Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 2421Q

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC

30 July 2010

 



Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC

Interim Management Statement ('IMS')

To the members of Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC

This IMS has been produced solely to provide additional information to shareholders as a body to meet the relevant requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It should not be relied upon by any other party or for any other purpose.

This IMS relates to the period from 1 April 2010 to 30 June 2010 and contains information that covers this period, and up to the date of publication of this IMS, unless otherwise specified.

Investment objective

The objective of Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC is to provide shareholders with an above average income from their equity investment while also providing real growth in capital and income.

Benchmark

FTSE All-Share Index.

Material events

An interim dividend of 3.15p per share was brought forward and paid on 24 March 2010 to those shareholders entered in the share register on 5 March 2010.  The ex-dividend date was 3 March 2010.

The Board is not aware of any significant events or transactions which have occurred between 30 June 2010 and the date of publication of this IMS which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Company. For the Manager's latest Investment Review & Outlook, please refer to the Quarterly Factsheet which may be found, together with other useful information, on the Manager's Investment Trusts' website (www.standardlifeinvestments.co.uk/its).

Material transactions

As at the date of this IMS, the Company's issued ordinary share capital with voting rights was 37,930,579 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) and 39,737,907 (including treasury shares) ordinary shares.  The number of ordinary shares held in treasury was 1,807,328 as at the date of this IMS.

The borrowings at the period end were £10.75m of the £15m revolving loan facility.

Ten largest equity holdings as at 30 June 2010

	% of Total Assets
HSBC Holdings	7.0
Vodafone	6.1
GlaxoSmithKline	5.6
BP	5.2
Rio Tinto	4.1
British American Tobacco	3.5
Imperial Tobacco	3.4
Royal Dutch Shell "B"	3.3
Xstrata	3.2
AstraZeneca	2.8
Total	44.2

(Source: Standard Life Investments)

Sector allocation as at 30 June 2010

	% of Total Assets
Financials	24.1
Industrials	16.5
Consumer Services	12.3
Oil & Gas	11.8
Consumer Goods	11.1
Basic Materials	9.5
Utilities	9.5
Health Care	8.0
Telecommunications	5.9
Technology	1.3
Net Borrowings	-10.0
Total	100.0

(Source: Standard Life Investments)

General description of Company's financial position and performance as at 30 June 2010

Gross Assets	£106.8m
Share price	253.0p
Net asset value	257.7p
Discount /(Premium) to net asset value	1.9%
Yield (net)	4.6%
Current equity gearing	10.0%

(Source: Standard Life Investments)

Performance for period(s) ended 30 June 2010 *

	3 months	1 year	2 Years	3 years	4 years	5 years
	%	%	% p.a.	% p.a.	% p.a.	% p.a.
Share Price	-8.0	15.8	-2.1	-7.2	-3.3	0.6
NAV	-15.4	14.9	-6.9	-10.6	-4.8	-1.0
FTSE All Share Index	-12.6	17.1	-5.6	-9.3	-3.8	-0.1
FTSE 350 High Yield Index	-13.9	8.2	-9.1	-14.2	-8.3	-4.7

* The percentage growth figures are calculated over periods to 30 June 2010 and include retained revenue. Standard Life Investments was appointed to manage the Standard Life Equity Income Trust in November 2005.

(Source: Standard Life Investments, capital returns)

Note: Past performance is not a guide to future performance and the value of shares can go down as well as up.

For Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretary

30 July 2010

 

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