SCHRODER ASIAPACIFIC FUND PLC
Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2009
The Board of Schroder AsiaPacific 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 April 2009 to 30 June 2009.
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 30 June 2009
Gross Assets |
£255.5 million |
Net Asset Value per ordinary share (Ex Income) |
147.90p |
Net Asset Value per ordinary share (Cum Income) |
149.17p |
Share price |
137.00p |
Discount (Ex Income) |
(7.37)% |
Number of holdings |
77 |
Net Gearing |
2.43% |
Yield |
1.75% |
Cumulative Performance to 30 June 2009 (in percentage terms)
Performance over |
3 m |
6 m |
1yr |
Share Price (Total Return) |
19.1 |
24.6 |
(5.1) |
Net Asset Value (Total Return) |
19.2 |
21.9 |
(8.7) |
MSCI AC Far East (Free) ex Japan Index |
15.3 |
16.7 |
(2.0) |
Data Source: Fundamental Data.
Portfolio Information as at 30 June 2009
Ten Largest Holdings
Stock Name |
Country |
Percentage of NAV |
Samsung Electronics |
Korea |
6.08 |
Jardine Strategic Holdings |
Singapore |
5.12 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing |
Taiwan |
4.64 |
Jardine Matheson |
Hong Kong |
4.03 |
Chunghwa Telecom |
Taiwan |
2.83 |
Taiwan Cement |
Taiwan |
2.81 |
China Mobile |
Hong Kong |
2.43 |
China Steel |
Taiwan |
2.40 |
Niko Resources |
Canada |
2.38 |
Swire Pacific 'A' |
Hong Kong |
2.19 |
Country Allocation
Country |
Percentage of NAV |
Hong Kong |
28.12 |
Taiwan |
16.29 |
Korea |
16.12 |
Singapore |
13.91 |
China |
8.26 |
India |
4.47 |
Thailand |
4.36 |
Philippines |
3.70 |
Indonesia |
3.30 |
Australia |
1.07 |
Vietnam |
0.40 |
Material Events or Transactions
On 16 June 2009, the Company announced that the Board was considering proposals for a bonus issue of subscription shares to ordinary shareholders. Subscription shares confer the right (but not the obligation) to subscribe for ordinary shares and are qualifying investments for the purposes of stocks and shares ISAs and SIPPs. The Board believes that subscription shares represent an attractive way in which investors can participate in any future net asset growth of the Company through subscribing for ordinary shares. The announcement indicated that the Board was expecting documents containing recommended proposals to be posted to shareholders in August and that a further announcement would be made in due course.
There have been no other material events or transactions that have taken place between 1 April 2009 and the date of publication of this Statement.
Changes to Share Capital during the Quarter Ended 30 June 2009
|
Issued Ordinary shares of 10p each |
As at 1 April 2009 |
167,189,762 |
Shares issued during the period Shares bought back and cancelled during the period |
Nil Nil |
Shares remaining in issue as at 30 June 2009 |
167,189,762 |
Company Information as at 30 June 2009
SEDOL Code |
0791887 |
Sector |
Equity Investment Instruments |
Launch Date |
November 2005 |
Financial Year End |
30 September |
Enquiries:
John Spedding
Schroder Investment Management Limited
Tel: 020 7658 3206
13 August 2009