RNS No 5848d
WELSH INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
16 September 1999


LETTER TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS

This it to advise you that the Board of Directors of this Company have today
approved the below Preliminary Final Statement and Dividend for the year ended
5th April, 1999 for announcement to the London Stock Exchange.

The Record date for the final dividend will be 8th October, 1999 and the
dividend will be payable on 16th November, 1999 with Warrants posted by first
class mail on 15th November, 1999.

LETTER FROM WELSH INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN

The result for the year ended 5th April, 1999 shows a Revenue profit of #154,559
before taxation compared with #108,301 in respect of the previous year. This
represents an increase of nearly 43% and was aided by a healthy boost in dealing
profits.

Although the Net Asset Value fell by 7.5% to 226.18p during the year against an
increase in the FTSE All Share Index of 2.6%, this relative disappointment has
been largely recouped through out-performance of the portfolio against the index
since the year end.

The Board's policy remains the achievement of long-term capital growth, although
at present our level of liquidity is being maintained in the light of the
prevailing uncertainties.

Shareholders will note that this year there are considerable changes in the
Directors' Report and the report on Corporate Governance which reflect
additional information now required by the Accounting Standards Board. These new
requirements have been largely responsible for the delay in issuing these
accounts.

The Board proposes a 12.5% increase in the final dividend to 4.5p in view of the
increase in Revenue profit and the comfortable level of distributable Reserves.

A.P. STIRLING
Chairman

16th September, 1999


                         PRELIMINARY FINAL STATEMENT

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF TOTAL RETURN
                       for the Year ended 5th April, 1999

                                  1999                           1998
                     Revenue    Capital    Total    Revenue    Capital    Total
                      #'000      #'000     #'000     #'000      #'000     #'000

Losses on investments     -       (309)     (309)        -        (79)      (79)
Income                  211          -       211       170          -       170
Other Expenses          (56)         -       (56)      (62)         -       (62)

Return/(loss) on 
ordinary activities 
before taxation         155       (309)     (154)      108        (79)       29 
Taxation                (31)         -       (31)      (21)         -       (21)

Return/(loss) on 
ordinary activities 
after taxation          124       (309)     (185)       87        (79)        8 
Dividends in respect of 
non-equity shares        (4)         -        (4)       (4)         -        (4)

Return/(loss) on 
ordinary activities 
attributable to 
equity shareholders     120       (309)     (189)       83        (79)        4 
Dividends in repect
of equity shares        (61)         -       (61)      (54)         -       (54)

Transfer to/(from)
reserves                 59       (309)     (250)       29        (79)      (50)

Basic return/(loss) 
per Ordinary Share     8.84p    (22.87p)  (14.03p)    6.15p     (5.82p)    0.33p


                                              61                              54

Notes
(i)  The revenue column of this statement is the consolidated profit and loss
     account of the group.

(ii) Dividends - Ordinary shares: 
     - proposed final dividend of 4.5p per share (1998: 4.0p) payable on 
     16th November, 1999 to shareholders on the register at 8th October, 1999. 

(iii)The summary of results for the year ended 5th April, 1999 does not
     constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of s240 of the Companies
     Act 1985. The full statutory accounts which will be available to
     shareholders by 24th September, 1999 have not been reported on by the
     Company's auditors and have not been delivered to the Registrar of
     Companies . Full accounts in respect of the year ended 5th April, 1998 have
     been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and the Auditor's Report on
     those accounts was unqualified.

iv)  Basic revenue and capital returns per ordinary share are based on the net
     revenue return on ordinary activities before deduction of dividends of
     #120,000 (1998: #83,000) and on the capital loss of #309,000 (1998:
     #79,000) respectively, and on 1,350,000 (1996: 1,350,000) ordinary shares
     in issue during the year.


                          PRELIMINARY FINAL STATEMENT

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                              as at 5th April, 1999

                                              1999                     1998

                                             #'000                    #'000

Investments
       Securities                            2,858                    3,022

Current assets                                 353                      427

Creditors - amounts falling due
 within one year                               113                      101

Net current liabilities                        240                      326

Total assets less current liabilities        3,098                    3,348


Capital and reserves
Called up share capital                        112                      112
Other reserves
            Capital reserve - realised       2,875                    2,874
            Capital reserve - unrealised       (70)                     240
Revenue reserves                               181                      122

Total shareholders'funds                     3,098                    3,348

Basic Net Asset Value per ordinary share    226.18p                  244.71p


Total shareholders' funds are attributable to:
Equity shareholders                          3,053                    3,303
Non-equity shareholders                         45                       45
                                             3,098                    3,348

Notes
          The basic Net Asset Value per ordinary share is calculated by
          reference to the group net assets as at 5th April, 1999 of #3,098,000
          (1998: #3,348,000) and 1,350,000 ordinary shares being the number of
          ordinary shares in issue at the year end.


                          PRELIMINARY FINAL STATEMENT

                        CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
                       for the Year ended 5th April, 1999

                                              1999                     1998

                                    Notes    #'000                    #'000

Cashflow from operating activities
Investment income received                     102                       92
Deposit interest received                       29                       21
Share dealing profit received                   45                       36
Other cash receipts                             16                       41

Net cash inflow from operating 
 activities                             1      192                      190


Returns on Investment and servicing of finance
Preference dividends paid                       (4)                      (4)

Taxation
UK Corporation tax (paid)/received              (1)                      15  

Equity dividends paid                          (54)                     (54)


Capital expenditure and financial investment
Purchase of investments                       (953)                    (843)
Sales of investments                           809                      753

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from capital
 expenditure and financial investment         (l44)                     (90)


Cash/(outflow) inflow before use of liquid resources
 and financing                                 (11)                      57


(Decrease)/increase in cash             2      (11)                      57



                 RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENT IN SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

                                              1999                     1998

                                             #'000                    #'000

Attributable to equity shareholders
Profit for the financial year                  124                       87
Dividends                                      (65)                     (58)

Retained profit for the financial year          59                       29

Net movement on capital reserves              (309)                     (79)
                                              (250)                     (50)

Opening funds                                3,303                    3,353

Closing funds                                3,053                    3,303

Attributable to non-equity shareholders
Opening and closing funds                       45                       45

Total shareholders' funds at 5th april...    3,098                    3,348


                        PRELIMINARY FINAL STATEMENT

                NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
                      for the Year ended 5th April, 1999

1  Reconciliation of operating profit to operating cash flows.

                                              1999                     1998

                                             #'000                    #'000

   Return on ordinary activities
    before taxation                            155                      108
   Provision against dealing stocks            (11)                       1
   Taxation on investment income               (25)                     (23)
   Decrease in listed securities held for 
    dealing                                    112                       71
   (Increase)/decrease in debtors              (34)                      13
   (Decrease)/increase in creditors             (5)                      20

   Net cash flow from operating
    activities                                 192                      190

2  Reconciliation of cash flow to movement in net funds

   (Decrease) /increase in cash during 
    the year                                   (11)                      57

   Change in net funds                         (11)                      57

   Net funds as at 6th April ---               294                      237

   Net funds as at 5th April ...               283                      294

END

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