Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 8693V
Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd
17 July 2009
 

SCHRODER ORIENTAL INCOME FUND LIMITED

Interim Management Statement for the Quarter ended 31 May 2009

Investment Objective

The Company's investment objective is to provide a total return for investors primarily through investments in equities and equity-related investments, of companies which are based in, or which derive a significant proportion of their revenues from, the Asia Pacific region and which offer attractive yields.

Company Statistics as at 31 May 2009

Gross Assets 

£160.15 million

Net Asset Value per ordinary share 

93.73p

Share price 

91.75p

Discount 

2.11%

Number of holdings

83

Net Effective Gearing 

7.74%

Yield 

5.50%

Percentage Cumulative Performance to 31 May 2009

Performance over 

3 m

6 m 

1yr 

Share Price (Total Return)

42.5%

50.6%

(18.8)%

Net Asset Value (Total Return)

33.6%

43.6%

(19.9)%





All Performance Data Source: Fundamental Data

Portfolio Information as at 31 May 2009

Ten Largest Holdings 

Stock Name

Country

Percentage of NAV (%)

Hang Seng Bank

Hong Kong

3.95

Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust

Singapore

3.87

Taiwan Mobile

Taiwan

3.64

Jardine Matheson

Hong Kong

3.37

Suncorp-Metway

Australia

3.30

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

Singapore

2.80

Orica

Australia

2.57

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust

Singapore

2.56

Far EasTone Telecommunications

Taiwan    

2.56

Niko Resources

Canada

2.31




Country Allocation


Country

Percentage of NAV (%)

Australia

20.03

Canada    

2.31

China

8.49

Hong Kong

24.00

Indonesia

3.18

Korea

1.54

Malaysia

0.19

New Zealand

2.30

Philippines

4.57

Singapore

17.21

Taiwan    

11.48

Thailand

4.70



Changes to Share Capital during the quarter ended 31 May 2009

 

Issued Ordinary shares of 1p each

As at 1 March 2009 

153,159,500

Shares issued during the period

Shares bought back and cancelled during the period 

Nil

Nil

Shares remaining in issue as at 31 May 2009

153,159,500


Material Events or Transactions


Share Issue

Following the period end a total of 175,000 Ordinary shares of 1p were issued under the Company's Block Listing.  As at the date of this statement the total number of shares in issue is 153,334,500.

Company Information as at 31 May 2009


Sedol Code

B0CRWN5

Sector

Equity Investment Instruments

Launch Date

July 2005

Financial Year End

31 August

Next Dividend Payment

December 2009

Last Ex Div Date

22 April 2009

AGM

December


Enquiries:                                 

John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited

Company Secretary

Tel: 020 7658 3206                              17 July 2009


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