Final Results-Amendment

Foreign & Colonial PEP&ISA Inv Tst 6 December 2000 The issuer has made the following amendment to the 'Final Results' announcement released 29 November 2000 at 07.01 under RNS No 8968U. The Audited Report and Accounts will be posted to shareholders on or around 5 January 2001 and not 12 December 2000 as previously stated. All other details remain unchanged. The full corrected version is shown below. Date: 28 November 2000 Contact: Julian Cane Foreign & Colonial Management 020 7628 8000 Louise Dolan Financial Dynamics 020 7831 3113 FOREIGN & COLONIAL PEP AND ISA INVESTMENT TRUST PLC Unaudited Preliminary Statement of Results for the year ended 30 September 2000 Highlights * The net asset value (NAV) per share of 205.99p increased by 7.8% over the year to 30 September 2000. Over the same period, the FTSE All-Share Index increased by 7.2% in capital terms. * The share price rose 0.9% to 173.00p, as the discount widened to 16.0%. * A final dividend of 3.05p per share will be payable on 8 February 2001. The total dividend for the year is 4.95p, an increase of 3.1%, which is above the rate of underlying inflation of 2.2%. * The Company has once again been actively purchasing its own shares. During the year it bought 2,665,000 shares, or 5.0% of the Company at an average price of 166p and an average discount of more than 17% to NAV. SUMMARY OF RESULTS 30 30 Sept % Sept 2000 1999 Change (restated) * Attributable to equity shareholders Net assets £104.31m £101.89m +2.4 Net asset value per share 205.99p 191.14p +7.8 Net revenue after taxation £2.55m £2.96m -14.1 Earnings per share 4.90p 5.19p - 5.6 Dividends per share 4.95p 4.80p + 3.1 Share price 173.00p 171.50p + 0.9 *Restated to reflect changes in accounting policies (see notes 1 (a) and (b)) Balance Sheet at 30 Sept at 30 Sept (restated*) 2000 1999 £'000s £'000s Investments Listed in Great Britain 98,516 92,237 Listed outside Great Britain 11,543 9,923 110,059 102,160 Current assets Debtors 724 1,924 Taxation recoverable 27 47 Cash at bank and short-term deposits 728 288 1,479 2,259 Current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: Short-term loans (5,400) - Other creditors (1,824) (2,532) (7,224) (2,532) Net current liabilities (5,745) (273) Net assets 104,314 101,887 Capital and reserves: Called up equity share capital 12,660 13,326 Capital redemption reserve 2,097 1,431 Share premium 16,394 16,394 Special reserve 20,270 24,721 Capital reserves 52,050 45,195 Revenue reserve 843 820 Total equity shareholders' funds 104,314 101,887 Net asset value per ordinary share - pence 205.99 191.14 * Restated to reflect a change in accounting policy (see note 1 (a)) Geographical distribution of total assets less current liabilities at 30 September 2000 was: United Kingdom: 89.4%; Continental Europe 10.6%. Statement of Total Return (incorporating the revenue account*) - 2000- -1999- (restated **) Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s Gains on investments - 7,227 7,227 - 16,258 16,258 Exchange gains and losses on (3) (23) (26) (3) 2 (1) currency balances Income 3,018 - 3,018 3,365 - 3,365 Management fee (260) (260) (520) (256) (257) (513) Other expenses (112) (5) (117) (115) (2) (117) Net return before finance 2,643 6,939 9,582 2,991 16,001 18,992 costs and taxation Interest payable and similar (84) (84) (168) (1) (1) (2) charges Return on ordinary 2,559 6,855 9,414 2,990 16,000 18,990 activities before taxation Taxation on ordinary (13) - (13) (26) - (26) activities Return attributable 2,546 6,855 9,401 2,964 16,000 18,964 equity shareholders Dividends on ordinary (2,523) - (2,523) (2,581) - (2,581) shares (equity) Amount transferred to 23 6,855 6,878 383 16,000 16,383 reserves Return per ordinary share- 4.90 13.19 18.09 5.19 28.04 33.23 pence *The revenue column of this statement is the profit and loss account of the Company. ** Restated for changes in accounting policies (see notes 1 (a) and (b). Note 1 Changes in accounting policies: (a) Allocation of Expenses 50% of management fee, including related VAT, and, 50% of finance costs, (net of applicable tax relief), have been allocated to capital reserve realised in accordance with the board's expected long-term split of returns from the investment portfolio of the Company. Previously, management fee and finance costs were allocated 100% to revenue. Prior year figures have been restated accordingly. (b) Income Dividends are accounted for in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 16 (FRS16) 'Current Taxation' on the basis of the income actually receivable, without adjustment for the tax credit attaching to the dividends. Previously, dividends were accounted for inclusive of the tax credit. Prior year figures have been restated. Cash Flow Statement 2000 1999 £'000s £'000s Net cash inflow from operating activities 2,436 2,867 Net cash outflow from servicing of finance (160) (2) Total tax recovered/(paid) 5 (23) Net cash inflow from financial investment 369 7,915 Equity dividends paid (2,551) (2,691) Net cash inflow before use of liquid resources and financing 99 8,066 Management of liquid resources (600) - Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing 359 (9,483) Decrease in cash (142) (1,417) Note 2 The Directors propose a final dividend of 3.05p (1999 - 2.95p) per share payable on 8 February 2001 to shareholders registered on 15 December 2000. Note 3 The financial information set out in this announcement does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts for the years ended 30 September 2000 or 30 September 1999. The financial information for the year ended 30 September 1999 (restated to comply with changes in accounting policies) has been extracted from the statutory accounts for that year which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors report on those accounts was unqualified and did not contain a statement under either Section 237(2) or Section 237(3) of the Companies Act 1985. The statutory accounts for the year ended 30 September 2000 will be finalised on the basis of the financial information presented by the directors in this preliminary announcement and will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies following the Company's Annual General Meeting. The Audited Report and Accounts will be posted to shareholders on or around 5 January 2001. Copies may be obtained thereafter during normal business hours from the Company's Registered Office, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2NY. The Annual General Meeting will be held at Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2NY on Wednesday, 7 February 2001 at 11:00am. By order of the Board Foreign & Colonial Management Limited - Secretary
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