Witan Investment Trust plc 2009 Annual General Meeting 28 April 2009

Witan Investment Trust plc

2009 Annual General Meeting

28 April 2009

Witan Investment Trust plc

Harry HendersonChairman

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2008: An Eventful Year for Witan

100th Anniversary

global financial crisis

new management team

fourth anniversary of move to multi-manager

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2008: The Worst Year for Equities?

Source: Datastream to 31.12.2008. Figures shown are Total Return in local currency

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Witan’s Performance History

Source: Credit Suisse Sourcebook 2009, Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh & Mike Staunton. Figures shown Share Price Total Return.

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Witan since start of Multi-Manager

Source: Datastream to 31.12.08. Figures shown Share Price Total Return

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The Great Bear Markets - 20th Century

Source:

Wall St Crash World War 2

The Oil Crisis 1987 Black Thursday

Source: Credit Suisse Sourcebook 2009

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£1 Invested in 1924

Source: Credit Suisse Sourcebook 2009

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Reasons for (some) optimism

banking system saved

world working together

global stimulus yet to be felt

easier to deflate than inflate

Witan Investment Trust plc

Robert ClarkeChief Executive Officer

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First Impressions

Financials– Performance– Dividend– Discount– Debt Repurchase– Total Expense Ratio

Business Development– Witan Investment Services– New Business Development

2009 AGM

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First Impressions

innovation: 1st multi-manager investment trust

strong brands:

opportunity: portfolio & business development

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First Impressions

Financials– Performance– Dividend– Discount– Debt Repurchase– Total Expense Ratio

Business Development– Witan Investment Services– New Business Development

2009 AGM

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Performance to 31.3.09

12 months since 30.09.04 % %

Total Shareholder Return -24.18 +15.10

Benchmark -24.53 +8.84

FTSE All Share -29.33 +1.98

Source: Lipper to 31.3.2009. Figures shown are Share Price Total Return

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Dividend

revenue reserves of £52.3m

2.4x covered

34th successive year of increase

Source: Witan to 31.12.2008. Rebased to 7.4p (Witan’s dividend in 1998)

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Discount to Net Assets

volatile markets

continuing to add value through share buy backs

9m shares (4%): NAV +0.5%

average discount during 2008: 10.1% (2007: 10.5%)

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Debt Repurchase

repurchased £30m of debt at a cost / premium to par: £2.0m

attractive price level

Impact on NAV: -0.29%

current annual net interest saving of ~ £1.8m (6.2% - 0.2%)

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Total Expense Ratio

2008

2007

TER 0.71%

0.53%

Performance Fees £1.4m £0.5m

Other Costs £6.0m

£6.3m

Av. Shareholders’ Funds £1.05bn £1.28bn

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First Impressions

Financials

Business Development– Witan Investment Services– New Business Development

2009 AGM

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Witan Investment Services

100% owned subsidiary; FSA regulated

i. savings plan administration

ii. marketing services

iii. Executive Manager for Witan Pacific

£200K profit

Jump Child Trust Fund launched

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Business Development: Why?

to generate additional value:

– income stream

– capital value

– discount

to enhance core business resources

to increase demand for shares

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Business Development: How?

capitalise on key skills and abilities:

1. manager selection & multi-manager portfolio

construction

2. investment trust administration

new executive management mandates

seek relevant investment opportunities

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First Impressions

Financials

Business Development

2009 AGM

Witan Investment Trust plc

Mark LynamChief Investment Officer

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Investment Managers

Multi-manager process

Manager changes in 2008

Update on 2009

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Witan Manager Selection Process

Questionnaire

Witan database

Qualitative

Appointment

Ongoing Monitoring

Extensive universe of managers

Face to face interviews

Basis to enable comparisons

Agree mandate and negotiate fees

Written reports, performance analysis

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Manager Changes – Why?

Investment driven increase / decrease a new region

diversification

Manager driven

poor performance

style drift

corporate / manager change

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Managers in 2008

currency fund redeemed

three new managers:

- Artemis

- Marathon

- Varenne

UK Enhanced Index reduced to 16% from 32%

9 out of 13 managers outperformed their benchmarks in

2008

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Manager Quartile Rankings 2008 Manager 2008 Since Inception

  Quartile Quartile

Thomas White 1st 1st

MFS 1st 1st

Southeastern 2nd 4th

Artemis 1st 1st

Marathon 1st 1st

Henderson UK Enhanced 2nd 1st

Henderson Small Cap 3rd 2nd

Wellington Management 2nd 4th

Varenne 3 rd 3rd

Henderson North America 1st 1st

Brandes 1st 1st

Comgest 1st 1st

Orbis 4th 4th

Source: Witan / Lipper as at 31.12.08

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– overvaluation comes to an endBOK BOO\KER ORD GBX

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Source: Fidessa, 1 year to 16th April 2009.

• recovery situation • new management • potential market share gain

Booker

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● dynamic management● double number of new

products● consistently outperformed

Share price relative to MSCI Europe

Reckitt Benckiser

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+18.80%

+25.45%

+14.51%

+42.89%

●glasses, sunglasses & contact lenses●competitive advantage●considerable opportunities to expand

Fielmann

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Progress in Q1 2009

8 out of 13 managers outperformed their benchmarks

prudent use of gearing

● added to Artemis and Marathon

● tactical investment in corporate bonds

● PIMCO

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