Interim Management Statement

The AIM Distribution Trust plc Interim Management Statement for the three months ended 31 December 2007 In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Listing Authority, The AIM Distribution Trust plc presents an Interim Management Statement for the three month period ended 31 December 2007. The statement also includes relevant financial information between the end of the period and the date of this statement. Dividends paid or declared in the period On 28 November 2007, the Board declared an interim dividend of 2.0p per share. This will be paid on 28 March 2008 to Shareholders on the register at 29 February 2008. Performance 31 Jan 31 Dec 30 Sept 31 March 30 Sept 31 2008 2007 2007 2007 2006 March 2006 Pence Pence Pence Pence Pence Pence Net Asset Value 55.7 59.1 65.3 64.1 65.1 70.0 ("NAV") Cumulative Dividends 53.8 53.8 53.8 53.8 51.8 51.8 Total Return * 109.5 112.9 119.1 117.9 116.9 121.8 * (NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since launch) Investment portfolio summary at 31 December 2007 Valuation movement since 30 Sept Cost Valuation 2007 * £'000 £'000 Ten largest investments by value Connaught plc Full list 54 735 (11) ANS Group plc Listed on Plus 250 571 45 Aero Inventory plc 196 555 67 Spice plc 302 451 148 Cadbury House Limited Unquoted 319 319 - Printing.com plc 184 256 (110) Glisten plc 155 252 12 Supporta plc 250 243 (72) Deltex Medical Group plc 258 232 23 Hill Station plc 484 218 (135) Other venture capital (675) investments 6,560 2,338 Listed fixed income (13) securities 558 613 Other investments 1,108 1,123 42 Total 10,678 7,906 (679) All investments are quoted on AIM unless otherwise stated. * After accounting for purchases in period Investment additions during the 3 months ended 31 December 2007 Cost £'000 Spice plc 302 Ludorum plc 40 Cadbury House Limited 319 Sundry venture capital investments 1 662 Since the period end, the Company has invested £80,000 in venture capital investments. Investment disposals during the 3 months ended 31 December 2007 Market value at Gain/(loss) Total 1 April Disposal in period realised Cost 2007 proceeds against cost gain £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Cadbury House Hotel & Country Club Ltd 225 306 395 170 89 Revenue Assurance Group plc 440 448 545 105 97 665 754 940 275 186 There have been no investment disposals since the period end. Changes to share capital Ordinary Shares of 25p each Shares £'000 As at 1 October 2007 14,002,294 3,500 Shares bought back and cancelled (192,323) (48) As at 31 December 2007 14,203,875 3,452 There have been no shares bought back for cancellation since the period end. Material events Other than described above, there were no material events during the period from 1 October 2007 to 31 December 2007 or in the period from 1 January 2008 to the date of this announcement. ---END OF MESSAGE---
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