Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 1559D

British Portfolio Trust PLC

10 September 2008

 



British Portfolio Trust PLC

Interim Management Statement

For the quarter ended 31 July 2008

This interim management statement relates to the quarter from 1 May 2008 to 31 July 2008 and contains information for that period unless otherwise stated. This statement is produced to provide information in accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 

Investment objective

The objective of British Portfolio Trust plc is to provide growth in capital and income through a policy of investing in UK  listed companies.  Such equities will consist mainly of shares in FTSE 100 companies, but will also include medium-sized and smaller companies. 

Portfolio

Top ten holdings at 31 July 2008 and percentage of total gross assets

	£	%
Royal Dutch Shell	4,146,981	5.93
BP	3,907,510	5.59
Vodafone Group	3,841,920	5.50
GlaxoSmithKline	3,704,635	5.30
Energy XXI	2,781,243	3.98
HSBC Holdings	2,440,763	3.49
Rio Tinto	2,235,226	3.20
BG Group	2,103,403	3.01
HBOS	1,977,502	2.83
AstraZeneca	1,964,736	2.81

Material events and transactions

During the period 685,000 ordinary shares were purchased into treasury and 517,000 ordinary shares were purchased for cancellation. 

Since the end of the period the following events and transactions have taken place:

An interim dividend for the year ended 31 October 2008 of 1.80p per share was paid on 3 September 2008 to shareholders on the register on 1 August 2008.

Financial Performance  to 31 July 2008

			% change
	3m	6m		1yr	3yrs	5yrs
Share price	-11.37	-7.59		-18.09	9.68	52.42
Net Asset Value	-8.76	-7.28		-15.56	9.57	53.40
Benchmark*	-10.59	-6.23		-13.28	14.87	58.58

Source: Datastream

Total return with net dividends reinvested and net of fees.

* FTSE All-Share Total Return

Financial position at 31 July and 8 September 2008

		31 July		8 September
Total gross assets		£69,911,229		£69,451,642
Net assets		£63,635,064		£63,081,788
Share price		149.7p		158.5p
Net asset value1		157.81p		159.22p
Net asset value2		157.81p		159.22p
Discount3		-5.1%		-0.5%
Gearing    4		6.9%		8.0%
Historic Dividend Yield		3.3%		3.2%

1 Debt at book value

2Debt at market value

 Net asset values are calculated and announced daily.

3 The discount is the difference between the share price and the NAV (debt at book value) per share expressed as a percentage of the NAV per share.

4 Actual gearing - net of cash.

Company Information

Launch date		2001
EPIC		BPO
Year end		31 October
Report and Accounts		Final posted January, half-yearly posted June
AGM		February
Dividends		September and March
Price Information		Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, www.allianzgi.co.uk

Investor information

Further up to date information, including Net Asset Values and share prices, and the latest available factsheets and portfolio information, are provided on the Manager's website, which can be accessed via  www.britishportfoliotrust.co.uk .  Investor Services can be contacted on 020 7065 1407 and information can also be obtained from the Manager's helpline on 0800 317 573.

By order of the Board.

British Portfolio Trust PLC

155 Bishopsgate

London EC2M 3AD

10 September  2008

 

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