Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 1775T
Schroder UK Growth Fund PLC
23 September 2010
 



SCHRODER UK GROWTH FUND PLC

 

Interim Management Statement for the Quarter ended 31 July 2010

 

The Board of Schroder UK Growth Fund Plc ("the Company") announces its first Interim Management Statement for the year ending 30 April 2011, as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This Statement is in respect of the period from 1 May 2010 to 31 July 2010.

 

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.

 

Company Statistics as at 31 July 2010

 

Gross Assets

£213.8million

Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share

122.38p

Share Price

118.25p

Premium/(Discount)

(3.37%)

Number of Holdings

37

Net Effective Gearing

7.0%

Yield

2.3%

 

% Cumulative Performance to 31 July 2010

 

Performance over

3m

6m

1yr

 

Share Price (Total Return)

 2.2

13.3

26.6

Net Asset Value (Total Return)

(1.8)

  9.0

24.4

FTSE All Share Total Return Index

(4.4)

  4.0

19.4

 

All Performance Data Source: Fundamental Data

 

Portfolio Information as at 31 July 2010

 

Ten Largest Holdings

 

Stock Name

Sector Classification

Market Value (£)

Percentage of NAV

Lloyds Banking Group

Financials

9,637,018

4.77

 

Barclays

Financials

8,295,734

4.11

 

Misys

Technology

8,066,635

4.00

 

Xstrata

Basic Materials

7,943,607

3.93

 

Royal Dutch Shell B

Oil & Gas

7,659,746

3.79

 

Standard Chartered

Financials

7,508,385

3.72

 

Rio Tinto

Basic Materials

7,178,431

3.56

 

Dana Petroleum

Oil & Gas

7,151,278

3.54

 

Burberry Group

Consumer Goods

7,091,346

3.51

 

BHP Billiton

Basic Materials

6,877,925

3.41

 

 

Sector Allocation

 

 

Sector

Percentage

of NAV

 

Financials

22.64

Consumer Services

15.89

Basic Materials

10.90

Technology

10.86

Oil & Gas

Consumer Goods

10.65

10.38

Industrials

 7.74

Healthcare

Telecommunications

 4.70

 3.37

Utilities

 2.87

 

Changes to Share Capital during the Quarter ended 31 July 2010

 

 

Issued Ordinary Shares of 25p each

 

As at 1 May 2010

153,532,049

Shares bought back for cancellation during the quarter

41,000

Shares bought for holding in treasury during the quarter

Nil

Shares sold from treasury during the quarter

Nil

Shares already held in treasury

Nil

Shares cancelled from treasury

Nil

Shares remaining in issue as at 31 July 2010

153,491,049

 

Material Events or Transactions

 

Annual General Meeting

 

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 5 August 2010 and all resolutions were passed by shareholders.

 

Conversion of Subscription Shares

 

On 9 August 2010, the Company issued 1,152,493 ordinary shares following the exercise of conversion rights by a number of subscription shareholders. The ordinary shares rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares and commenced trading on 9 August 2010. Following this issue there are 154,643,542 ordinary shares and 30,033,445 subscription shares in issue.

 

There have been no other material events or transactions that have taken place between 1 May 2010 and the date of publication of this Statement. 

 

 

 

 

Company Information as at 31 July 2010

 

SEDOL Code

0791348

Sector

Equity Investment Instruments

Launch Date

25 April 1994

Financial Year End

30 April

Next Dividend Payment

January 2011

Last Ex Dividend Date

14 July 2010

 

 

Enquiries:

John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited

Company Secretary

Tel: 020 7658 3206

 

23 September 2010


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