HgCapital Trust plc Regulatory News (HGT)

8 Apr 2005 16:18

HG Capital Trust PLC08 April 2005 HgCapital Trust All information is at 31 March 2005 and unaudited. Performance at month end with net income reinvested One month Three months One Three Five year years years Net asset value 2.4% 3.2% 28.6% 36.7% 50.5%Share price 5.2% 11.2% 55.7% 71.0% 92.4%FTSE All-Share Index 0.9% 3.0% 15.6% 6.4% -7.9% Sources: HgCapital, Standard & Poor's Micropal At month end Net asset value:* 491.61pShare price: 502.00pDiscount: 2.1%Total assets: £122.1mNet yield: 1.6%Gearing: Nil%Ordinary shares in issue: 25,186,755 * includes current year net revenue of 6.72p The NAV is recalculated monthly with respect to cash, cash equivalents andquoted investments in the portfolio. Unquoted investments were last revalued at 31 December 2004. Sector Total Assets % Technology 21.1Healthcare 20.1Industrials 14.5Media 11.9Leisure 6.8Consumer 3.8Other 2.2Renewable Energy 0.8Fixed Interest 16.3Net Current Assets 1.7Cash 0.8 100.0 Ten Largest Investments Company Total Assets Sector % Xtx 9.8 TechnologyTunstall 9.0 HealthcareWET Automotive 6.2 IndustrialsFTE Automotive 5.7 IndustrialsBlue Minerva 5.4 TechnologyClassic Copyright 4.9 MediaClarion Events 3.5 MediaEagle Rock 3.5 MediaRaymarine 3.3 ConsumerTravelsphere 3.3 Leisure 54.6 The sale of FTE Automotive to PAI Partners announced in March 2005, isconditional upon the approval of competition authorities in certainjurisdictions, and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2005. Theestimated impact of the sale of 28p per share is currently not reflected in theNAV as at 31 March 2005. 8 April 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange