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
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