SCHRODER INCOME GROWTH FUND PLC
Interim Management Statement for the Quarter ended 30 November 2008
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 September 2008 to 30 November 2008.
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.
First Interim Dividend for the year ended 31 August 2009
The Board declared a first interim dividend of 1.60p net per share for the year ending 31 August 2009, payable on 30 January 2009 to shareholders on the register on 30 December 2008.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 11 December 2008. All resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed.
Election of Director
The Company is pleased to announce the election of Mr David Causer as a non-executive Director of the Company at the Annual General Meeting held on 11 December 2008. Mr Causer, 58, is a fully qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of The Securities Institute. He has had a number of senior positions within financial organisations including acting as Finance Director of Mercury Asset Management Group plc and as a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers until 2001. He was Finance Director of The British Red Cross Society until December 2007.
Company Statistics as at 30 November 2008
Net Assets |
£112.7 million |
Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share (ex income) |
162.25p |
Share Price |
150.00p |
Discount |
(7.6%) |
Number of Portfolio Holdings |
31 |
Cumulative Performance* to 30 November 2008
Performance over |
3mnths |
6mnths |
1yr |
3yr |
5yr |
Share Price (Total Return) |
(10.6)% |
(15.4)% |
(18.6)% |
(10.1)% |
18.5% |
Net Asset Value (Total Return) |
(14.6)% |
(18.3)% |
(24.3)% |
(9.5)% |
23.7% |
FTSE All-Share Index Total Return |
(24.8)% |
(29.3)% |
(32.2)% |
(13.6)% |
17.8% |
Data Source: Fundamental Data.
Portfolio Information as at 30 November 2008
Ten Largest Holdings
Stock Name |
Sector Classification |
Market Value (£) |
% of Net Asset Value |
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' |
Oil & Gas |
10,431,370 |
9.68 |
BP |
Oil & Gas |
9,933,578 |
9.22 |
GlaxoSmithKline |
Healthcare |
7,298,537 |
6.77 |
Vodafone |
Telecommunications |
6,462,786 |
6.00 |
HSBC |
Financials |
5,468,263 |
5.07 |
Astrazeneca |
Healthcare |
5,072,370 |
4.71 |
RSA Insurance |
Financials |
4,936,381 |
4.58 |
Imperial Tobacco |
Consumer Goods |
4,543,950 |
4.22 |
Pearson |
Consumer Services |
3,750,806 |
3.48 |
Unilever |
Consumer Goods |
3,692,939 |
3.43 |
Sector Allocation
Sector |
% of NAV |
Financials |
18.16 |
Oil & Gas |
18.07 |
Consumer Goods |
12.96 |
Healthcare |
10.98 |
Consumer Services |
10.86 |
Utilities |
10.79 |
Industrials |
8.09 |
Telecommunications |
5.73 |
Net current assets |
4.36 |
Changes to Share Capital during the quarter ended 30 November 2008
|
Issued Ordinary shares of 10p each |
As at 1 September 2008 |
68,688,343 |
Shares bought back and cancelled during the period |
Nil |
Shares bought for holding in treasury during the quarter |
Nil |
Shares already held in treasury |
Nil |
Shares cancelled from treasury |
Nil |
Shares remaining in issue as at 30 November 2008 |
68,688,343 |
Material Events or Transactions
There have been no other material events or transactions that have taken place in respect of the Company between 1 September 2008 and the date of publication of this Statement.
Company Information as at 30 November 2008
SEDOL Code |
0791586 |
Sector |
Income and Growth |
Launch Date |
March 1995 |
Financial Year End |
31 August |
Next Dividend Payment Date |
30 January 2009 |
Enquiries:
Louise Richard
Schroder Investment Management Limited
Company Secretary
Tel: 0207 658 6501
30 December 2008