New City High Yield Fund Ltd : Dividend Declara...

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From:            New City High Yield Fund Limited
Date:             25 July 2013

New City High Yield Fund Limited
("the Company")

Fourth Interim Dividend

New City High Yield Fund Limited (ticker symbol NCYF) today announces a fourth interim dividend of 1.40 pence per share payable on 30 August 2013 to shareholders on the register on 2 August 2013, having an ex-dividend date of 31 July 2013.  This makes for a total dividend for the year to 30 June 2013 of 4.10 pence per share (2012: 4.01 pence per share).

The 2.2% increase in dividends paid for the year follows the pattern of dividend increases paid by the Company each year since 2008:

Financial Year                Total dividend        (p)        % increase

2007/08                3.57                        n/a
2008/09                3.65                        2.2
2009/10                3.75                        2.7
2010/11                3.87                        3.2
2011/12                4.01                        3.6
2012/13                4.10                        2.2

For further information please contact:

Ian Francis
New City Investment Managers
0207 201 5366

Martin Cassels
R&H Fund Services Limited
0131 524 6140

Note to Editors:

New City High Yield is managed by Ian Francis of New City Investment Managers.

The investment objective of the Company is to provide a high gross dividend yield and the potential for capital growth by investing mainly in high yielding fixed interest securities.

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Please see the below table for the Company's ordinary share and NAV performance over an 8 year period:

 

	1 Month %	3 Months %	12 Months %	3 Years %	5 Years %	From 29/10/04 %
Fund NAV*	-4.14	-3.82	+15.01	+40.31	+70.30	+127.48
Share Price*	-7.20	-6.30	+11.09	+31.76	+63.73	+137.90

 

 

*Total return performance based on bid prices/Source: R&H Fund Services Limited.
Data correct as at 30 June 2013.

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Source: New City High Yield Fund Ltd via Thomson Reuters ONE

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