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IBT half-yearly report

In the shorter term, over the six months to 28 February 2018, the NAV per Ordinary share of the Company fell from 672.9p to 603.2p. The decrease in NAV per share was driven by a dividend payment of 13.5p per share, that was announced in December 2017 and paid on 31 January 2018, and a currency loss of £16.9m, equivalent to 45.0 pence per share. The NAV per share returned -6.5% including the dividend. Over the same period, the Ordinary share price of the Company decreased by 4.0%. This compares to a fall in the NBI of 8.8% and a fall in the FTSE All-Share Index of 0.9%. All figures are on a total return basis and are sterling-adjusted.