Interim Management Statement

Schroder UK Mid & Small Cap Fd PLC 07 February 2008 SCHRODER UK MID & SMALL CAP FUND PLC Interim Management Statement for the Quarter ended 31 December 2007 The Board of Schroder UK Mid & Small Cap 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 September 2007 to 31 December 2007. Investment Objective The Company's principal investment objective is to achieve a total return in excess of the FTSE All-Share, ex-investment companies, ex-FTSE 100, Total Return Index. Final Dividend For the Year ended 30 September 2007 A final dividend of 4.11p net per share for the year ended 30 September 2007 is payable on 31 January 2008 to shareholders on the register on 28 December 2007. Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 29 January 2008. All resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed. 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. Company Statistics as at 31 December 2007 Gross Assets £92.95 million Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share 256.49p Share Price 207.65p Discount 19.04% Number of Holdings 86 Net Gearing 0% Yield 1.96% Cumulative Performance to 31 December 2007 Performance Over 3 m 6 m 1yr Share Price (Total Return) (11.9) (15.9) (11.9) Net Asset Value (Total Return) (3.5) (10.2) (5.3) FTSE All Share, ex-Its, ex-FTSE 100, Total Return Index (4.5) (9.4) (5.9) All Performance Data Source: Fundamental Data Portfolio Information as at 31 December 2007 Ten Largest Holdings Stock Name Sector Classification Market Value (£) Percentage of NAV Atkins (WS) Industrials 2,236,650 2.41 John Wood Group Oil & Gas 2,160,000 2.32 Laird Group Industrials 1,914,000 2.06 Premier Oil Oil & Gas 1,827,000 1.97 Meggitt Industrials 1,792,939 1.93 Homeserve Industrials 1,670,000 1.80 Intermediate Capital Group Industrials 1,653,000 1.78 Greggs Consumer Services 1,645,000 1.77 Babcock International Industrials 1,632,700 1.76 Fisher (James) Industrials 1,627,500 1.75 Sector Allocation Sector Percentage of NAV Industrials 41.72 Consumer Services 13.92 Financials 12.81 Oil & Gas 10.21 Technology 8.14 Healthcare 4.83 Consumer Goods 2.38 Basic Materials 2.08 Changes to Share Capital during the quarter ended 31 December 2007 Issued Ordinary Shares of 25p each As at 1 October 2007 36,238,690 Shares bought back and cancelled during the quarter Nil Shares bought for holding in treasury during the quarter Nil Shares already held in treasury Nil Shares cancelled from treasury N/A Shares remaining in issue as at 31 December 2007 36,238,690 Company Information as at 31 December 2007 Sedol Code 0610841 Sector Equity Investment Instruments Launch Date 25 April 1994 Financial Year End 30 September Last Dividend Payment 31 January 2008 Last Ex Div Date 24 December 2007 Next AGM Jan 2009 07 February 2008 Enquiries: Louise Richard Schroder Investment Management Limited Company Secretary Tel: 020 7658 6501 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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