Interim Management Statement

RNS Number : 6645K
Schroder Income Growth Fund PLC
19 July 2011
 

SCHRODER INCOME GROWTH FUND PLC

 

Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 31 May 2011

 

The Board of Schroder Income Growth Fund Plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce its 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 March 2011 to 31 May 2011.

 

Investment Objective

 

The Company's principal investment objectives are to provide real growth of income, being growth of income in excess of the rate of inflation, and capital growth as a consequence of the rising income.

 

Lead Fund Manager

 

Sue Noffke, who has been providing cover for the Company's lead fund manager, Sonja Laud, during her maternity leave, has taken over responsibility on a permanent basis.

 

Third Interim Dividend for the year ending 31 August 2011

 

The Board has declared a third interim dividend of 1.60p net per share for the year ending 31 August 2011, payable on 29 July 2011 to shareholders on the Register on 15 July 2011.

 

Company Statistics as at 31 May 2011

 

Net Assets

£147.8 million

Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share (excluding current year undistributed revenue)

 

212.24p

Share Price

206.25p

Discount

2.8%

Number of Portfolio Holdings

37

 

Cumulative Performance to 31 May 2011 (total return basis)

 

Performance over

3mnths

6mnths

1yr

3yr

5yr

Share Price

4.8%

11.5%

22.8%

31.0%

32.8%

Net Asset Value

2.2%

12.3%

22.7%

20.9%

25.0%

FTSE All-Share Index

1.5%

10.8%

20.4%

13.0%

27.7%

 

Source for all performance data: Morningstar.

 

Portfolio Information as at 31 May 2011

 

Ten Largest Holdings

 

Stock Name

Sector Classification

 

Market Value (£)

% of Net Asset Value

Vodafone Group

Telecommunications

11,523,966

7.91

Royal Dutch Shell 'B'

Oil & Gas

10,740,919

7.37

British American Tobacco

 

Consumer Goods

 

8,228,195

 

5.65

Unilever

Consumer Goods

7,565,309

5.19

Legal & General

Financials

7,037,320

4.83

GlaxoSmithKline

Healthcare

6,961,115

4.78

Imperial Tobacco Group

Consumer Goods

6,869,868

4.71

Aviva

Financials

5,704,376

3.91

RSA Insurance

Financials

5,681,624

3.90

BP

Oil & Gas

5,546,866

3.81

 

Sector Allocation

 

Sector

% of Net Asset Value

Financials

20.97

Consumer Goods

18.02

Consumer Services

15.60

Oil & Gas

14.99

Telecommunications

11.33

Healthcare

  8.36

Industrials

  4.60

Utilities

  4.19

Technology

  1.33

Options

 (0.05)

Net current assets

  0.66

 

Changes to Share Capital during the quarter ended 31 May 2011

 

None - there remain a total of 68,688,343 ordinary shares of 10p each in issue. Each share carries one voting right.

 

Material Events or Transactions

 

There have been no other material events or transactions that have taken place in respect of the Company between 1 March 2011 and the date of publication of this Statement.

 

Company Information as at 31 May 2011

 

SEDOL Code

0791586

AIC Sector

Income and Growth

Launch Date

March 1995

Financial Year End

31 August

Next Dividend Payment Date

29 July 2011

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Louise Richard

Schroder Investment Management Limited

Company Secretary

Tel: 0207 658 6501

 

19 July 2011


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