Statistics & Performance Rpt

Herald Investment Trust PLC 04 June 2004 HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT At At At Performance Performance inception 30 April 31 May since since inception 16 February 30 April 1994 2004 2004 2004 (%) (%) NAV (p) 98.7 p* 387.1 p 370.4 p -4.3% +275.3% FTSE-100 3417.7 4489.7 4430.7 -1.3% +29.6% FTSE-All-share 1717.8 2237.3 2201.8 -1.6% +28.2% FTSE-Smallcap 2076.1 2625.3 2508.4 -4.5% +20.8% Extended HGSC (capital gains ex 1750.0 2549.8 2447.0 -4.0% +39.8% I.T.) Share price 90.9 p** 330.0 p 300.0 p -9.1% +230.0% Premium/(Discount) to NAV/share as at 30 April 2004 (19.0)% UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Assets at 30 April 2004*** 68.8% Overseas Equity Portfolio as % of Net Assets at 30 April 2004**** 30.6% Gearing/(Cash) as a % of Net Assets at 30 April 2004***** 0.6% Number of Equity Holdings at 30 April 2004 257 *100p was the subscription price before launch costs of 1.3p **90.9p is CGT base subscription price for shareholders adjusting for warrants which were issued on a 1 for 5 basis. ***Includes 5 convertibles and 1 warrant ****Includes 1 convertible and 2 warrants ***** On 30 April 2004, US $47.35m was borrowed for a period of 6 months at 1.79%. The Net Assets at 31/05/04 was £325.3m. There are 87,807,348 shares currently in issue. This Report has been issued on behalf of Herald Investment Trust plc, and has been approved by Herald Investment Management Limited, its investment manager. Herald Investment Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. You should remember that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future. Markets and currency movements may cause the value of shares, and the income from them, to fall as well as rise, and you may get back less than you invested when you decide to sell your shares. These figures are not audited. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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