Performance data

to 31 May 2010

Northern Investors Company PLC

Launch date 1984 (listed since 1990)
Share price 160.0p
Latest NAV per share 272.9p (31 March 2010)
No of shares in issue 19,395,440
Market capitalisation £31.0 million
Dividend yield 4.8%
    1 yr 3 yrs 5 yrs 10 yrs
NAV total return – company 115.3 105.5 129.2 182.1
  – sector average 106.8 75.2 109.1 105.9
Share price total return – company 127.6 82.9 85.5 122.1
  – sector average 122.6 60.8 109.9 100.6
“Share price” is mid-market price as at 31 May 2010. “Dividend yield” is based on dividends paid and proposed in respect of latest full financial year, expressed as a percentage of share price. Total return statistics are for periods to 31 May 2010, return shown is on £100 invested, based on mid to mid share price/latest published NAV, assuming net income re-invested (source: AIC). “Sector average” refers to the “Private Equity” sector.

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