Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 4671L

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC

12 August 2013

 

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 2013 to 30 June 2013 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

The second interim dividend of 3.20p per share was paid on 28 June 2013 to those shareholders entered in the share register on 7 June 2013.  The ex-dividend date was 5 June 2013.

The Board is not aware of any significant events or transactions which have occurred between 30 June 2013 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

During the period, notice was sent to the holders of the subscription shares stating that they could exercise their subscription rights on 30 June 2013.  If holders of subscription shares chose not to exercise their rights on this occasion, they still have the right to subscribe at 320p on the last business day of December 2013 and on the last business day of June and December in any of the years 2014 to 2016.  Following the conversion of 246,920 subscription shares on 30 June 2013 there are 7,196,498 subscription shares in issue.

As at the date of this IMS, the Company's issued ordinary share capital with voting rights was 38,319,941 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) and 40,127,269 (including treasury shares) ordinary shares.  The number of ordinary shares held in treasury was 1,807,328 as at the date of this IMS.

Following a draw-down of £5m on 3 May 2013, the borrowings of the Company as at 30 June 2013, and as at the date of this IMS were £20m of the £20m revolving loan facility.

Ten largest equity holdings as at 30 June 2013

	% of Total Investments
HSBC	5.5
Vodafone	4.0
BT	3.9
BP	3.3
easyJet	2.9
DS Smith	2.8
GlaxoSmithKline	2.8
Royal Dutch Shell	2.6
Legal & General	2.3
GKN	2.2
Total	32.3

(Source: Standard Life Investments)

Sector allocation as at 30 June 2013

	% of Net Assets
Financials	35.2
Consumer Services	20.3
Industrials	16.6
Telecommunications	12.1
Oil & Gas	9.0
Consumer Goods	7.2
Basic Materials	4.4
Health Care	3.1
Utilities	2.5
Information  Technology	1.1
Net Borrowings	-11.5
Total	100.0

(Source: Standard Life Investments)

General description of Company's financial position and performance as at 30 June 2013

Gross Assets	£159.3m
Ordinary share price	353.0p
Subscription share price	56.0p
Net asset value^	357.9p
(Discount) /Premium to net asset value	-1.4%
Package (Discount)/Premium*	1.8%
Yield (net)	3.6%
Current equity gearing	11.5%

(Source: Standard Life Investments)

^ Diluted NAV including income

* Based on 1 Ordinary Share and 1/5 Subscription Share

Performance for period(s) ended 30 June 2013 **

	3 months	1 year	2 Years	3 years	4 years	5 years
	%	%	% p.a.	% p.a.	% p.a.	% p.a.
Share Price Total Return	4.2	33.7	13.2	16.9	17.9	11.0
NAV Total Return	0.9	28.2	10.6	17.0	17.6	8.7
FTSE All Share Index Total Return	-1.7	17.9	6.9	12.8	14.8	6.7
FTSE 350 High Yield Index Total Return	-0.3	16.0	9.5	14.6	14.3	6.6

** The percentage growth figures are calculated over periods to 30 June 2013 on a mid to mid basis. Standard Life Investments was appointed to manage the Standard Life Equity Income Trust in November 2005.

(Source: Standard Life Investments, total returns)

Note: Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The price of shares and the income from them may go down as well as up and cannot be guaranteed; an investor may receive back less than the original investment.

For Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP, Secretary

12 August 2013

 

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