Despite the difficult backdrop for income, our revenue earnings per share only fell by 7.3% and although a rapid resumption in dividend growth is unlikely, we do feel that this year's earnings per share should represent the low point from which growth will resume next year.



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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009


We are recommending a final dividend of 3.0p, making a total of 11.50p, an increase of 4% for the year. This is slightly higher than the previous forecast rate for the year and extends our record of consecutive annual increases in dividends to 43 years. Importantly, in a difficult year when our revenue has fallen, we are still able to increase dividends above the level of inflation and retain a strong position for future growth by not calling on revenue reserves, as our earnings cover this year's distributions. At this point, we forecast an increase in the Company's total dividend per share for 2010 of not less than 4.3% to 12.0p.


Board Succession 

David Thomas steps down from the Board at the Annual General Meeting after serving almost ten years as a Director.  We have benefited from David's considerable investment experience, his wisdom and his attention to detail, particularly during the last two years as Chairman of the Audit Committee. We thank him most sincerely for his service and shall miss his contribution. We look forward to recruiting a new non-executive director over the next year. 


Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting this year will be held at the offices of Henderson Global Investors, 201 Bishopsgate,  London on Tuesday 23 February 2010 at 2.30 pm. As usual our manager, Alex Crooke, and his team will be making a presentation with regard to investment and all shareholders are most welcome to attend.


Outlook

I commented last year that the recession we were experiencing would be unlike any since the 1940's and judging from the scale of bank bailouts and government borrowings, the parallels are with the pre-war rather than post-war downturns. The challenge from this point is to determine the path for recovery and how economies will respond as liquidity is drained from the financial system. It is difficult to believe that this far from normal recession can be followed by a standard recovery.


A banking system that is short of capital and over leveraged will result in companies having less access to credit and cause economies to grow at slower rates than experienced over the last decade. However, in the very short term, the recovery from the dramatic collapse in trade at the beginning of 2009 will give the illusion that growth is returning at a healthy rate. Lower growth is not necessarily a bad backdrop for equities, as inflation should be subdued and interest rates will remain low. 


Quality companies worldwide represent good value and investors have abandoned them in a rush for recovery situations that may well disappoint over this year. We keep our faith in businesses that have invested into the downturn, that generate cash rather than consume it and have taken action to address any balance sheet weakness. This policy should reward patience and offer a safer path to a more sustainable recovery in asset values.



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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009


Principal Risks and Uncertainties

The Board has drawn up a matrix of risks facing the Company and has put in place a schedule of investment limits and restrictions, appropriate to the Company's investment objective and policy, in order to mitigate these risks as far as practicable. The principal risks which have been identified and the steps taken by the Board to mitigate these are as follows:


• Portfolio and market

Although the Company invests almost entirely in securities that are quoted on recognised markets, share prices may move sharply. The companies in which investments are made may operate unsuccessfully, or fail entirely. A fall in the market value of the Company's portfolio would have an adverse effect on the shareholders' funds. The Board reviews the portfolio each month and mitigates this risk through diversification of investments in the portfolio.


• Investment activity and performance

An inappropriate investment strategy (for example, in terms of asset allocation or the level of gearing) may result in underperformance against the Company's benchmark index and the companies in its peer group. The Board monitors investment performance at each Board meeting and regularly reviews the extent of its borrowings.


• Tax and regulatory risks

A breach of Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 could lead to a loss of investment trust status, resulting in capital gains realised within the portfolio being subject to corporation tax. A breach of the UKLA Listing Rules could result in suspension of the Company's shares, while a breach of the Companies Act 2006 could lead to criminal proceedings, or financial or reputational damage. The Company must also ensure compliance with the listing rules of the New Zealand Stock Exchange.  The Manager has contracted to provide investment, company secretarial, administration and accounting services through qualified professionals. The Board receives internal control reports produced by the Manager on a quarterly basis, which confirmed regulatory compliance during the year.


• Financial

By its nature as an investment trust, the Company's business activities are exposed to market risk (including market price risk, currency risk and interest rate risk), liquidity risk, and credit and counterparty risk. Details of these risks and how they are managed are contained in the notes in the Annual Report and Financial Statements.


• Operational

Disruption to, or failure of, the Manager's accounting, dealing or payment systems or the custodian's records could prevent the accurate reporting and monitoring of the Company's financial position. The Company is also exposed to the operational risk that one or more of its suppliers may not provide the required level of service.  Details of how the Board monitors the services provided by the Manager and its other suppliers, and the key elements designed to provide effective internal control, are explained further in the internal control section in the Annual Report and Financial Statements.



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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009


Related Party Transactions

Investment management, accounting, company secretarial and administration services are provided to the Group by wholly owned subsidiary companies of Henderson Global Investors (Holdings) plc ("Henderson"). Global custody services are provided by BNP Paribas Securities Services. These are the only related party transactions currently in place. There have been no material transactions with these related parties, other than the investment in the Henderson Liquid Assets Fund, a money market fund, which have affected the financial position or performance of the Company in the financial year.


Statement of Directors' Responsibilities 

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.1.12, the Directors confirm to the best of their knowledge that:


(a) the Group financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group; and


(b) the Report of the Directors includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces.


For and on behalf of the Board of Directors





R D Brewster

Chairman




For further information contact:                        



Alex Crooke

Fund Manager

The Bankers Investment Trust PLC

Telephone: 020 7818 4447


Richard Brewster

Chairman

The Bankers Investment Trust PLC

Telephone: 020 7818 4233

James de Sausmarez

Director of Investment Trusts

Henderson Global Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 3349

Sarah Gibbons-Cook 

Investor Relations and PR Manager 

Henderson Global Investors 

Telephone: 020 7818 3198





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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009




SUMMARY OF THE YEAR



31 October

2009


31 October
2008


Change %


Consolidated Assets







Total assets less current liabilities (£'000)

473,863


410,661


+15.4


Net asset value per ordinary share 

399.9p


340.8p


+17.3


Ordinary share mid-market price

347.5p


305.0p


+13.9


Discount (share price to net asset value)

13.1%


10.5%











Consolidated Revenue 







Gross revenue (£'000)

16,866


18,613


-9.4


Revenue earnings per ordinary share

11.83p


12.76p


-7.3


Dividends per ordinary share in respect of the year

11.50p


11.06p


+4.0









Total Return







Total return per ordinary share

70.18p


(149.40p)











Indices (capital return)







FTSE All-Share Index

2,584.59


2,183.69


+18.4


S&P 500 Composite Index

1,036.19


968.75


+4.8

#

FTSE World Europe (ex UK) Index (£)

353.12


283.83


+24.4


TOPIX (Tokyo First Section Index)

894.67


867.12


+9.9

#

FTSE World (ex UK) Index (£)

290.33


249.12


+16.5









Composite Index (capital return)







50/50 FTSE All-Share Index/

  FTSE World (ex UK) Index (£)

234.90


200.00

*

+17.5









Total Expense Ratio**

0.50%


0.47%




Retail Prices Index

216.00


217.70


-0.8










# £ adjusted

* rebased as at 31 October 2008

** excluding borrowing costs and VAT write-back




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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009



AUDITED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT 

for the year ended 31 October 2009




Year ended 31 October 2009

Year ended 31 October 2008




Notes

Revenue return £'000

Capital return £'000


Total £'000

Revenue return £'000

Capital return £'000


Total 

£'000









Gains/(losses) on investments held at fair value through profit or loss




-


66,848


66,848


-


(183,058)


(183,058)

Investment income

2

15,596

-

15,596

17,773

-

17,773

Other operating income

3

893

-

893

625

-

625

Interest on VAT refunds

3

377

-

377

215

-

215



---------

------------

---------

---------

-----------

---------

Total income/(loss)


16,866

66,848

83,714

18,613

(183,058)

(164,445)



---------

------------

---------

---------

-----------

---------

Expenses








Management fees

4

(982)

(529)

(1,511)

(1,108)

(597)

(1,705)

Write back of prior years' VAT

4

525

-

525

149

161

310

Other expenses


(562)

-

(562)

(531)

-

(531)



---------

------------

---------

---------

-----------

---------

Profit/(loss) before finance costs and taxation



15,847


66,319


82,166


17,123


(183,494)


(166,371)









Finance costs


(676)

(1,578)

(2,254)

(715)

(1,668)

(2,383)



---------

------------

---------

---------

-----------

---------

Profit/(loss) before taxation


15,171

64,741

79,912

16,408

(185,162)

(168,754)









Taxation

5

(1,797)

1,240

(557)

(1,935)

1,283

(652)



---------

------------

---------

---------

-----------

---------

Profit/(loss) attributable to equity shareholders



13,374


65,981


79,355


14,473


(183,879)


(169,406)



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=======

======

=====

=======

======

Earnings/(loss) per ordinary share 

6

11.83p

58.35p

70.18p

12.76p

(162.16p)

(149.40p)



The total column of this statement represents the Group's Income Statement, prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union. The revenue return and capital return columns are supplementary to this and are prepared under guidance published by the Association of Investment Companies. All items in the above statement derive from continuing operations.


All income is attributable to the equity shareholders of The Bankers Investment Trust PLC. There are no minority interests.





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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009


AUDITED CONSOLIDATED AND PARENT COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

for the year ended 31 October 2009




Consolidated year ended

31 October 2009

 Called up 

share capital

£'000


 Share premium 

account

£'000


Capital redemption 

reserve

£'000


Other capital 

reserves

£'000



 Revenue reserve

£'000




Total

£'000

Balance at 31 October 2008

28,290

452

11,920

314,783

30,216

385,661

Buy back of 913,774 ordinary shares

(228)

-

228

(3,302)

-

(3,302)

Net profit from ordinary activities after tax


-


-


-


65,981


13,374


79,355

Ordinary dividends paid

-

-

-

-

(12,851)

(12,851)


----------

----------

----------

----------

----------

----------

Balance at 31 October 2009

28,062

452

12,148

377,462

30,739

448,863


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======

======

======

======




Consolidated year ended 

31 October 2008

 Called up 

share capital

£'000

 Share premium 

account

£'000

Capital redemption 

reserve

£'000

Other capital 

reserves

£'000


 Revenue reserve

£'000



Total

£'000

Balance at 31 October 2007

28,544

452

11,666

502,803

27,555

571,020

Buy back of 1,015,740 ordinary shares

(254)

-

254

(4,141)

-

(4,141)

Net (loss)/profit from ordinary activities after tax


-


-


-


(183,879)


14,473


(169,406)

Ordinary dividends paid

-

-

-

-

(11,812)

(11,812)


----------

----------

----------

----------

----------

----------

Balance at 31 October 2008

28,290

452

11,920

314,783

30,216

385,661


======

======

======

======

======

======





Company year ended 

31 October 2009

 Called up 

share capital

£'000


 Share
premium
account

£'000


Capital
 redemption
reserve
£'000


Other 
capital
reserves
£'000



 Revenue
reserve

£'000




Total

£'000

Balance at 31 October 2008

28,290

452

11,920

315,689

29,310

385,661

Buy back of 913,774 ordinary shares

(228)

-

228

(3,302)

-

(3,302)

Net profit from ordinary activities after tax


-


-


-


65,981


13,374


79,355

Ordinary dividends paid

-

-

-

-

(12,851)

(12,851)


----------

----------

----------

----------

----------

----------

Balance at 31 October 2009

28,062

452

12,148

378,368

29,833

448,863


======

======

======

======

======

======





Company year ended 

31 October 2008

 Called up
share capital

£'000


 Share
 premium
account

£'000


Capital
 redemption
reserve

£'000


Other 
capital 
reserves

£'000



 Revenue reserve

£'000




Total

£'000

Balance at 31 October 2007 

28,544

452

11,666

503,709

26,649

571,020

Buy back of 1,015,740 ordinary shares

(254)

-

254

(4,141)

-

(4,141)

Net (loss)/profit from ordinary activities after tax


-


-


-


(183,879)


14,473


(169,406)

Ordinary dividends paid

-

-

-

-

(11,812)

(11,812)


----------

----------

----------

----------

----------

----------

Balance at 31 October 2008

28,290

452

11,920

315,689

29,310

385,661


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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009



AUDITED CONSOLIDATED AND PARENT COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS

at 31 October 2009



Consolidated

2009

£'000 

Consolidated

2008

£'000 

 Company

2009

£'000 

Company

2008

£'000






Non-current assets





Investments held at fair value through profit or loss

452,962

375,516

453,868

376,422


----------

----------

----------

----------






Current assets





Investments held at fair value through profit or loss

13,500

-

13,500

-

Other receivables

2,207

15,332

2,207

15,332

Cash and cash equivalents

5,989

21,882

5,985

21,878


----------

----------

----------

----------


21,696

37,214

21,692

37,210


----------

----------

----------

----------

Total assets

474,658

412,730

475,560

413,632


----------

----------

----------

----------

Current liabilities





Other payables

(795)

(2,069)

(1,697)

(2,971)


----------

----------

----------

----------

Total assets less current liabilities

473,863

410,661

473,863

410,661






Non-current liabilities





Debenture stocks

(25,000)

(25,000)

(25,000)

(25,000)


----------

----------

----------

----------

Net assets

448,863

385,661

448,863

385,661


======

======

======

======






Equity attributable to equity shareholders





Called up share capital

28,062

28,290

28,062

28,290

Share premium account

452

452

452

452

Capital redemption reserve

12,148

11,920

12,148

11,920

Retained earnings:





    Other capital reserves

377,462

314,783

378,368

315,689

    Revenue reserve

30,739

30,216

29,833

29,310


----------

----------

----------

----------

Total equity

448,863

385,661

448,863

385,661


======

======

======

======

Net asset value per ordinary share (pence) (Note 7)

399.9p

340.8p

399.9p

340.8p


======

======

======

======








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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009



AUDITED CONSOLIDATED AND PARENT COMPANY CASH FLOW STATEMENTS

for the year ended 31 October 2009




Reconciliation of operating revenue to net cash flow from operating activities

Consolidated

2009

£'000  

Company

2009

£'000 

Consolidated

2008

£'000

Company

2008

£'000 






Net profit/(loss) before tax

79,912

79,912

(168,754)

(168,754)

Add back interest paid

2,254

2,254

2,383

2,383

(Less)/add: (gains)/losses on investments held at fair value through profit or loss


(66,848)


(66,848)


183,058


183,058

Decrease/(increase) in accrued income

439

439

(660)

(660)

Decrease in other debtors

1,278

1,278

824

824

Decrease in other creditors and accruals

(33)

(33)

(1,831)

(1,831)

Net (purchases)/sales of investments

(10,909)

(10,909)

23,516

23,516

Net purchases of current asset investments

(13,500)

(13,500)

-

-

Decrease/(increase) in amounts due from brokers

11,395

11,395

(9,793)

(9,793)

(Decrease)/increase in amounts due to brokers

(1,241)

(1,241)

1,038

1,038

Stock dividends included in investment income

(22)

(22)

(258)

(258)


----------

----------

----------

----------






Net cash inflow from operating activities before interest and taxation


2,725


2,725


29,523


29,523

Interest paid

(2,254)

(2,254)

(2,383)

(2,383)

Taxation on investment income

(544)

(544)

(780)

(780)


----------

----------

----------

----------

Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities

(73)

(73)

26,360

26,360






Financing activities





Equity dividends paid

(12,851)

(12,851)

(11,812)

(11,812)

Purchase of ordinary shares

(3,302)

(3,302)

(4,218)

(4,218)


----------

----------

----------

----------

Net cash outflow from financing activities

(16,153)

(16,153)

(16,030)

(16,030)


----------

----------

----------

----------






(Decrease)/increase in cash

(16,226)

(16,226)

10,330

10,330

Cash and cash equivalents at start of the year

21,882

21,878

10,660

10,656

Exchange movements

333

333

892

892


----------

----------

----------

----------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year

5,989

5,985

21,882

21,878


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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009


NOTES:


1.

Accounting policies


The consolidated and parent company financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2009 have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs") as adopted by the European Union and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRSs.  These comprise standards and interpretations approved by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"), together with interpretations of the International Accounting Standards and Standing Interpretations Committee approved by the International Accounting Standards Committee ("IASC") that remain in effect, tthe extent that IFRSs have been adopted by the European Union.


The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and on the historical cost basis, except for the revaluation of certain financial instruments. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. Where presentational guidance set out in the Statement of Recommended Practice ("the SORP") for investment trusts issued by the Association of Investment Companies ("the AIC") in January 2009 is consistent with the requirements of IRFSs, the directors have sought to prepare the financial statements on a basis consistent with the recommendations of the SORP.

 



2009

2008

2.

Investment income

£'000

£'000


UK dividend income:




Listed

6,894

9,432



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--------



6,894

9,432



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--------


Unfranked:




Listed investments:




Dividend income

7,012

7,414


Interest income

1,668

669


Stock dividends

22

258



--------

--------



8,702

8,341



--------

--------



15,596

17,773



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=====


Analysis of investment income by geographical region:




UK

9,313

10,559


Europe (ex UK)

1,799

2,291


North America

1,294

1,243


Japan

975

1,385


Pacific (ex Japan)

1,722

1,826


Emerging Markets

493

469



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15,596

17,773



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Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009




2009

2008

3.

Other operating income

£'000

£'000


Bank interest

122

376


Stock lending revenue

119

139


Underwriting commission

652

110



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---------



893

625


Interest on VAT refund

377

215



--------

---------



1,270

840



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At 31 October 2009 the total value of securities on loan by the Group for stock lending purposes was £11,583,000 (2008: £30,114,000). The maximum aggregate value of securities on loan at any one time during the year ended 31 October 2009 was £41,347,000 (2008: £83,485,000). The Group's agent holds collateral, which is reviewed on a daily basis, comprising Crest Delivery by Value ("DBV's") with a market value of 105% of the market value of any securities on loan.

 





4.




Management fees

Revenue
return

2009

£'000

Capital
return
2009

£'000


Total

2009

£'000

Revenue 
return

2008

£'000

Capital
return

2008

£'000


Total

2008

£'000


Investment management

226

529

755

255

597

852


Accounting, secretarial and administration


756


-


756


853


-


853



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-------

-------

-------

-------

-------



982

529

1,511

1,108

597

1,705


Write back of VAT

(525)

-

(525)

(149)

(161)

(310)



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-------

-------

-------

-------

-------



457

529

986

959

436

1,395



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====

====

====

====





5.




Taxation

Revenue
return

2009

£'000

Capital
return

2009

£'000


Total

2009

£'000

Revenue 
return

2008

£'000

Capital
return

2008

£'000


Total

2008

£'000


(a) Analysis of the charge for the year








UK Corporation tax at 28% (2008: 28.83%)


549


7


556


585


-


585


Double taxation relief

(549)

(7)

(556)

(585)

-

(585)


Overseas tax reclaimable

(93)

(9)

(102)

(220)

-

(220)


Tax relief on expenses charged to capital


1,247


(1,247)


-


1,283


(1,283)


-



-------

-------

-------

-------

-------

-------



1,154

(1,256)

(102)

1,063

(1,283)

(220)


Overseas tax suffered

643

16

659

872

-

872



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-------

-------

-------

-------

-------


Taxation

1,797

(1,240)

557

1,935

(1,283)

652



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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009




(b) Factors affecting the tax charge for the year

The differences are explained below:




Revenue
return

2009

£'000

Capital

return

2009

£'000


Total

2009

£'000

Revenue 
return

2008

£'000

Capital

return

2008

£'000


Total

2008

£'000


Profit/(loss) before taxation

15,171

64,741

79,912

16,408

(185,162)

(168,754)



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-----------

--------

-----------

-----------


Corporation tax at 28% (2008: 28.83%)


4,248


18,127


22,375


4,730


(53,382)


(48,652)


Non taxable UK dividends

(1,930)

-

(1,930)

(2,720)

-

(2,720)


Non taxable scrip dividends and other income


(711)


-


(711)


(125)


-


(125)


Tax relief on expenses charged to capital


(1,813)


-


(1,813)


(1,798)


-


(1,798)


Income taxable in different years


195


-


195


(38)


-


(38)


Overseas withholding tax suffered


549


7


556


600


-


600


Expenses not deductible for tax purposes


-


-


-


3


-


3


Special dividend taken to capital


12


-


12


-


-


-


Tax charged/(credited) for use of capital expenses


1,247


(1,247)


-


1,283


(1,283)


-


Capital (gains)/losses not subject to tax


-


(18,127)


(18,127)


-


53,382


53,382



--------

---------

---------

--------

---------

---------



1,797

(1,240)

557

1,935

(1,283)

652



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=====

=====

====

=====

=====



(c) Provision for deferred taxation

No provision for deferred taxation has been made in the current year or in the prior year.  The Company has not provided for deferred tax on capital gains or losses arising on the revaluation or disposal of investments as it is exempt from tax on these items because of its status as an investment trust company.




(d) Factors that may affect future tax charges

The Company has not recognised a deferred tax asset totalling £2,118,000 (2008: £2,629,000) arising as a result of having unutilised non trade loan relationship deficits of £2,118,000 (2008: £2,488,000) and Eligible Unrelieved Foreign Tax of £nil (2008: £141,000). These expenses will only be utilised if the Group has profits chargeable to corporation tax in the future.



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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009



6.

Earnings/(loss) per ordinary share


The total earnings per ordinary share is based on the net profits attributable to the ordinary shares of £79,355,000 (2008losses of £169,406,000) and on 113,068,847 ordinary shares (2008113,394,414) being the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year.  


The total earnings can be further analysed as follows:




2009

2008



£'000

£'000


Revenue earnings

13,374

14,473


Capital earnings/(loss)

65,981

(183,879)



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-----------


Earnings/(loss) for the year

79,355

(169,406)



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=======






Weighted average number of ordinary shares

113,068,847

113,394,414



---------------

---------------






Revenue earnings per ordinary share

11.83p

12.76p


Capital earnings/(loss) per ordinary share

58.35p

(162.16)p



-----------

-----------


Earnings/(loss) per ordinary share

70.18p

(149.40)p



=======

=======






The Company does not have any dilutive securities, therefore basic and dilutive earnings are the same.



7.

Net asset value per ordinary share


The net asset value per ordinary share is based on net assets attributable to ordinary shares of £448,863,000 (2008: £385,661,000) and on the 112,246,050 ordinary shares in issue at 31 October 2009 (2008113,159,824).

    



£'000


Net assets attributable to ordinary shares at 1 November 2008

385,661


Total net profit on ordinary activities after taxation

79,355


Dividends paid

(12,851)


Buy back of ordinary shares

(3,302)



------------


Net assets attributable to ordinary shares at 31 October 2009

448,863



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8.

Called up share capital





2009

£'000

2008

£'000


Allotted, issued and fully paid:




112,246,050 (2008113,159,824) ordinary shares of 25p each

28,062

28,290



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During the year, 913,774 (20081,015,740) ordinary shares were bought back for cancellation at a cost of £3,302,000 (2008: £4,141,000).


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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009


9.

VAT on Management Fees


In 2004 the Association of Investment Companies (the "AIC"), together with JPMorgan Claverhouse Investment Trust plc, launched a case against HM Revenue & Customs ("HMRC") to challenge whether Value Added Tax ("VAT") should be charged on fees paid for management services provided to investment trust companies. On 28 June 2007 the European Court of Justice delivered its judgement on the case in favour of the AIC. Since then, HMRC has accepted that the provision of investment management services to investment trust companies is VAT exempt and has acknowledged its liability to pay claims in respect of VAT borne by investment companies.


The VAT borne by the Company on investment management fees invoiced for the period from 1 October 2000 to 30 June 2007 which was written back in the years ending 31 October 2007 and 2008 totalling £1,288,000 was all received in the year.


The Company has also been able to recover further amounts in respect of the VAT charged on investment management fees in the period from 1 January 1990 to 4 December 1996 (following the decision of the House of Lords in the Fleming/Conde Nast case) amounting to £525,000, all of which has been recognised and received in 2009. The write back has been allocated to revenue return according to the allocation of the amounts originally paid.


The Company has also received from the Investment Manager interest paid by HMRC on the total amounts recovered.  This amounted to £215,000 of interest received relating to the VAT reclaim for 2000-2007, which was recognised in the prior year, and £377,000 of interest received relating to the VAT reclaim for 1990-1996, and is recognised in the financial year ended 31 October 2009 (see Note 3).



10.

2009 financial information


The figures and financial information for the year ended 31 October 2009 are extracted from the Company's annual financial statements for that period and do not constitute statutory accounts. The Company's annual financial statements for the year to 31 October 2009 have been audited but have not yet been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors' report on the 2009 annual financial statements was unqualified, did not include a reference to any matter to which the auditors drew attention without qualifying the report, and did not contain any statements under section 498 of the Companies Act 2006.



11.

2008 financial information


The figures and financial information for 2008 are extracted from the published Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 October 2008 and do not constitute the statutory accounts for that year. The Annual Report and Financial Statements has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and included the Report of the Independent Auditors which was unqualified and did not contain a statement under either section 237(2) or section 237(3) of the Companies Act 1985.



12.

Dividend


final dividend of 3.00p per ordinary share will be paid, if approved by shareholders at the AGM, on 23 February 2010 to shareholders on the register on 5 February 2010. The Company's shares go exߛdividend on 3 February 2010.



13.

Annual report and financial statements


Copies of the Annual Report and Financial Statements will be posted to shareholders by the end of January 2010 and will be available on the Company's website (www.bankersinvestmenttrust.com) or in hard copy format from the Registered Office, 201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AE.  



14.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 23 February 2010 at 2.30 pm at 201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AE.

 

 

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THE BANKERS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 October 2009


LARGEST INVESTMENTS at 31 October 2009


The 25 largest investments (convertibles and all classes of equity in any one company being treated as one investment) were as follows:



Rank



(2008)


Valuation

2008

£'000


Purchases

£'000

Sales proceeds

£'000

Appreciation/

(Depreciation) £'000

Valuation

2009

£'000

1

(1)

BP

15,217

2,592

-

2,221

20,030

2

(2)

HSBC

8,534

1,185

-

970

10,689

3

(8)

Petroleo Brasileiros

5,982

-

-

4,099

10,081

4

(5)

GlaxoSmithKline

7,445

1,609

-

596

9,650

5

(3)

Vodafone

8,086

-

-

1,048

9,134

6

(4)

Royal Dutch Shell

7,465

-

-

455

7,920

7

(6)

British American Tobacco

6,919

1,014

(1,090)

1,065

7,908

8

(7)

Catlin

5,988

1,429

(166)

638

7,889

9

(9)

BG 

5,752

-

-

895

6,647

10

(16)

Rolls-Royce

3,589

-

-

1,381

4,970

11

(12)

Aviva

4,063

2,729

(2,913)

951

4,830

12

(14)

Mitsubushi UFJ Financial

3,822

1,367

(448)

(345)

4,396

13

(10)

National Grid 

5,092

-

-

(702)

4,390

14

(11)

Scottish & Southern Energy


4,856


-


-


(540)


4,316

15

(*)

Wetherspoon (J.D.)

2,360

-

-

1,864

4,224

16

(13)

Jardine Lloyd Thompson

3,960

-

-

124

4,084

17

(*)

Bank of China

-

1,793

-

1,938

3,731

18

(22)

Reckitt Benckiser

3,132

-

-

510

3,642

19

(*)

Xstrata

1,424

567

-

1,582

3,573

20

(*)

Shire

2,662

-

-

822

3,484

21

(*)

DBS

1,840

497

-

1,065

3,402

22

(*)

ICAP

2,563

-

-

834

3,397

23

(25)

QBE Insurance

2,775

822

(924)

686

3,359

24

(*)

Smiths News

1,450

114

-

1,779

3,343

25

(20)

Novartis

3,210

-

-

98

3,308




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----------

----------

----------

----------




118,186

15,718

(5,541)

24,034

152,397




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======

======

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======

These investments total 33.6% of the portfolio.

(*Not in the top 25 last year.


DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES at 31 October 2009




Equities



Convertibles


Fixed 

interest


Current assets


Total assets



Total liabilities

Geographical exposure of net assets


£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

%

£'000

£'000

%

United Kingdom

207,938

-

19,079

16,986

244,003

51.4

(25,179)

218,824

48.7

Europe (ex UK)

39,037

-

-

1,734

40,771

8.6

(458)

40,313

9.0

North America

73,925

-

-

2,408

76,333

16.1

(158)

76,175

17.0

Japan

43,997

-

-

330

44,327

9.3

-

44,327

9.9

Pacific (ex Japan)

52,229

-

-

140

52,369

11.0

-

52,369

11.7

Emerging Markets

16,757

-

-

98

16,855

3.6

-

16,855

3.7


---------

----------

---------

-------

---------

------

---------

---------

------

Total

433,883

-

19,079

21,696

474,658

100.0

(25,795)

448,863

100.0


======

======

======

=====

======

====

======

======

====

Percentage

96.6%

0.0%

4.3%

4.8%

105.7%


(5.7%)

100.0%



Expense debtors and creditors have been allocated to sterling for the purposes of this table.

 

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