RIT Capital Partners Regulatory News (RCP)

RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS PLC (LEI: P31Q1NLTW35JJGHA4667)

4 February 2021

The preliminary, unaudited, diluted net asset value of RIT Capital Partners plc (the Company) as at 31 December 2020 (with debt at fair value) was 2,292p per £1 ordinary share (30 November 2020: 2,159p).

This represents an unaudited NAV per share total return (including dividends) of 16.4% for the year. The 2020 NAV performance exceeded both of the Company's investment KPIs: RPI+3.0% of 4.2% and the MSCI All Countries World Index (50% Sterling) of 12.7%.

Notwithstanding a particularly volatile year for markets, this healthy outperformance reflects a broad spread of strong results across the portfolio, with contributions from our core asset categories and themes. In particular:

· strong performance from our quoted equities exposed to long-term structural themes (such as China and healthcare);

· private investments were well-positioned to benefit from technology trends in the US and Asia, within both our direct and fund portfolios; and

· helpful contributions from our non-equity 'diversifiers' including absolute return and credit, as well as real assets.

As normal, the preliminary NAV is subject to audit, and the 2020 Annual Report & Accounts is expected to be published in early March.