Interim Management Statement

Schroder AsiaPacific Fund PLC 08 February 2008 SCHRODER ASIAPACIFIC FUND PLC Interim Management Statement for the Quarter ended 31 December 2007 The Board of Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Plc (the 'Company') is pleased to announce its first Interim Management Statement as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This Statement is in respect of the period from 1 October 2007 to 31 December 2007. Investment Objective The Company's investment objective is to achieve capital growth through investment primarily in equities of companies located in the continent of Asia (excluding the Middle East and Japan), together with the far Eastern countries bordering the Pacific Ocean (excluding Australasia), with the aim of achieving growth in excess of the MSCI All Countries Far East (Free) excluding Japan Index in sterling (Benchmark Index) over the longer term. Company Statistics as at 31 December 2007 Gross Assets £383.35million Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share 208.26p Share Price 182.25p Discount 12.49% Number of Holdings 119 Net Gearing 9.17% Cash 3.7% Yield 0.93% Cumulative Performance to 31 December 2007 (%) *Performance Over 3 m 6 m 1yr Share Price (Total Return) 1.8 12.9 34.9 Net Asset Value (Total Return) 4.5 14.5 40.3 MSCI AC Far East Free (ex Japan) 0.6 17.7 34.6 All Performance Data Source: Fundamental Data *£ equivalent Portfolio Information as at 31 December 2007 Ten Largest Holdings Stock Name Country Percentage of NAV (%) Hutchison Whampoa Hong Kong 4.26 Samsung Electronics Korea 3.64 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Korea 3.18 Swire Pacific Hong Kong 3.08 Jardine Strategic Singapore 2.94 Niko Resources Canada 2.90 Jardine Matheson Hong Kong 2.56 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Korea 2.18 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China China 2.06 China Mobile Hong Kong 1.91 Country Allocation Country Percentage of NAV (%) Hong Kong 34.58 Korea 18.29 Singapore 13.83 China 8.23 Taiwan 8.02 Philippines 6.21 Indonesia 4.32 India 3.88 Malaysia 3.23 Canada 2.90 Cayman Islands 0.79 Thailand 0.56 Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 31 January 2008. All resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed. Final Dividend The Directors have recommended the payment of a final dividend of 1.50 pence per share for the year ended 30 September 2007. Following approval from shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 31 January 2008, the dividend was paid on 5 February 2008 to shareholders on the Register on 4 January 2008. Material Events or Transactions There have been no other material events or transactions that have taken place between 1 October 2007 and the date of publication of this Statement. Changes to Share Capital during the quarter ended 31 December 2007 Issued Ordinary Shares of 10p each As at 30 September 2007 167,189,762 Shares issued during the period Nil Shares bought back and cancelled during the period Nil Shares remaining in issue as at 31 December 2007 167,189,762 Company Information as at 31 December 2007 Sedol Code 0791887 Sector Equity Investment Instruments Launch Date November 2005 Financial Year End 30 September Last Dividend Payment 5 February 2008 Last Ex Div Date 4 January 2008 Last AGM 31 January 2008 8 February 2008 Enquiries: John Spedding Schroder Investment Management Limited Company Secretary Tel: 020 7658 3206 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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