Interim Management Statement

Schroder UK Growth Fund PLC 25 March 2008 SCHRODER UK GROWTH FUND PLC Interim Management Statement for the Quarter ended 31 January 2008 The Board of Schroder UK Growth Fund Plc ('the Company') announces its second Interim Management Statement for the year ending 30 April 2008, as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This Statement is in respect of the period from 1 November 2007 to 31 January 2008. Investment Objective The Company's principal investment objective is to achieve capital growth predominantly from investment in UK equities, with the aim of providing a total return in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index over the longer term. Material Events or Transactions There have been no material events or transactions that have taken place between 1 November 2007 and the date of publication of this Statement. Company Statistics as at 31 January 2008 Gross Assets £255.14 million Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share 135.54p Share Price 130.00p Premium/(Discount) (4.09%) Number of Holdings 36 Net Gearing 16.66% Yield 2.81% Cumulative Performance to 31 January 2008 Performance over 3m 6m 1yr Share Price (Total Return) (16.9) (9.6) (2.2) Net Asset Value (Total Return) (15.6) (10.6) (1.2) FTSE All Share Total Return Index (12.8) (7.5) (3.6) All Performance Data Source: Fundamental Data Portfolio Information as at 31 January 2008 Ten Largest Holdings Stock Name Sector Classification Market Value (£) Percentage of NAV BG Group Oil & Gas 15,647,697 6.12 Xstrata Basic Materials 15,628,038 6.11 Standard Chartered Financials 12,554,664 4.91 BP Oil & Gas 12,169,165 4.76 Barclays Financials 10,231,855 4.00 Reuters Group Consumer Services 9,821,864 3.84 Royal Bank of Scotland Financials 9,333,929 3.65 BHP Billiton Basic Materials 9,113,833 3.56 British Airways Consumer Services 8,826,887 3.45 Legal & General Financials 8,077,063 3.16 Sector Allocation Percentage Sector of NAV Financials 32.02 Consumer Services 25.12 Oil & Gas 18.24 Basic Materials 13.97 Industrials 12.07 Consumer Goods 6.19 Technology 4.61 Utilities 2.55 Healthcare 2.53 Telecommunications 2.16 Changes to Share Capital during the Quarter ended 31 January 2008 Issued Ordinary Shares of 25p each As at 1 November 2007 163,175,900 Shares bought back for cancellation during the Nil quarter Shares bought for holding in treasury during the Nil quarter Shares sold from treasury during the quarter 250,000 Shares already held in treasury 3,399,000 Shares cancelled from treasury 2,900,000 Shares remaining in issue as at 31 January 2008 160,275,900 Company Information as at 31 January 2008 SEDOL Code 0791348 Sector Equity Investment Instruments Launch Date 25/04/1994 Financial Year End 30 April Next Dividend Payment 31 July 2008 Last Ex Div Date 9 January 2008 Enquiries: John Spedding Schroder Investment Management Limited Company Secretary Tel: 020 7658 3206 25 March 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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