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Rights and Issues Inv Trust PLC 18 February 2008 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT There was a profound change in investor sentiment during 2007. The banking crisis that developed in the summer has increasingly impacted on the domestic and international economies. After the benign conditions of the first eight months, UK smaller companies suffered disproportionately underperforming the FTSE All-Share index by over 10% in the months of September through to December. The overall effect for the year was that while the FTSE All-Share recorded a 2.0% rise, the FTSE Small Cap index fell by 12.4% and the FTSE Fledgling index also fell by 8.4%. The market fall has not distinguished between good and bad investments and all have fallen. This has impacted on the Trust's performance for the year and the net asset value of the capital shares decreased from 3669.8p to 3342.1p and that of the income shares from 920.3p to 851.4p. These falls of 8.9% and 7.5% are consistent with the poor performance of UK smaller company indices and represent a very disappointing year. Your Directors have decided to raise the dividend to 46p per income share and 2.3p per capital share. The 6% rise again exceeds the rate of inflation. Additionally, the supplementary capital dividend of 68.6829p per capital share was paid on 2nd January, 2008 and, barring unforeseen circumstances, will be maintained at 68.6829p per capital share payable on 2nd January, 2009. Discretionary Unit Fund Managers sustained pre-tax profits at over £500,000. However as a result of the deterioration in the UK smaller company arena, profits will be substantially reduced in 2008. The transition from easy credit to tight credit conditions is a very painful process with inevitable casualties. It is still too early to judge the significance of the current economic slowdown. So far in 2008 the equity market has suffered a further decline followed by severe volatility. The silver lining amongst all this economic gloom is that for the first time in some years there is now reasonable value in equity valuations. S.H.J.A.Knott Chairman Unaudited Balance Sheets Company Group To 31st December 2007 2007 2006 2007 2006 £ £ Non-current assets Goodwill 0 0 65,191 65,191 Investments-Fair value through profit or loss 72,359,805 80,731,783 71,928,333 80,300,311 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- 72,359,805 80,731,783 71,993,524 80,365,502 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Current assets Trading investments - - 619,797 409,726 Trade and other receivables 232,114 216,648 313,080 384,441 Current tax receivable - - - - Amounts due from group undertakings 692,166 613,038 - - Cash and cash equivalents 2,835,625 1,601,507 3,692,284 2,556,595 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- 3,759,905 2,431,193 4,625,161 3,350,762 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Total assets 76,119,710 83,162,976 76,618,685 83,716,264 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Current liabilities Trade and other payables 43,672 17,616 576,930 600,563 Current tax payable - - 86,813 91,437 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- 43,672 17,616 663,743 692,000 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Total assets less current liabilites 76,076,038 83,145,360 75,954,942 83,024,264 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Net assets 76,076,038 83,145,360 75,954,942 83,024,264 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Equity Called up share capital 1,225,000 1,225,000 1,225,000 1,225,000 Share premium account 225,326 225,326 225,326 225,326 Retained reserves: Capital reserve 40,668,355 41,235,990 40,668,355 41,235,990 Revaluation reserve 31,530,078 38,134,169 31,530,078 38,134,169 Dividend equalisation reserve 2,427,279 2,324,875 2,306,183 2,203,779 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Total equity 76,076,038 83,145,360 75,954,942 83,024,264 =========== =========== ========== =========== Net asset value per share Income shares 851.4p 920.3p Capital shares 3342.1p 3669.8p ========== =========== CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT For the year ended 30th June 2007 Year ended 31st December 2007 Year ended 31st December 2006 Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total £ £ £ £ £ £ Investment income 2,148,467 - 2,148,467 2,008,203 - 2,008,203 Other operating income 902,022 - 902,022 750,360 - 750,360 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total income 3,050,489 - 3,050,489 2,758,563 - 2,758,563 Gains/(Losses) on fair value through profit or loss assets (48,570) (7,171,726) (7,220,296) 102,765 16,211,851 16,314,616 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 3,001,919 (7,171,726) (4,169,807) 2,861,328 16,211,851 19,073,179 Expenses Investment management fee - - - Other expenses 533,232 - 533,232 514,179 - 514,179 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 533,232 - 533,232 Profit before tax 2,468,687 (7,171,726) (4,703,039) 2,347,149 16,211,851 18,559,000 Tax 86,213 - 86,213 91,654 - 91,654 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- (Loss)/Profit for the period 2,382,474 (7,171,726) (4,789,252) 2,255,495 16,211,851 18,467,346 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- The total column relates to the group's income statement Earnings per share Return per income share (p) 48.9p (72.9)p (24.0)p 45.7p 164.8p 210.5p Return per capital share (p) 71.1p (328.0)p (256.9)p 68.3p 741.4p 809.7p CASH FLOW STATEMENT For the year ended 31st December 2007 Company Group 2007 2006 2007 2006 £ £ £ £ Cashflows from operating activities (Loss)/Profit before tax (4,859,252) 18,400,346 (4,703,039) 18,559,000 Adjustments for: Losses/(Gains) on investments 7,171,726 (16,211,851) 7,171,726 (16,211,851) Purchases of investments (2,255,669) (7,563,887) (2,255,669) (7,563,887) Proceeds on disposal of investments 3,455,921 3,411,862 3,455,921 3,411,862 Movement in trading investments 0 0 (210,071) 104,546 -------- ---------- --------- --------- Operating cash flows before movements in working capital 3,512,726 (1,963,530) 3,458,868 (1,700,330) Decrease/(increase) in receivables (91,594) (78,550) 71,361 188,103 Increase/(decrease) in payables 26,056 (6,371) (23,633) (277,853) -------- ---------- --------- --------- Net cash from operating activities before income taxes 3,447,188 (2,048,451) 3,506,596 (1,790,080) Income taxes paid 67,000 0 (90,837) (141,201) -------- ---------- --------- --------- Net cash from operating activities 3,514,188 (2,048,451) 3,415,759 (1,931,281) -------- ---------- --------- --------- Cash flows from financing activities Dividends paid (2,280,070) (2,159,810) (2,280,070) (2,159,810) -------- ---------- --------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- --------- Net cash (used in)/from financing activities (2,280,070) (2,159,810) (2,280,070) (2,159,810) -------- ---------- --------- --------- Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,234,118 (4,208,261) 1,135,689 (4,091,091) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,601,507 5,809,768 2,556,595 6,647,686 -------- ---------- --------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- --------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2,835,625 1,601,507 3,692,284 2,556,595 -------- ---------- --------- --------- The proposed final dividends are payable on 31st March 2008 to shareholders on the register as at 29th February 2008 subject to approval by shareholders at the annual general meeting. Income Shares 30.50p (2006: 29.50p) Capital Shares 2.3000p (2006: 2.175p) The above release and full audited accounts will be available at the Registered office. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange D FR EASAPFESPEFE
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