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NEW STARINVESTMENT TRUSTPLC Unaudited interim management statement for the quarter ended 30 September 2013 This is the Company's interim management statement for the quarter ended 30September 2013. The statement is being made solely to comply with therequirements of the UK Listing Authority's disclosure and transparency rulesand should not be relied upon by third parties for any other purpose. Investment objective The Company's objective is to achieve long-term capital growth. Performance Indicators The Board has agreed that to measure the extent to which the Company isachieving its investment objective, reference should be made to the returns ofthe IMA Mixed Investment 40 - 85% Shares Index. The Board also considers theMSCI AC World Total Return Index and the MSCI UK Total Return Index. Financial summary 30 September 2013 30 June 2013 Net asset value per share (bid) (p) 104.67 103.23Net assets (bid) (£'000) 74,340 73,320Share price (p) 69.00 67.50 Financial performance Quarter ended Financial year to 30 September date % change % change Ordinary share NAV 1.39 1.39Share price 2.22 2.22IMA Mixed Investment 40-85% SharesIndex 3.11 3.11MSCI AC World Total Return Index(sterling adjusted) 1.17 1.17MSCI UK Total Return Index 4.95 4.95 Ten largest holdings Value at % of net assets 30 September 2013 (£'000) Henderson Euro Special Situations 7,516 10.11Fundsmith Equity 4,628 6.23Investec Africa 4,525 6.09Artemis Special Situations 3,632 4.89Blackrock Gold & General 3,303 4.44Aberforth Geared Income 2,972 4.00Trojan 2,945 3.96Aquilus Inflection Fund 2,512 3.38Gold Bullion Securities 2,190 2.95Polar Global Technology 1,900 2.56 -------- --------Total 36,123 48.59 Cash, as a percentage of net assets, at 30 September 2013 was 22% (30 June2013: 21%). Capital structure The Company has a simple capital structure consisting of Ordinary shares. Therehave been no changes to the Company's issued or authorised share capital, whichremains: 305,000,000 Ordinary shares of £0.01 authorised and 71,023,695Ordinary shares of £0.01 issued. Material events There have been no material events or related party transactions between 1 July2013 and the date of this statement's publication, other than as disclosedabove. NAV at 31 October 2013 The Company's published net asset value per share at 31 October 2013 was107.37p. By order of the BoardPhoenix Administration Services LimitedCorporate Secretary8 November 2013 END For information purposes, the above unaudited interim management statement hasbeen uploaded onto the Company's website at: www.nsitplc.com.