
Royce Micro-Cap Trust Announces Performance Data & Portfolio Composition as of February 29, 2008 Royce & Associates, Inc.
New York, March 31, 2008 -- Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT)
-- Only micro-cap closed-end fund -- Average weekly trading volume of approximately 281,000 shares -- Fund's adviser has more than 30 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience
Closing Prices - February 29, 2008 NAV $ 12.33 MKT $ 11.14
Total Return Performance
| Periods ended February 29, 2008 |
NAV |
MKT |
| 1 Month* |
-0.64% |
-3.13% |
| Year to Date* |
-8.53 |
-6.70 |
| One-Year |
-10.43 |
-27.35 |
| Three-Year Average Annual |
6.59 |
1.30 |
| Five-Year Average Annual |
18.52 |
18.37 |
| 10-Year Average Annual |
10.50 |
10.34 | *Not Annualized
Portfolio Diagnostics
| Wtd. Average Market Cap: |
$275 million |
| Wtd. Average P/E Ratio: |
16.0x* |
| Wtd. Average P/B Ratio: |
1.5x |
| Wtd. Average Portfolio Yield: |
1.0% |
| Net Assets Attributable to Common Stock: |
$365 million |
| Net Leverage: |
11% | * Excludes 21% of portfolio holdings with zero or negative earnings as of 2/29/08.
Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets, applicable to common stock.
Portfolio Composition
| Top 10 Positions |
% of Net Assets |
| 1. PAREXEL International |
2.3% |
| 2. ASA Bermuda Ltd. |
1.4 |
| 3. Sapient Corp. |
1.2 |
| 4. Seneca Foods Corp. |
1.2 |
| 5. Pegasystems Inc. |
1.2 |
| 6. ADDENDA Capital Inc. |
1.1 |
| 7. Exponent Inc. |
1.1 |
| 8. MVC Capital |
1.1 |
| 9. Weyco Group Inc. |
1.1 |
| 10. Tennant Co. |
1.0 |
| Top Five Industries |
% of Net Assets |
| 1. Technology |
22% |
| 2. Industrial Products |
16 |
| 3. Industrial Services |
15 |
| 4. Health |
15 |
| 5. Natural Resources |
13 | Recent Developments Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (NYSE-RMT) declared a quarterly distribution of $0.33 per share on its Common Stock. The distribution paid on March 24, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 6, 2008 (ex-dividend on March 4, 2008). The price of shares issued for reinvestment on March 13, 2008 was $10.45.
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. declared a cash dividend of $0.375 per share on its Cumulative Preferred Stock, based on an annual rate of 6.00% of the initial liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The dividend was paid on March 24, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 6, 2008 (ex-dividend on March 4, 2008).
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. is a closed-end diversified investment company whose shares of Common Stock (RMT) and 6.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock (RMTpra) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund's investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by investing primarily in equity securities of companies that, at the time of investment, have market capitalization of $500 million or less.
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