Interim Management Statement (9462W)
07 Febrero 2012 - 5:20AM
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RNS Number : 9462W
British Portfolio Trust PLC
07 February 2012
British Portfolio Trust PLC
Interim Management Statement
For the quarter ended 31 January 2012
This interim management statement relates to the quarter from 1
November 2011 to 31 January 2012 and contains information for that
period unless otherwise stated. This statement is produced to
provide information in accordance with the UK Listing Authority's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Investment objective
The objective of British Portfolio Trust PLC is to provide
growth in capital and income through a policy of investing in UK
listed companies. Such equities will consist mainly of shares in
FTSE 100 companies, but will also include medium-sized and smaller
companies.
Portfolio
Top ten holdings at 31 January 2012 and percentage of total
gross assets
GBP %
GlaxoSmithKline 3,041,602 7.10
BP 3,031,563 7.08
Vodafone Group 2,369,763 5.53
HSBC 2,157,944 5.04
Royal Dutch Shell "B" 2,069,178 4.83
Rio Tinto 1,694,220 3.96
Diageo 1,490,691 3.48
Reed Elsevier 1,405,944 3.28
Unilever 1,395,392 3.26
Centrica 1,321,114 3.08
Material events and transactions
During the period 651,552 ordinary shares were purchased for
cancellation and 500,000 ordinary shares previously held in
treasury were cancelled. Since the period end a further 60,000
ordinary shares have been purchased for cancellation.
Financial Performance to 31 January 2012
% change
3m 6m 1yr 3yrs 5yrs
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Share price -4.43 -5.84 -12.7 47.34 -17.29
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Net Asset Value 4.27 -2.34 -3.77 60.09 -10.05
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Benchmark* 3.19 -1.52 -0.31 56.90 9.31
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Source: Datastream
Total return with net dividends reinvested and net of fees.
* FTSE All-Share Total Return
Financial position at 31 January and 3 February 2012
31 January 3 February
Total gross assets GBP42,835,036 GBP44,424,386
Net assets GBP39,706,385 GBP41,370,424
Share price 124.0p 123.0p
Net asset value(1) 139.7p 145.5p
Discount(2) -11.2% -15.5%
Gearing (3) 3.4% 3.3%
Historic Dividend
Yield 4.1% 4.1%
(1) Debt at book value
Net asset values are calculated and announced daily.
(2) The discount is the difference between the share price and
the NAV (debt at book value) per share expressed as a percentage of
the NAV per share.
(3) Actual gearing - net of cash.
Company Information
Launch date 2001
EPIC BPO
Year end 31 October
Report and Accounts Final posted January, half-yearly
posted June
AGM February
Dividends September and March
Price Information Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph,
www.rcm.co.uk/investmenttrusts
Investor information
Further up to date information, including Net Asset Values and
share prices, and the latest available factsheets and portfolio
information, is provided on the Manager's website, which can be
accessed via www.britishportfoliotrust.co.uk. Information can also
be obtained from the Investor Services' helpline on 0800 389
4696.
By order of the Board
British Portfolio Trust PLC
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3AD
7 February 2012
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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